Paul Card Recruitment

Are you a technically skilled finance professional looking to broaden your experience within one of the leading global organisations in its field? This 12-18 month fixed-term maternity cover offers an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing finance team where you'll play a key role in ensuring financial integrity, compliance, and accuracy across statutory and tax reporting processes. In this hands-on role, you'll support the Senior Financial Accounting Manager with the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting. You'll work with complex financial data to ensure compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and local tax regulations, while identifying opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and strengthen controls. Your work will directly contribute to maintaining accurate financial statements and supporting informed business decisions. Key Responsibilities Assist with month-end accounting processes, ensuring a timely and accurate close Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly reporting packages to Group Support monthly management reporting and analysis of variances Help streamline reporting processes using SAP HANA and analytical tools Support finance projects and statutory reporting obligations Prepare Corporation Tax Packs and assist with R&D Expenditure Credit (RDEC) claims Provide support during internal and external audits, ensuring key controls are maintained What We're Looking For Minimum part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) Proven experience working with US GAAP and IFRS in a financial reporting environment Strong working knowledge of a large ERP system (ideally SAP) Experience in or exposure to R&D tax claims (RDEC) is desirable Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills, with high attention to detail What's on Offer 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell leave 12% pension contribution Hybrid working and flexibility to support a healthy work-life balance Exposure to both financial reporting and tax within a global environment Supportive, collaborative team culture with opportunities to develop and grow This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience within one of the leading global organisations in its sector, enhancing your skills across both financial reporting and tax. You'll be part of a team where your contribution is valued, your development is supported, and your impact makes a real difference. If you're ready for a rewarding challenge in a fixed-term role that will add value to your career, click "Apply" now.

If you take pride in bringing structure, accuracy, and efficiency to a busy purchase ledger, this is the kind of role where your experience will really shine. You'll join a professional, fast-paced finance team that's ready to move forward, and they're looking for someone who can help make that happen. From clearing a backlog to refining processes, your ideas and experience will directly shape how things run day to day. What you'll be doing Processing supplier invoices quickly, accurately, and with care. Reconciling accounts and resolving queries before they become problems. Bringing a backlog under control and keeping the ledger running smoothly. Reviewing existing processes and suggesting improvements that make life easier for everyone. Maintaining clear, accurate records to support an efficient audit trail. Who you are You're an experienced Accounts Payable professional who thrives on order, accuracy, and improvement. You enjoy streamlining systems, solving problems, and seeing the results of your work. You're organised, proactive, and naturally take ownership, someone who spots what needs doing and gets it done. Experience with Sage 50 would be helpful, but it's your attention to detail and commitment to doing things well that really matter. What's in it for you You'll be part of a supportive finance team that values fresh ideas and a positive attitude. You'll have the trust and freedom to make improvements, and the satisfaction of knowing your work makes a visible difference every day. If you're looking for a permanent role where you can take pride in putting solid processes in place and keeping everything running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.

Some Finance Manager roles are little more than glorified bookkeeping. Lots of data entry, chasing payments, and box-ticking. This isn't one of those. This is a newly created role in a large property business with commercial and residential interests. What they need is someone to oversee those processes, bring structure, and give the MD and FD the kind of insight that helps them make better decisions. It's varied, it's hands-on, and it will grow with you. What you'll be doing Overseeing rent and credit control processes (not carrying them out yourself) Ensuring accounts payable and receivable are properly managed Balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations Supporting with month-end and year-end reporting Budgeting and service charge accounts Overseeing expenses and petty cash Using Xero to run and improve financial processes Streamlining, refining, and improving how finance works across the business What they're looking for Either an experienced Finance Manager, or a Management Accountant who's ready to step up Strong knowledge of Xero is essential Intercompany experience would be a big advantage Experience in the property sector would help, but it's not a dealbreaker Someone organised, detail-focused and confident enough to work closely with senior leadership Above all, someone ambitious who wants to grow with the role You'll be working with a part-time Finance Director and a hands-on Managing Director, so you'll have support as well as autonomy. The team is small and close-knit, with flexibility built in. There's also free onsite parking which in Durham means avoiding city centre charges. Unfortunately, due to the urgency of the role, we are only able to consider candidates with 1 month notice or less.

Some Finance Manager roles are little more than glorified bookkeeping. Lots of data entry, chasing payments, and box-ticking. This isn't one of those. This is a newly created role in a large property business with commercial and residential interests. What they need is someone to oversee those processes, bring structure, and give the MD and FD the kind of insight that helps them make better decisions. It's varied, it's hands-on, and it will grow with you. What you'll be doing Overseeing rent and credit control processes (not carrying them out yourself) Ensuring accounts payable and receivable are properly managed Balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations Supporting with month-end and year-end reporting Budgeting and service charge accounts Overseeing expenses and petty cash Using Xero to run and improve financial processes Streamlining, refining, and improving how finance works across the business What they're looking for Either an experienced Finance Manager, or a Management Accountant who's ready to step up Strong knowledge of Xero is essential Intercompany experience would be a big advantage Experience in the property sector would help, but it's not a dealbreaker Someone organised, detail-focused and confident enough to work closely with senior leadership Above all, someone ambitious who wants to grow with the role You'll be working with a part-time Finance Director and a hands-on Managing Director, so you'll have support as well as autonomy. The team is small and close-knit, with flexibility built in. There's also free onsite parking which in Durham means avoiding city centre charges. Unfortunately, due to the urgency of the role, we are only able to consider candidates with 1 month notice or less.