Accountant
Forrest Recruitment · Glasgow, Scotland
Accountant at Forrest Recruitment, based in Glasgow, Scotland. This is a permanent role with hybrid working.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland · Hybrid
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 14 hours ago
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2026
- Sector
- Accountant
Reference https://www.forrest-recruitment.co.uk/?post_type=job_listing&p=249432
About the role
Accountant – Birchwood – Up to £35k DOE – Hybrid working
35 hours per week. (7 hours per day) Tuesday & Thursday & 1 other are office days, 2 days working from home.
Forrest Recruitment LTD are currently working in partnership with an award-winning manufacturing organisation, who are seeking to recruit a Accountant to join them on a permanent basis.
Responsibilities:
- Partnering with the site leadership team on all aspects of financial performance.
- Managing weekly and monthly financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
- Analysing factory performance and providing meaningful commentary on key movements and trends.
- Working with budget holders to monitor expenditure against budgets and forecasts, identifying variances, risks and opportunities.
- Preparing month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments in line with Group policies.
- Producing monthly management reporting and presenting financial performance to the wider international finance team.
- Overseeing inventory reporting, identifying potential obsolescence and ensuring stock values are accurately reflected on the balance sheet.
- Managing site capital expenditure reporting, including assets under construction and the timely capitalisation of completed assets.
- Supporting product costing for goods manufactured at the site.
- Leading the site’s planning and forecasting cycle.
- Providing financial analysis and insight on an ad hoc basis to support operational and commercial decisions.
- Working collaboratively with both UK and international finance stakeholders to maintain strong financial controls and reporting integrity.
- Attending the site in Glasgow approximately 1–2 times per month.
Desirables
- Previous finance experience working in a similar role
- Part qualified accountant (CIMA)
- IT literate with emphasis on ERP Systems and MS Excel
- Highly organised with attention to detail
Hybrid working and excellent benefit package
Fund full CIMA qualification
If you are interested in this position, please call Maddie at Forrest Recruitment on [phone removed]!
Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted
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Reference: https://www.forrest-recruitment.co.uk/?post_type=job_listing&p=249432 · Posted 14 hours ago · Closes 26 Oct 2026 · Listed via Forrest Recruitment
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