Accountant

Liberty has an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join our team, based in Knowsley.  You will be working on a full time, permanent basis, working 40 hours per week and in return, you will receive a salary of £30,000 to £35,000 per annum (depending on experience) Plus Excellent Benefits!

We are an experienced and innovative Heating and Compliance firm that is committed to putting customers and clients at the heart of everything we do. Liberty offers professional gas installation, maintenance and servicing, as well as energy solutions, with a strong commitment to value for money services that make a positive difference to people and the communities in which we work.

We are now looking to recruit an Accountant to join us! Assist the Finance Manager within Heating & Compliance in the production of monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts within a robust framework of control and processes.

Responsibilities for this Accountant role are:

Produce accurate management accounts, budgets and forecasts  
Maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes
Ensure accounting policies comply with the relevant accounting standards
Prepare monthly profit and loss account and balance sheet
Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports
Monitor budgets, ensure targets are within the budget
Ensure all balance sheet items are accurate and reconciled
Financial modelling, estimating and analysis of contracts
Ensure appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained
Review payroll transactions to ensure accuracy
Recommend changes that will improve the company's financial performance and financial controls
Work closely with the Group Finance Team to facilitate year end consolidated accounts
Completion of all financial, regulatory and statutory returns (Corporation Tax Computation, CIS, CITB)
Ensure VAT recovery is maximised
Lead the annual stock takes, liaising with our merchant to ensure stock is accurately recorded

What we are looking for in our ideal Accountant:

Part Qualified / Qualified Accountant (CCAB/CIMA). Otherwise, Qualified by experience.  Record of CPD in Finance.  Finance experience in producing accurate management accounts, budgets and forecast.  Strong Excel skills including v-lookups and pivot tables, proficient in using IT systems, including Microsoft office software in particular Outlook, Word and Excel. Strong analytical skills.

We offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including though not limited to:

• Pension scheme
• 23 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Liberty Sense Awards – employees are nominated by colleagues for living the Liberty values, those who win receive a high street voucher
• YuLife, includes:
• Life Insurance/Death in service benefit – 2x annual salary value
• Smart Health (including round the clock access to 24/7 UK-based GPs)
• Best Doctors to provide a second opinion on complex cases or diagnosis
• Mental Health Support, 4-6 sessions with a psychologist or psychotherapist
• Online Health Check
• Nutrition consultations
• Online fitness program
• YuMatter+ Employee Assistance Programme designed to support mental, financial & professional wellbeing including up to 5 confidential sessions with a counsellor
• Free will writing
• Reward scheme for healthy behaviors to earn YuCoin which can be redeemed on the app for vouchers/rewards.
• Exclusive membership and wellbeing product discounts
• Medicash Health Cash Plan (optional to register, P11D tax value approx £11.60 per year however allows claims for up to £996 per year) includes:
• Claiming eligible cash back on dental or optical treatments, specialist consultations, tests or scans
• Discounted gym membership
• Savings on cinema tickets, travel, holidays & retail

In addition to the above, at Liberty we look to invest in the up-skilling and development of our employees, ensuring competency and compliance to industry standards, in turn we will look to offer additional training where appropriate to give you the skills you need to deliver the service required.

Liberty strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We commit to achieving equal opportunities in employment for all suitably qualified candidates, through upholding our values of Passion, Openness, Respect and Trust, underpinned by Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.

Please note, only candidates who have the right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy.

As part of our recruitment process all employees need to be vetted and undertake pre-employment checks.  For this role you may need to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, previously Criminal Records Bureau, prior to or upon commencing employment with Liberty.

If you have the desire to work in a busy and high performing team, why not join us as our Accountant, click “apply” below – we want to hear from you!

Closing date: 17th June 2024 (we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier depending on number of applications).