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* Job Title: Contract Accountant (12-Month FTC) * Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum * Start Date: ASAP * Working Model: Hybrid (Monday–Friday, standard office hours)

Accountant 12 Month FTC

Are you a commercially minded finance accountant who can take ownership of a customer contract, driving strong financial control, leading P&L accountability, and add real value through insight, challenge and robust reporting?

Do you thrive on building trusted relationships while guiding operational teams, finance budgets and forecasts, and leading a high‑performing finance team to deliver excellence, integrity and continuous improvement?

This is a full time, fixed term opportunity, working Monday to Friday (hours between 08:00 to 17:00) and can be offered on a hybrid contract.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £45,000 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

  • Lead day‑to‑day financial and commercial management of our customer contract, working closely with the Commercial Finance Manager to monitor, challenge and report on all contractual obligations, with full weekly P&L accountability
  • Provide strategic finance business partnering to operational teams, delivering insights, supporting decision‑making, and identifying opportunities to improve financial and operational performance
  • Maintain robust financial governance by ensuring strong reporting standards, balance‑sheet controls, timely audits, and full compliance.
  • Oversee core financial processes including budgeting, forecasting, period/year‑end activities and debtor management, ensuring all financial tasks are completed accurately, efficiently and within required timelines
  • Build strong internal and external relationships while leading, developing and supporting the finance team

What you need to succeed:

  • Professionally qualified or studying toward ACCA, ACMA or ACA, with solid budgeting, ledger knowledge and strong commercial understanding
  • Highly proficient in Excel, with the analytical capability to interpret financial data and support decision‑making
  • Strong organisational, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across stakeholders and contract environments

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Contract Type: Permanent

Specialism: Accountancy & Finance

Focus: Accountant

Industry: Accountancy

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Location: Lincolnshire

Job Reference: 1MK5HT-3D4AEDA1

Date posted: 24 June 2026

Consultant: Helen May

Phone number:

helen.may@robertwalters.com

Helen May

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