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Commercial Accountant

Are you an analytical thinker with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for driving financial excellence? Ideally, you’ll be part-qualified (e.g., ACCA/CIMA studier) and eager to apply your growing expertise in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

We are looking for a Commercial Accountant to join our high-performing Finance team! In this pivotal role, you’ll help manage our day-to-day ledgers, contribute to accurate month-end reporting, and provide strategic insight into purchasing activities that support business growth. With your problem-solving mindset and ability to manage multiple priorities, you’ll be a key player in ensuring financial clarity, control, and continuous improvement.

If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your professional journey — we’d love to hear from you!

Job Purpose: As Commercial Accountant, you will be an integral part of the team responsible for achieving assigned tasks and activities to ensure we strive in reaching our department vision, of delivering ‘Live Finances, Years of Spare Cash with JIT Supply’. Your role will be to do this through jointly coordinating and managing within the team, the daily and weekly bought/sales ledgers and treasury activities.

You’ll also be responsible for completing assigned month end tasks, and ensuring all accountable staff and stakeholders meet timescales set where they have financial tasks to complete, to enable the Finance Team to deliver agreed monthly management accounts and kpi’s to the senior leadership team on time.

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Key Duties

Management Accounts

• Post payroll to finance system and report any discrepancies to payroll department.
• Review Sales Order Processing reports with Senior Credit Controller to ensure accurate direct profit reporting.
• Calculate and post Sales Rebate adjustments.
• Integrate with the Purchasing team for stock month end reconciliations.
• Revaluation of foreign exchange accounts on all Ledgers.
• Manage Asset Register including posting of additions, depreciation and reconciliations.
• Review and post Prepayments and Accruals.
• Review and Post any Group Company adjustments where applicable.
• Produce Management Information for Review with the Head of Finance prior to release to Senior Leadership Team.
• Assist Head of Finance in the production of Annual Budgets with regular forecasting updates.
• Monthly & Quarterly VAT Returns.
• Various ONS returns.
• Ensuring appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented/maintained.

Treasury

• Use online banking for current accounts to check payments and Direct Debits due ensuring that there is immediate access to funds the following day.
• Complete bank reconciliations and book foreign exchange impacts by comparing statements with the accounting system ensuring that all transactions have been posted to finance system.
• Maintain and improve cash flow forecasting by communicating directly with stakeholders to ensure enough funds are available and flag any future issues to the Head of Finance.
• Authorise expenses (within agreed limits) for all staff via applicable software.
• Responsible for setting up day to day Foreign and UK Supplier payments ensuring that these are processed in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the setting up of Trade Loans, ensuring that accurate and complete information is provided for the Foreign Supplier Payments.
• Manage the Petty Cash in line with internal procedures.
• Manage Company Credit Cards supporting Assistant Accountant where required to ensure submission deadlines are met.
• Manage Company Fuel Spend, collating business mileage against CC Statement showing fuel purchased to agree private fuel deductions and submit for payroll.

Purchase Ledger Activities

• Maintain multi-company Purchase Ledgers by receiving, coding, and processing invoices not covered by a PO, posting payments and allocations to clearly show what is owed and what has been paid to suppliers.

Purchasing Activities

• Provide financial insight and analysis to support UK and international purchasing decisions, including supplier cost comparisons and landed cost evaluations.
• Collaborate with the Purchasing team to assess supplier proposals and pricing strategies, particularly with suppliers based in China.
• Monitor and analyse variances in material costs, purchase price variances (PPV), and margin impacts linked to purchasing activity.
• Assist in supplier negotiations by providing financial modelling, cost-saving analysis, and scenario planning.
• Partner with logistics and purchasing functions to track and manage landed cost elements including shipping, customs, and FX exposure.
• Help Maintain and review supplier master data related to pricing, lead times, and delivery performance for reporting accuracy.
• Ensure alignment of procurement activity with budgeted cost targets and support forecast updates based on purchasing trends.

General Activity

• Arrange and participate in meetings, conferences, and project team activities.
• Undertake all training deemed necessary for the proper performance of the role.
• Maintaining and improving Business Processes and Systems.
• To provide absence cover for other team members when required.
• Provide general support to the Head of Finance as required.
• Participate in the year-end audit process as required.
• Train cover for time off to ensure scorecards are always up to date.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in all account’s areas and functions.
• Excellent communication skills and Professionalism.
• Minimum AAT/part AAT qualified or qualified by experience.
• Working knowledge of Sage 200 or Rootstock desirable.
• Ability to organise a demanding workload and to prioritise tasks on a daily basis.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel (including formulas and pivot tables), PowerPoint and Word.
• Great judgement, organised, & excellent decision making.

Person Specification

• Positively supports company culture and PRIDE values
• Honest, trustworthy, reliable, and flexible attitude
• Calm, comfortable in a fast-changing environment
• High professional standards, strong work ethic
• Hands on determination and persistence to get the job done
• Clear understanding of company and departmental vision.

More Great Reasons to Join Dura Composites

• Full Sick Pay scheme, following 1yr service.
• Auto Enrolment Pension scheme provided by People’s Pension.
• Occupational Health Screening Services.
• BUPA GP appointment services.
• Wellbeing initiatives (e.g. massages, wellness & fitness groups).
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (e.g. Electric Car Scheme, Tech Scheme).
• Quarterly 1-2-1 welfare & performance reviews.
• Role-specific training & development opportunities, team building activities.
• Choice to attend PRIDE Experience outings, social events, and celebrations across the year.
• Free refreshments, treats, and Friday Lunch Club.

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Company Information

Dura Composites is a dynamic, innovative, people-focused company, offering an unparalleled range of award-winning low carbon composite structural walkway products and systems that harness cutting-edge design and manufacturing techniques to replace traditional materials such as wood, concrete and steel, across a wide variety of applications within civil infrastructure.

Our fully recyclable d² product range includes walkway grating, trench covers, structural profiles, handrailing, high-rise balcony decking, access structures, and station platforms. Designed with sustainability at their core, our unique products incorporate weight-reducing innovations that simplify on-site logistics and reduce environmental impact by minimising embodied carbon.

Our d² products deliver future-proof features such as fire resistance, anti-corrosion, chemical resistance and anti-slip surfaces. These benefits enable contractors to reduce construction and maintenance costs while delivering improved safety and accessibility for end users.

Our people and their happiness are very important to us. That’s why we carry out the Happy Index every week and offer various treats including massages and days out as well as full well-being support. We’re also three-time winners of the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise which we’re very proud of!

Our Vision: to solve ambitious infrastructure problems with our innovative recyclable products.
Our Mission: to Unlock the Power of Composites™ for industry through our unique d² products, trusted information and inspiring experts.