Endeavour Speciality Chemicals Ltd is a UK‑based manufacturer specialising in small to medium‑scale chemical production, with expertise in aroma chemicals, flavour and fragrance ingredients, and speciality chemical products. The company operates from Unit 12, Low March Industrial Estate, Daventry, Northamptonshire (NN11 4SD) and provides tailored chemical solutions for a wide range of industrial applications.
Endeavour is part of the Robinson Brothers Group, giving it access to broader technical capability, research expertise, and manufacturing infrastructure. The business supports customers by developing bespoke chemical formulations, supplying speciality ingredients, and offering technical guidance across fragrance, flavour, and speciality chemical markets.
Their operations emphasise quality, technical expertise, and responsive customer service, with a commitment to safe manufacturing practices and strong regulatory compliance.
We are recruiting for a Financial Accountant to ensure strong, accurate, and efficient financial management across the business. The role will drive improvements in financial reporting, cost control, and compliance, while supporting the development of robust financial processes. Working closely with the Sales and Operations teams, the Financial Accountant will provide insight and analysis to support delivery of the Sales and Operations Plan.
Duties will involve:
- Preparing and posting month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments, and depreciation entries.
- Timely and accurate month-end reporting. Understand and interrogate the stock movements.
- Distribution of monthly management accounts and financial reports.
- Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts monthly
- Budgeting, Forecasting and Monthly/Quarterly management packs.
- Statutory Audits, and liaising with the Auditors.
- Ensure accurate posting of transactions in ERP, maintaining up-to-date ledgers.
- VAT returns and other compliance reporting as required.
- Managing supplier payments
- Managing Credit Control and Debtors.
- Supporting the General Manager and the wider business with finance-related matters.
- Work on Ad-hoc Projects as and when required.
Skills & Qualification required
- Minimum 5 years of accounting experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience with Insight 123(PMS is preferable but not essential.
- Solid understanding of general accounting principles and month-end processes.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, basic formulas).
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise tasks effectively
Please include a covering letter with your CV. Closing date for applications will be as soon as suitable applications are received.
Please note: Our HR department is managing this process directly. We are not engaging external agencies at this time. Should our requirements change, we will contact you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Daventry NN11 4SD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you currently have the right to work in the UK?
- Do you have experience preparing VAT returns or other compliance submissions? Please describe?
- Describe your experience managing supplier payments?
- Describe your experience preparing month‑end journals, including accruals, prepayments and depreciation?
- Explain your experience analysing and reconciling stock movements.
- Describe your experience performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations?
- Can you confirm what Accountancy qualification you have?
Education:
- Diploma of Higher Education (required)
Experience:
- Managing Supplier payments: 1 year (required)
- stock movements or inventory reconciliation: 1 year (required)
- chemical or process manufacturing industries.: 3 years (required)
- Acountancy: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
