Stock Accountant

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Stock Accountant

Plymouth, Devon | Permanent | Full-Time

Butler Rose is proud to be partnering with a well-established and rapidly growing organisation in Plymouth to recruit a Stock Accountant. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business that places significant emphasis on data-driven decision-making and operational excellence.

This role is ideally suited to an analytical finance professional who enjoys working with large data sets, investigating trends, and providing meaningful insight that influences commercial and operational decisions across the business.

The Role

Reporting into the finance function, the Stock Accountant will play a key role in monitoring, analysing, and controlling inventory across the organisation. You will work closely with operational and commercial teams, helping to ensure stock is accurately valued, efficiently managed, and effectively reported.

Key duties will include:

  • Producing detailed analysis of inventory performance, including stock levels, ageing profiles, trends, and key performance indicators.
  • Identifying risks, opportunities, and anomalies within inventory data, providing clear recommendations to support business decision-making.
  • Investigating stock discrepancies, determining root causes, and recommending corrective actions to minimise losses and improve controls.
  • Developing forecasting and trend analysis to support future inventory planning and purchasing activities.
  • Delivering insightful reporting and presenting findings to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
  • Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of stock-related information within business systems.
  • Supporting accurate stock valuation processes and ensuring compliance with accounting policies and financial controls.
  • Assisting with stock counts and liaising with operational teams and auditors where required.
  • Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing inventory controls, processes, and reporting capabilities.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be a commercially aware and detail-oriented finance professional with strong analytical capabilities and excellent stakeholder management skills.

You will ideally have:

  • Part-qualified accountant status or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools.
  • Experience analysing large and complex data sets.
  • A strong understanding of stock accounting, inventory controls, and inventory-related reporting.
  • Experience working with ERP systems and accounting software.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
  • Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
  • A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively across multiple business functions.

What's On Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Company pension scheme
  • Employee discount programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Long service recognition awards
  • The opportunity to join a successful and evolving organisation that offers genuine long-term career prospects.

If you are looking for a role where you can combine technical accounting knowledge with commercial analysis and business partnering, we would be keen to hear from you.

Apply today with a copy of your CV. For more info, please contact Matt Jones on [email protected]

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Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Added 24/09/2026
Reference: 264903133_1790240189

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