About the Company
About the Role
The Senior Accountant will be a key member of the UK Finance team, with financial oversight of MPRD Ltd and GD UK and broader responsibility for supporting the financial control, reporting and treasury activities of the UK group companies.
The role will take ownership of the month-end close process for the relevant entities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, robust balance sheet control and compliance with group and statutory requirements.
Working closely with the Head of Finance and Financial Accounting Manager, the Senior Accountant will provide oversight and support across financial accounting, management reporting, payroll accounting, treasury, cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, audit and year-end activities.
The role will also provide guidance and review support to the wider Finance team, including the Assistant Accountant, ensuring that key processes are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
What You Need to Be Successful
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant status (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent), or significant relevant accounting experience.
- Strong financial accounting and month-end experience.
- Experience of managing or taking significant ownership of month-end close processes.
- Strong understanding of balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
- Experience of cash-flow forecasting and treasury management.
- Experience of payroll accounting and reconciliation.
- Experience supporting statutory audit and year-end processes.
- Budgeting and forecasting experience.
- Strong Excel and financial systems capability.
- Experience of ERP and group reporting systems; knowledge of Epicor, IFS, Cognos, SAP and/or Tagetik would be advantageous.
- Experience within a manufacturing, engineering or international group environment would be beneficial.
The Senior Accountant will be expected to demonstrate:
- Strong ownership and accountability.
- High attention to detail and financial accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Confidence to challenge financial information and investigate discrepancies.
- A proactive approach to cash management and financial control.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across the wider Finance team.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- A continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to provide guidance and support to more junior members of the Finance team.
Our Offer
- This is a permanent, full-time position.
- Competitive salary dependent upon experience
- Life assurance
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Employee assistance programme
- 26 days annual leave entitlement
Coesia is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in fair, merit-based recruitment and assess all candidates exclusively on the basis of their qualifications, skills, experience and suitability for the role.
