Accountant (12-month maternity cover)

We are looking for a talented Accountant (maternity cover) to join our team specializing in Finance for our Meritor - Corporate Finance Department in Cwmbran, United Kingdom. This is a 12‑month maternity cover role, open for secondment.

Responsibilities

• Strengthening general ledger integrity: Ensure accurate and complete posting of fixed assets, intercompany transactions, accruals, prepayments, and bank reconciliations, providing a robust and reliable financial foundation.
• Driving efficient month‑end close: Coordinate timely and precise month‑end activities, reducing close cycle times while maintaining high accuracy and control standards.
• Enhancing financial reporting quality: Deliver clear, consistent, and accurate financial information that supports both group reporting requirements and local statutory needs.
• Embedding best practices: Identify, implement, and continuously improve accounting processes and controls to drive efficiency, consistency, and compliance across the function.
• Supporting audit excellence: Act as a key point of contact for SOX, internal, and external audits, ensuring well‑prepared documentation, smooth audit interactions, and timely issue resolution.
• Ensuring audit readiness and compliance: Provide complete and accurate information to external auditors to meet group and statutory audit requirements without delays or rework.
• Standardizing across European entities: Partner closely with European accounting teams to harmonize processes, controls, and best practices across all sites.
• Delivering statutory reporting: Assist with the preparation of UK statutory financial statements, ensuring accuracy, compliance with local regulations, and alignment with group policies.

Qualifications

• Strong technical accounting expertise: Solid knowledge of general ledger management, including fixed assets, intercompany, accruals, prepayments, and bank reconciliations, to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance.
• Effective month‑end and reporting discipline: Ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver accurate and timely month‑end close and financial reporting under tight deadlines.
• Audit and compliance mindset: Confidence working with SOX, internal, and external auditors, providing clear documentation, accurate data, and maintaining strong controls to meet group and statutory requirements.
• Collaborative and improvement‑focused approach: Willingness to work closely with European accounting teams to standardize processes, implement best practices, and support high‑quality statutory financial statement preparation.
• Education: College, university, or equivalent degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• Experience: Minimal relevant professional work experience in the field of study required.