Financial Accountant

1 week ago

Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom Synthomer Full time
Financial Accountant - 10 month FTC (hybrid)

Synthomer is an innovative and differentiated global leader in sustainable polymer solutions. The Group is one of the world's foremost suppliers of water based polymers and has leadership positions in many markets. Our polymers help customers create innovative new products and enhance the performance of existing products in key industries such as coatings, construction, adhesives, textiles, paper and nitrile medical gloves.

With the acquisition of Eastman Adhesive Resins in 2022 and Omnova Solutions in 2020, Synthomer grew its global manufacturing network, expanded its product portfolio and boosted its geographical presence, allowing it to better serve over 6000 customers around the world. Synthomer has its operational headquarters in London, UK, and provides customer-focused services from regional centres in Harlow, UK; Marl, Germany; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Beachwood, Ohio, USA. It employs more than 5000 employees across over 40 sites and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Purpose of role : To accurately prepare and support the financial accounting and local compliance including statutory accounting, audit and group submission of the actuals , budget and forecast for the entities responsible for. Provide strong support to the Finance Manager with any ad-hoc projects. Main accountabilities:
  • The production of monthly management accounts, financial reports and other required reports within Company guidelines
  • Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments and similar accounting entries
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations to be prepared and submitted timely into Blackline ensuring the balance sheet is clean and no aged / unresolved items are outstanding
  • Intercompany accounts fully reconciled with no aged balances and with any differences (if any) fully investigated
  • Support the preparation of the statutory accounts for the legal entities in charge if these are required
  • Asset accounting including depreciation run, capitalisation of assets in construction and open/close projects done on time
  • Assist the VAT manager and Tax Manager /Consultants to ensure full tax compliance
  • Support the external auditors during interim and year end audit, ensuring information is provided timely
  • Work with the internal audit department to ensure that any issue raised by them is actioned and resolved by due date
  • Managing the GRIR account and ensuring no aged balance is left unresolved
  • Responsible for preparation/review and timely submission of weekly cashflow forecast
  • Support the preparation and submission of the annual BS budget
  • Liaise with HR and Payroll provider to ensure that local payroll is processed timely and accurately
  • Manging stakeholder expectations
  • Assist the Finance Manager with finance projects and ad-hoc requests
Skills and Knowledge:
  • We are looking for someone fully or part ACCA/CIMA qualified
  • Ability to work in dynamic and busy environments
  • Ability to work well independently and in a team
  • Good analytical skills
  • Excellent Excel skills
Location and Travel requirements : This role is part of the European Shared Service Centre team in Harlow (UK), as part of our hybrid working there is a minimum requirement of 3 days per week in the Essex office. In addition, we offer a highly desirable benefits package:
  • Private health insurance
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Contributory pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Life insurance
  • Company social events throughout the year
Why Synthomer? We are ambitious
We have grown significantly - both organically and inorganically. We are a FTSE 250 listed company, 22% of our revenue comes from newly commercialized products, and we're recognized in the top-quartile for chemicals manufacturing safety. We believe in high challenge, high support
We are keen to let you contribute in real roles from day 1. We expect a lot, but offer a lot, too. This includes onboarding, induction and learning events, networking opportunities, mentoring and personal development planning. So, be up for an inspiring long-term career adventure. We personalize our approach to development
At Synthomer, you won't find generic career tracks or development programs but rather a one-size-fits-one approach to employee development. We'll partner with you to ensure you have the right experiences that build your capabilities and accelerate your career growth. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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