Senior Accountant

2 weeks ago


Harlow, United Kingdom synthomer Full time

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 manage the financial accounting and local compliance including statutory accounting, audit and group submission of the actuals, budget and forecast for the entities responsible for. Managing S4 Hana system migrations issues and other ad-hoc projects as required by the line manager or business.

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.

Prepare and ensure timely filing of statutory accounts for the legal entities in charge.

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.

Manage the external auditors’ requests 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.

Responsible for the preparation and submission of the annual BS budget whilst supporting the budgeting of the P&L process.

Review and approve weekly payment runs.

Liaise with HR and Payroll provider to ensure that local payroll is processed timely and accurately.

Manging stakeholder expectations

Contribute to the development, maintenance, and implementation of new or improved processes ensure these are appropriately documented and updated continuously. 

Assist the Senior Accounting Manager with finance projects and ad-hoc requests.

Skills and Knowledge:

Fully ACCA/CIMA qualified.

Experience of working in European/Global dynamic and busy environments.

Ability to work well independently and in a team.

Good analytical skills.

Excellent Excel skills.

Location and Travel requirements :

Position is part of the European Shared Service Centre team in Harlow (UK). 3 days per week minimum in Harlow office as part of hybrid working plan. 

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.



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