Assistant Financial Accountant

4 weeks ago


Fareham, United Kingdom CooperCompanies Full time

Job title: Assistant Financial Accountant

Department: Finance 

Location: Fareham

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week (hybrid working) 

A brighter future awaits you

CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day. It’s more than making contact lenses, it’s about giving lens wearers freedom and confidence to move about their daily lives. We’re all about bright futures – for our people and those who wear our contact lenses.

At CooperVision, we’re big on belonging. Everyone’s contribution counts, and that’s why inclusion and diversity are so important.It isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s what makes our company the best it can be. We are committed to creating an inclusive and engaging workplace. Our Employee Resource Groups offer employees to grow within a safe and inclusive space. So be yourself, whoever you are, and let’s achieve amazing things together.

Job summary – What to expect: 

As Assistant Financial Accountant of our Finance Shared Services team, you will play a key part in accounting operations activities for several entities, ensuring the integrity, completeness, and accuracy of financial reporting. 

A significant element of this is, in conjunction with Commercial Finance Business Partners, ensuring that cost centers accurately and completely reflect business activities. In addition to opex management for these specific entities, you’ll be responsible for a variety of revenue, payroll and general accounting activities.

Opex Accounting – responsible for the completeness of operations expenses for specific departments, analysing RAQA, Legal and marketing activity trackers to establish accruals, as well as calculate and prepare required accruals and prepayment journal entries.  General Accounting – preparing journal entries related to tax, lease accounting and associated balance sheet reconciliations, submit intercompany recharges, calculate freight an duty accrual and manage central prepayment accounts.  Payroll Accounting – Prepare journal entries, Concur expenses and headcount reconciliations. Support revenue accounting activities including recognition adjustments, revenue reconciliations and reporting, as well as revenue validation activities for SOX controls.

A full job description is available upon request. 

About you:

We are looking for someone who has worked within an accounting role for 1-3 years within a large matrix organisation, possibly part qualified (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) and has a broad knowledge of financial areas including financial accounting and is used to working across a number of entities.

What we offer:

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including; 25 days holiday pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more

We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours. 

We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in you career and grow with CooperVision

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success. With our CooperPride, African Descent, Woman’s Impact Network and Mind Body and Wellbeing Employee Resource Groups, we offer opportunities for employees to learn and grow within an inclusive and safe space.



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