Accounting and Balance Control Accountant

NCH Europe; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in the UK is seeking an Accounting and Balance Control Accountant to join their finance team on a hybrid basis. This full-time role involves ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, reviewing P&L transactions, and maintaining compliant accounting practices. The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of experience, strong Excel and Oracle/SAP skills, and a focus on continuous improvement and teamwork.

Benefits

Company Pension

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

4 x salary life insurance

Company Sick Pay

Comprehensive training and learning opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of Financial Accounting experience.
• Operates effectively in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Discreet and trust-worthy with confidential data.

Responsibilities

• Continuous accounting, accurate and on-time reporting.
• Review and posting of P&L transactions, accruals and prepayments.
• Collaborate internally to resolve issues.

Skills

Accounting technician

Excel

Oracle

SAP

Fluency in English

Tools

Excel

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Overview

Role: Accounting and Balance Control Accountant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: United Kingdom

Compensation: GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000 / year

Here at NCH, we are looking for an experienced and dedicated accountant to join our busy finance team. The role will be hybrid, with office days based at our European head office in Bilston on an initial 12 month fixed term contract.

The ideal candidate will be a reliable, customer-focused business partner who excels at collaborating with both the wider finance team and key departments across the organisation. We\'re looking for someone who is results-driven and always focused on continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

KPIs:

• Continuous accounting, accurate and on-time reporting
• Reduction of manual journals
• Timely completion of monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Timely resolution of sub-ledger and "sets of books" issues

Accounting

• Review and posting of P&L transactions, accruals and prepayments
• AR includes discounts, rebates, bad debt provision, deferred revenue
• AP includes accruals, GRNI, Open POs
• Preparation of timely Balance Sheet reconciliations for all relevant account codes in US and Local GAAP
• Assist Compliance team in providing accurate and timely information to support external audits and statutory filings
• Apply NCH Group accounting policy and ensure compliance with US GAAP
• Create and maintain reference manual of differences between US and Local GAAP accounting treatment
• Support ad-hoc requests

Month-end

• Continuous accounting to avoid bottlenecks during month-end close
• Issue month-end reports for FP&A review
• Support month-end pushing of countries to ECL/CC and Group Consolidation
• Perform accurate and efficient sub-ledger revaluations

Team-working and stakeholder satisfaction

• Collaborate internally and cross-functionally to resolve issues and establish efficient, standardised processes
• Work effectively and cost-efficiently with network of external advisors
• Work with external audit and tax teams as directed by the NCH Compliance team
• Actively seek stakeholder feedback and act upon issues
• Deliver KPI\'s on a timely basis
• Ensure adherence to NCH Europe\'s health and safety standards
• Adhere to and support NCH Corporate Philosophy

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Good accounting technician capable of developing deep subject matter expertise
• Operates effectively in a deadline-oriented environment and manage multiple activities
• Discreet and trust-worthy, working with confidential data
• 1-3 years of Financial Accounting experience
• Strong systems skills in Excel and Oracle / SAP
• Worked in multinational operations
• Experience in using / accounting sub-ledgers
• Fluency in written and spoken English, critical
• Other European language skills (written and spoken), desirable but not essential

Benefits

• Company Pension
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• 4 x salary life insurance
• Company Sick Pay
• Comprehensive training and learning opportunities
• Discounts on numerous leisure, financial and retail products
• Cycle to work scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme