Deputy General Ledger Team Leader

Hilti Great Britain; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% employer pension contributions

Private Health Insurance

33 days' holiday

Flexible working options

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Hilti Great Britain is on the lookout for a Deputy General Ledger Team Leader to elevate their accounting operations in Manchester. Join a diverse team focused on enhancing financial activities and processes, ensuring adherence to internal controls while fostering team growth and development.

We seek someone who is CIMA/ACCA qualified or part-qualified with strong leadership experience. This role will also involve extensive financial analysis, partnering with key stakeholders to inform business decisions and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a shared service centre or multi-entity environment.
• Proven team leader/supervisor abilities for performance coaching.
• Strong understanding of finance accounting and tax.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of General Ledger accountants.
• Full ownership for execution of general ledger processes.
• Analyse financial data and provide management insights.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Continuous learning

Education

CIMA/ACCA Qualified or part-qualified

Tools

Power Query

Advanced Excel skills including VBA

SAP

S/4 HANA

Job description

Whats The Role

Are you ready to elevate your accounting career in a company that puts its people at the heart of everything it does? Join our market-leading organisation as a Deputy General Ledger Team Leader and be part of a dynamic, international team that’s shaping the future of finance across the globe.

In this role, you will join a diverse professional Finance Shared Service Centre team where you will have both operational responsibilities, including full ownership for GL processes for one of our market entities, as well as team leadership responsibilities, supporting the growth and development of our General Ledger team members.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and develop a team of General Ledger accountants (direct reports), steering and driving performance, engagement and continuous development
• Identify training needs and contribute to the development of others
• Full ownership for execution of general ledger processes for one market entity
• Analysing financial data and providing clear insights to the management enabling informed decision-making
• Business partnering with finance leadership team and other stakeholders by linking business decisions to accounting processes
• Driving process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy and quality in accounting practices while setting and achieving higher service level standards
• Contributing to initiatives that span multiple regions and business functions, enhancing your skills and broadening your expertise
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards; support internal and external audits

What You’ll Bring

• CIMA/ACCA Qualified or part‑qualified (with limited papers remaining)
• Experience-led knowledge of finance accounting and tax as well as a good understanding of double entry/bookkeeping
• Team leader / supervisory experience including steering performance, analysing KPIs, coaching and development
• Experience in a shared service centre or multi‑entity environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience of working with senior management
• Strong attention to detail
• To be enthusiastic, proactive and self‑reliant person and a good team player
• A willingness and ability towards continuous learning
• Technical skills including Power Query, Business Intelligence, advanced Excel skills including VBA (macros), SAP, S/4 HANA etc. as an advantage, but not essential

What’s In It for You

• Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
• 6% employer pension contributions
• Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• 33 days' holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
• Paid leave to work on charitable projects
• Hilti Benefits Box, a reward platform offering a cycle to work scheme and shopping and lifestyle discounts/cashback
• Different ways to work flexibly, including working from home and compressed hours
• Employee resource groups focused on gender, mental health, race, disability, LGBTQ+ and sustainability topics
• Trips to locations such as Milan, New York and global HQ for high performers across all teams

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

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