Intercompany Accountant

Synthomer; Harlow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Discretionary global bonus

LTIP (Long-Term Incentive Plan)

Company car / car allowance

Healthcare

Flexible working

Job summary

Synthomer is seeking an Intercompany Accountant for our European Shared Service Centre in Harlow, Essex, operating on a hybrid pattern (4 days in the office). You will deliver month-end activities, post intercompany journals, and support governance across Europe in a fast-moving, international environment.

Newly qualified or part-qualified accountants studying ACA/ACCA/CIMA are encouraged to apply; SAP experience and strong Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or part-qualified accountant actively studying ACA/ACCA or CIMA.
• Experience in a complex finance environment, ideally manufacturing or international.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth month-end close and post intercompany journals.
• Investigate intercompany reconciliations and balance differences.
• Produce balance sheet reconciliations and maintain strong controls.
• Coordinate intercompany settlements with Treasury teams.
• Support monthly management reporting and statutory accounting.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA (studying)

ERP navigation / SAP

Excel (advanced)

Stakeholder communication

Analytical mindset

Organised

Education

Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

SAP

General ledger systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Synthomer is a leading supplier of high-performance, highly specialised polymers and ingredients that play vital roles in key sectors such as coatings, construction, adhesives, and health and protection - growing markets that serve billions of end users worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.

At our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.

Harlow, Essex | Hybrid Working (4 days per week in the office)

Are you a newly qualified or part-qualified accountant looking for your next challenge in a global business? Do you enjoy getting into the detail, solving problems, improving processes, and building strong relationships across an organisation?

We're looking for an Intercompany Accountant to join our European Shared Service Centre based in Harlow, Essex, playing a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, maintaining robust controls, and driving continuous improvement across our finance operations. In this role you will have to work across multiple entities, partner with stakeholders throughout Europe, contribute to finance transformation initiatives, and help shape the future of financial processes within a dynamic international environment.

What You'll Be Doing

As an Intercompany Accountant, you'll be responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of month-end activities and maintaining the integrity of key financial data. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and posting intercompany journals, accruals, prepayments and other month-end accounting entries
• Investigating and resolving intercompany reconciliations and balance differences
• Producing balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining strong financial controls
• Coordinating intercompany settlements in partnership with Treasury teams
• Supporting monthly management reporting and statutory accounting activities
• Working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Accounts Payable and Shared Service teams
• Supporting internal and external audits
• Managing fixed asset accounting activities and related reporting
• Contributing to budgeting and forecasting processes
• Driving process improvements and helping identify efficiencies across finance operations
• Supporting finance transformation initiatives, including ongoing system and process enhancements

What We're Looking For

We're keen to hear from individuals who are:

• Newly qualified or part qualified accountants who are actively studying towards ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Experienced within a complex finance environment, ideally within manufacturing or an international business
• Comfortable using SAP or a similar ERP system
• Strong communicators who can build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Naturally analytical, inquisitive, and solutions-focused
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Strong users of Excel and confident working with large volumes of financial data

Location

Harlow, Essex

Working Pattern

Hybrid, 4 days per week in the office

Global Benefits Overview

• Competitive, market-aligned compensation
• Discretionary global bonus scheme
• Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - for senior positions
• Company car or car allowance - varies by region and role
• Healthcare - tailored to regional locations
• Parental leave and family support - maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)

• Working options - flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs

• Learning & development opportunities - training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
• Wellbeing support - employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
• Retirement / pension contributions - plans vary by country
• Culture of Inclusion - where everyone can thrive
• Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes