SBS-GA Accountant

Sherwin-Williams; Witney; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational company in Witney is looking for a skilled finance professional to join their team. The role requires overseeing month end closes, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and handling balance sheet reconciliations. Applicants should have a strong finance background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure. Flexibility is essential as onsite presence is required several days a week.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years finance background.
• Minimum 2 years customer services experience.
• Desire to learn new systems with training.

Responsibilities

• Complete month end close and support financial reporting.
• Ensure accuracy of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare intercompany cross charges as per policy.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

System knowledge (Oracle)

Fluency in English

Problem-solving

Education

GCSE Maths/English - A-C level

CICM, AAT qualification

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Overview

Sherwin Business Services – General Accounts (SBS-GA) is responsible for gathering, processing and verifying financial data, reconciling and ensuring the accuracy of financial information, and providing information for required stakeholders.

This position will serve a key role in the SBS-GA team across the EMEAI region and is responsible for transaction processing such as General Ledger monthly close, balance sheet reconciliations and policy compliance.

The successful applicant will be flexible and tenacious, self-motivated with excellent communication skills. Accuracy and attention to detail is paramount.

This role requires the successful applicant to be onsite at Witney 3 days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and the flexibility to also move these days and work extra onsite days (Thursday and Friday) for any pressing business needs.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths/ English - A-C level would be preferable
• CICM, AAT studier, part qualified accountant or other relevant professional qualification.
• 2 years Finance background
• 2 years Customer Services background
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to respond to business questions
• Good system knowledge (Oracle) and the ability and desire to learn new systems with training
• Fluency in English language essential / French language desirable but not essential

Responsibilities

Key Tasks

Month end close

• Completion of month end close - working to a 2-day close and providing support to the business and finance network
• Preparing and uploading journals, generating reports and any other support required by the EMEAI Finance team
• Ensure an understanding of what makes up the balances to ensure postings are correct
• Responding to queries from the business and finance network
• Review of the OneStream reports (P&L/BS/Trend TB) to ensure the accuracy and reasonableness of postings

Balance Sheet Reconciliations

• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of the balance sheet reconciliations, working to agreed deadlines
• Working with the finance network and the business to resolve any mispostings
• Maintenance and continuous improvement of balance sheet reconciliations

Interco Cross Charges

• Prepare intercompany cross charges in accordance with SW policy

Audit Support

• Support Internal audits and actioning any audit recommendations as appropriate
• Working with external auditors as required, attending to audit queries and information requests
• Supporting the External Reporting and Enterprise Reporting & Control teams to ensure that audit requests (via the online portal) are completed on time and in full

Other

• Support in-country specific activities as required
• Attending to adhoc requests from Corporate and other Finance contacts
• Supporting various projects within the EMEAI region
• Meet targets and KPI and ensure service model delivery is in line with the SLA
• Working with different time zones and different holiday schedules when required