Senior Accountant

Element Materials Technology; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative global TIC business as a Senior Management Accountant, where you will play a crucial role in financial reporting and analysis. This position offers the opportunity to enhance your career in a supportive environment that values integrity and excellence. You will be responsible for preparing management accounts, creating insightful financial presentations, and driving improvements in reporting processes. Work alongside a dynamic team and contribute to a safer tomorrow by ensuring compliance and product safety across industries. This role is perfect for those looking to make an impact while developing their skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in management accounting.
• Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts for UK & European entities.
• Enhance automation of financial processes and reporting.
• Support the development of junior finance team members.

Skills

ACA qualification

ACCA qualification

CIMA qualification

Management accounting experience

Strong communication skills

Teamworking skills

Analytic mindset

Numeracy skills

European language skills

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification

Job description

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Senior Management Accountant to join our growing team. This is a great opportunity to develop your accountancy career within a global TIC business.

Responsibilities

1. Monthly preparation of management accounts for UK & European entities
2. Creating monthly presentations of financial results for the local management team
3. Maintaining Balance Sheet reconciliations
4. Producing management information, cash flow forecasts, and commentary on results
5. Supporting system development within the BU GL accounting team
6. Contributing to the preparation of annual budgets
7. Reviewing spend against budget and challenging key stakeholders on significant variances
8. Developing and improving reporting to enhance insight and drive value
9. Enhancing automation of financial processes and reporting to minimize manual work, creating efficiencies to focus on adding value
10. Supporting the development of junior finance team members
11. Assisting in preparing yearly statutory accounts, tax packs, and handling external audits for UK entities
12. Conducting regular site visits to support operations and ensure accurate financial reporting

Skills / Qualifications

1. ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification with 3+ years of experience
2. Proven experience as a management accountant
3. Strong communication skills to provide clear commentary to management
4. Good teamworking skills, positive attitude, proactive thinking, initiative, and flexibility
5. Ability to identify issues and areas for improvement through analysis
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
7. Strong numeracy skills
8. Credibility and success in driving improvements as a value-added partner
9. Analytic mindset
10. European language skills are desirable

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest-growing testing, inspection, and certification businesses worldwide, with over 9,000 employees across 270 sites in 30 countries. Our purpose is to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'. We support customers from early R&D through regulatory approvals and production, ensuring product safety, compliance, and market access.

While we have a global presence, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Our work impacts industries worldwide, contributing to a safer world through attention to detail and accuracy.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we prioritize our people. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, aligning with our vision to become "the world's most trusted testing partner". All qualified candidates will be considered based on objective work-related criteria, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, race, religion, dependents, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics, in accordance with applicable laws.

Locations include: London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester.