Senior Accountant, Finance

Hexagon AB; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and engineering company in Swindon is seeking a Senior Accountant for a hybrid role. The position involves managing payroll for over 250 employees and supporting month-end accounting tasks. Ideal candidates should have a strong understanding of accountancy and payroll processing, with relevant qualifications like AAT, ICAEW, ACCA, or CIMA.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of accountancy including double entry.
• Good understanding of payroll items or experience processing payroll.
• Self-motivated individual looking for a challenging role.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll monthly changes and report to payroll bureau.
• Support the finance team during month-end close.
• Prepare monthly prepayment and accrual journals.

Skills

Understanding of accountancy

Payroll processing experience

Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Education

AAT qualified or part-qualified/qualified (ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Job Location (Short): Swindon, United Kingdom

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Business Unit: ALI

Responsibilities

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division (Hexagon) is seeking a Senior Accountant. This role reports to the Assistant Controller for the UK and Ireland Region. It is a hands-on, hybrid payroll and accounting role to support the production of the books and records of the legal entities within the UK and Ireland Regions for the ALI business. The team is based in the Swindon office and is part of the larger North Western European team.

We are looking for a motivated finance individual to join the team to help with the day to day finance tasks for the Ireland business. The successful candidate will also play a key role in activities of the department supporting the Assistant Controller to ensure that accounting control is maintained, and the results are reported to group in a timely manner. You will be also responsible for the full end to end payroll processing for over 250 employees by managing the monthly payroll cycle, working closely with the payroll bureau to administer monthly changes.

As part of the UK & Ireland finance team, you will be responsible for:

Payroll

• Processing payroll monthly changes for the legal entity and reporting these changes to the payroll bureau.
• Checking returned data for accuracy on payslips.
• Provide monthly reports to Finance and advising on HMRC related payments.
• Monthly pension contributions upload to the pension providers portal.
• Ordering monthly childcare vouchers through the providers portal and notifying finance.

Long Description

• GAYE charity donations through payroll, upload a monthly report of collections.
• Preparation of annual P11D benefit data and checking returned reports.
• Management of the payslip portal, Myepaywindow. Resolving staff access issues.
• Providing payroll advice in support of staff queries.
• Collating Director remuneration data for finance.
• Maintaining an audit spreadsheet showing the breakdown of monthly payroll costs.
• Checking and approving the monthly payroll invoice.
• Supporting financial audits, by supplying data as requested.
• Advising all staff via email of the payroll cut off dates.

Accounting

• Supporting the finance team during month end close to ensure timely management accounting reporting.
• Preparing monthly prepayment and accrual journals for month end close.
• Review of operating expenses and preparation of related Opex accruals.
• Maintain fixed assets including additions, disposals and posting monthly depreciation.
• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all balances can be evidenced.
• Supporting the Assistant Controller and the wider North Western European team where required.

Education / Qualifications

• Good understanding of accountancy including double entry.
• Good understanding of payroll items or experience processing payroll.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• AAT qualified or part-qualified/qualified (ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA).
• Self-motivated individual that is looking for a role that will challenge and reward.

About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division helps clients design, construct, and operate more profitable, safe, and sustainable industrial facilities. We empower customers to unlock data, accelerate industrial project modernization and digital maturity, increase productivity, and move the sustainability needle.

Our technologies help produce actionable insights that enable better decision-making and intelligence across the asset lifecycle of industrial projects, leading to improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity, which contribute to Economic and Environmental Sustainability.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 25,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.4bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

Why work for Hexagon?

At Hexagon, if you can see it, you can do it. Hexagon’s Asset Lifecyle Intelligence division puts their trust in you so that you can bring your ideas to life. We have emerged as one of the most engaged and enabled workplaces. We are committed to creating an environment that is truly supportive by providing the resources you need to fully support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.

In the recently concluded workplace effectiveness survey by Korn Ferry, a global HR advisory firm, Hexagon, Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division has emerged as one of the most Engaged and Enabled workplaces, when compared to similar organizations that Korn Ferry partners with.

Everyone is welcome

At Hexagon, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Everyone is welcome—as an inclusive workplace, we do not discriminate. We embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all. Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You are valued here.