Senior Accountant - General Ledger

Hilti Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction solutions provider in Manchester is seeking a Senior General Ledger Accountant. You will manage general ledger processes, provide financial insights, and partner with finance leadership. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with strong communication skills and a focus on continuous improvement. This role offers a hybrid working model and genuine career advancement opportunities.

Benefits

Genuine career advancement

6% employer pension contributions

Private Health Insurance

33 days' holiday

Paid leave for charitable projects

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience led knowledge of finance accounting and tax.
• Good understanding of double entry / bookkeeping.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and self-reliant person.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership for execution of general ledger processes.
• Analysing financial data and providing clear insights.
• Business partnering with finance leadership team.
• Driving process improvements for efficiency and quality.

Skills

Qualified or part qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA)

Excellent communication skills

Strong attention to detail

LEAN mindset

Technical skills (Power Query, Business Intelligence)

Tools

SAP

S / 4 HANA

Job description

What's 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 Senior General Ledger Accountant and be part of a dynamic, international team that’s shaping the future of finance across the globe.

As a Senior General Ledger Accountant, you will join a diverse professional Finance Shared Service Centre team providing accounting services to Hilti entities in Northern Europe and the Middle East / Africa. Being responsible for performing compliant General Ledger processes, you will support several market organisations and their senior finance leadership team to deliver impactful results and contribute to long‑term Hilti strategy in making construction industry better.

Who is Hilti?

At Hilti, we are a passionate global team committed to making construction better. As a trusted partner for productivity, safety, and sustainability, we provide our customers innovative solutions that impact the buildings, roads, and infrastructure people rely on every day.

Hilti is where individuals grow lasting careers by exploring possibilities, maximizing their potential, owning their development, and making a real difference every day.

What does the role involve?

• Full ownership for execution of general ledger processes for defined entities
• 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
• Identifying training needs and contributing to development of other team members
• Contributing to initiatives that span multiple regions and business functions, enhancing your skills and broadening your expertise

Our people say they’re proud to work for Hilti, thanks to the quality of our products and the way we look after our people.

What do we offer?

We really value our people and we’ve worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:

• Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally)
• 6% employer pension contributions
• Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Company vehicle and fuel card for sales roles
• 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

Our Regional Head Office is based at Circle Square in Central Manchester, where we are located a short walk from Oxford Rd train station and St Peter's Square tram stop. We offer a hybrid working pattern between the office and home and different ways to work flexibly so please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.

What you need is:

• Qualified or part qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA)
• Experience led knowledge of finance accounting and tax as well as a good understanding of double entry / bookkeeping
• LEAN mindset and strive for improvement
• Excellent communication 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 (Power Query, Business Intelligence, Macro, SAP, S / 4 HANA as an advantage, but not essential)