Senior Accountant - Order to Cash

Hilti (Canada) Corporation; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global construction firm in Manchester is seeking an accounting professional to manage end-to-end Order to Cash processes. The role involves financial accountability, compliance with audit requirements, and driving process efficiency. Candidates should have strong finance experience and be working towards or have achieved ACCA or CIMA. The position offers a hybrid working model and various benefits, including career advancement opportunity.

Benefits

Genuine career advancement

6% employer pension contributions

Private Health Insurance

33 days' holiday plus 5 purchase days

Paid leave for charitable projects

Flexible working options

Employee resource groups

Qualifications

• Strong experience within the finance function, ideally in a shared service setup.
• Working towards or already achieved ACCA or CIMA.
• Excellent attention to detail and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate cash and bank management processes in the finance team.
• Ensure accurate financial bookings and maintain key financial accounts.
• Drive operational excellence and enhance process efficiency.

Skills

Finance experience

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Process execution accountability

Education

ACCA or CIMA

Tools

System based tools

Job description

What\u2019s the role?

We\u2019re looking for an accounting professional to operate established cash and bank management processes as part of a financial shared service covering the Northern European Region & The Middle East.

What does the role involve?

Working within the finance shared service team you\u2019ll take ownership of end-to-end Order to Cash (OtC) processes, ensuring accurate financial bookings across payments, bank management, cash planning, and fleet operations 2 e2 all aligned with global service standards for your designated Market Organisation. You\u2019ll maintain and monitor key financial accounts, support business decisions through process insights, and continuously improve service delivery using tools and automated technologies. You will be a trusted partner to internal stakeholders; your role will be pivotal in driving operational excellence and enhancing process efficiency.

By having a proactive mindset, you will challenge processes where necessary and identifying opportunities for innovation within the Order to Cash Accountant team. You\u2019ll uphold compliance with internal controls and audit requirements, while contributing to risk management and regulatory adherence. Beyond core responsibilities, you\u2019ll support onboarding and training initiatives and play an active role in global projects 2 making this a truly multifaceted and impactful role.

What you need is:

• A strong experience within the finance function, demonstrating consistent achievement of goals & financial processes (ideally within a shared service set up)
• Working towards or already achieved ACCA or CIMA
• Able to demonstrate awareness of and utilisation of system based tools to gain process efficiency
• Excellent attention to detail
• Effective communication & presentation skills
• Evidence of accountability for process execution
• A learning agility to continue driving personal and company success.

Who should apply?

We have an excellent mix of people and some of our best account managers joined us with no experience. So, if you\u2019ve never worked in sales or construction, that\u2019s fine with us. Success at Hilti is down to teamwork and ability, no matter what your background.

What do we offer?

We really value our people and we\u2019ve 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\u2019s 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.