Senior Financial Accountant

Sherwin-Williams Co.; Witney; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Company pension

Work-Life Balance

Career opportunities

Training & Support

Job summary

Sherwin-Williams Co. in Witney, Oxfordshire, seeks an experienced finance leader to manage cashbook operations and reconciliations for the EMEAI region. The role oversees a UK-based team and supports a LATAM supervisor, driving process improvements and enhanced controls.

Strong leadership, communication, and attention to detail are essential. You will partner with regional stakeholders to resolve discrepancies, lead transformation projects, and ensure timely financial reporting and compliance

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant designation required.
• Minimum of 2 years accounting experience.
• Experience with Oracle ERP modules and SmartView preferred.
• Leadership experience essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end close activities with timely financial reporting across EMEAI.
• Review and approve journals, cash positions, and reconciliations with Finance Managers and Shared Services.
• Investigate and resolve cash, intercompany, and reporting variances with regional stakeholders.
• Coach and develop the UK team through regular performance discussions.
• Drive bank and balance sheet reconciliation standardisation and continuous improvement.
• Lead cash reconciliation transformation and automation initiatives for efficiency and controls.
• Oversee intercompany activities including netting, aged debt reviews, and related reporting.
• Support audits and statutory accounts preparation with timely responses.

Skills

Leadership / management experience

Communication skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Oracle 11i

Oracle R12

Oracle Cloud

SmartView

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Job Description

This role leads the cashbook management and reconciliation process across the EMEAI region, overseeing a UK-based team of four and supporting a LATAM supervisor with a further five team members in Mexico. You will provide leadership to the General Ledger team, drive process improvements, support the transfer of activities to LATAM, and partner with stakeholders across the business to resolve reconciliation issues. The role will also lead a key intercompany improvement project, streamlining processes, resolving historic issues, and enhancing controls for the future. Success in this role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and exceptional attention to detail.

Location: Witney, Oxfordshire

Responsibilities

• Lead and support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across EMEAI entities
• Review and approve journals, reports, cash positions, and balance sheet reconciliations, working closely with Finance Managers, Business Controllers, and Shared Services teams
• Partner with regional and corporate stakeholders to identify, investigate, and resolve cash, intercompany, and reporting variances
• Manage business and finance queries, supporting the timely resolution of issues and providing guidance to team members
• Ensure the completeness, accuracy, standardisation, and continuous improvement of bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Lead cash reconciliation transformation and automation initiatives to improve efficiency, controls, and reporting quality
• Oversee intercompany activities, including netting processes, aged debt reviews, unallocated cash, account confirmations, and related reporting
• Support internal and external audits, statutory accounts preparation, and the timely completion of audit requests and recommendations
• Prepare and analyse financial data, reports, and presentations to support business decision-making and senior management reviews
• Lead, coach, and develop team members through regular performance discussions, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional development opportunities
• Drive process improvements, KPI achievement, SLA compliance, and the development of standard operating procedures across the General Accounting function
• Support regional finance projects and transformation initiatives while ensuring the quality, accuracy, and timely delivery of all assigned activities

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant.
• Minimum of 2 years' professional accounting experience.
• Preferred experience with Oracle 11i, Oracle R12, Oracle Cloud, and SmartView.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Leadership / management experience

What we Offer

• The established salary range for this position is £42,281-£55,198
• Company bonus
• Company contributed pension
• Work-Life Balance: We value your personal time and well-being.
• Career Opportunities: Grow within a truly international business.
• Ongoing Training and Support: Continuous learning and development opportunities.

Pay Transparency

The salary range shown refers to base salary only. In addition to this, we offer a broader total reward package which may include bonus or incentive pay, relevant allowances, and a range of competitive benefits. We encourage candidates to consider the full package when evaluating an offer.

Salary is determined using a structured and objective framework, taking into account the role’s responsibilities, required skills and experience, market benchmarks, and internal equity. This ensures pay decisions are fair, consistent, and aligned with our commitment to equal pay and legal compliance.

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being

Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution

Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities

It's all here for you... let’s Create Your Possible

Eligibility to Work

You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.

Equal Opportunity Employer

An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.

Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.