Technical Accounting Manager UK&I

Swegon UK&I; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Swegon UK&I is seeking a Technical Accounting Manager to lead statutory accounts, audit coordination, and control environments across the UK and Ireland. Based at our Ashby De La Zouch site, the role drives end-to-end R2R processes and ensures robust financial controls in a fast-paced, regulated setting.

The ideal candidate will hold ACA/ICAEW, possess extensive audit/accountancy practice experience, and be adept at managing complex month-end close, balance sheet controls, and group reporting.

Qualifications

• Highly computer literate and proficient in modern financial systems.
• ACA/ICAEW qualification and accounting/finance degree.
• Experience with statutory accounts and group reporting.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of preparing annual Statutory Accounts and Financial Statements for all UK&I entities in compliance with FRS 102.
• Manage end-to-end external and group audit processes and coordinate with auditors.
• Maintain internal control documentation and ensure audit trails across R2R workflows.
• Oversee current and deferred tax calculations and regulatory compliance reporting.
• Drive close planning, calendars, cut-off rules, and control sign-offs.
• Own the Balance Sheet with monthly reconciliations and control evidence.
• Review GL postings, accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and journals with approvals.
• Manage fixed asset registers, depreciation, lease accounting, and capitalisation.
• Oversee inventory valuation, WIP, obsolescence provisions, and standard cost updates.
• Submit trial balances and group reporting packages to Group Finance on deadlines.
• Perform variance analysis and provide management commentary on balance sheet movements.
• Manage intercompany accounting, invoicing, recharges, reconciliations, and disputes.

Skills

Financial systems proficiency

Audit experience

Month-end close

Group reporting

Education

ACA/ICAEW

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

ERP/Financial software

Job description

Swegon are looking for a Technical Accounting Manager UK&I to be based at our site in Ashby De La Zouch. This role focus on being the core guardian of financial compliance, statutory reporting, and balance sheet integrity across the UK and Ireland business. Operating as the Record-to-Report (R2R) Process Owner, this role transitions the business away from fragmented, local entity bookkeeping and establishes a centralised, best-in-class financial control environment. The successful candidate will leverage their deep technical expertise (specifically FRS 102) and practice background to own the end-to-end audit process, statutory accounts preparation, group reporting, and month-end governance. This role demands a technically brilliant accountant who can seamlessly bridge strict regulatory compliance with operational month-end efficiency.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of preparing annual Statutory Accounts and Financial Statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, disclosures) for all UK&I entities in strict compliance with FRS 102.
• Manage the full end-to-end external and group audit processes, acting as the primary point of contact for external auditors, coordinating PBC (Provided by Client) lists, resolving queries, and ensuring timely sign-off.
• Maintain and govern internal control documentation, ensuring robust segregation of duties and audit trails across all R2R workflows.
• Oversee current and deferred tax calculations, tax reconciliations, and regulatory compliance reporting to meet local requirements.
• Drive the close planning and governance process, defining the close calendar, cut-off rules, checklists, and strict control sign-offs across the shared services team.
• Command full ownership of the Balance Sheet, ensuring rigorous monthly reconciliations (Bank, AP/AR to GL, GR/IR, Fixed Assets) backed by control evidence and materiality checks.
• Execute and review complex GL postings, accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and manual journal entries, enforcing strict approval workflows.
• Manage fixed asset registers, capitalisations, depreciation runs, and lease accounting postings.
• Oversee inventory valuation accounting, WIP calculations, obsolescence provisions, and standard cost updates in partnership with commercial finance.
• Submit and validate accurate Trial Balances and group reporting packages to Group Finance within strict corporate deadlines.
• Perform variance analysis and provide analytical reviews and management commentary on balance sheet movements.
• Manage intercompany accounting, including invoicing, recharges, reconciliations, and dispute resolution for intercompany mismatches.

Essential Qualifications

• ACA / ICAEW Qualified
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Accounting / Finance
• Highly computer literate and proficient in modern financial systems
• Full and valid UK driving licence

Essential Experience

• Extensive background in an audit and accountancy practice.
• Proven track record of preparing statutory accounts under FRS 102 for multiple UK entities.
• Hands-on experience managing the full end-to-end external audit process.
• Experience executing and managing complex month-end close processes, balance sheet controls, and group reporting.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, in line with the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

We offer

At Swegon, we work to create the world's best indoor climate that makes people thrive and feel good inside. We have ambitious goals in our sustainability efforts, in offering the most energy-efficient products, promoting gender equality, and becoming carbon neutral, and we have clear transparency in our work. We offer exciting challenges in a global environment with competent colleagues and a culture characterized by our values; "Customer Empathy, Trust, and Commitment", which permeate everything we do and are the basis for the decisions we make and how we interact with each other. At Swegon, we have an open and flexible organizational culture with short decision-making processes, plenty of development opportunities, and we care about you being able to balance your work with your personal life. We place great emphasis on personal qualities, welcome applicants with different backgrounds, and strive for diversity and gender equality.

INDSWE

Swegon Group AB, owned by Investment AB Latour, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, is a market leading supplier in the field of indoor environment, offering solutions for ventilation, heating, cooling and climate optimisation, as well as connected services and expert technical support. Swegon has subsidiaries in and distributors all over the world and 21 production plants in Europe, North America and India. The company employs more than 3 300 people and in 2023 had a turnover of 8.8 billion SEK.