GL ACCOUNTANT

PAYE

ROYSTON - WORKING REMOTE FROM HOME

£25PH

3 MONTHS

The role reports to the Plant Accounting Services Manager and is responsible for all Plant Transaction Accounting, Account maintenance and Trial Balance preparation for a defined set of GL accounts.

The GL accountant is a key role alongside the Metal Accountant supporting the Accounting Services Manager in preparing an accurate TB, ensuring all transactions are captured, work closely with AR, AP (SSC) etc and ensures controls and accounting policies are applied.

ROLE-

Responsible for preparing monthly Trial Balance including preparation of journals for management adjustments, fixed assets and depreciation, capital projects, and intercompany allocations.
Independently prepare general ledger and fixed asset reconciliations.
Establish and maintain Fixed Asset policies and procedures with support from Plant Financial Accountant.
Establish and maintain effective accounting policies working with the Plant Compliance & Control and Sector Controlling team ensuring they are effectively operationalised.
Record capital project spending and provide project transactional reporting to enable monitoring of capital projects.
Coordinate the stocktake process with the Supply Chain team and manage the stocktake reconciliation process to ensure physical stocks tie in with the book balances, in line with a defined policy for inventory management as agreed with the Plant Financial Accountant.
Responsible for managingGL transactions for product costs working with the Plant Insights & Decision Support team to sourcetransactional data, including:
- Source data on process of conversion from Raw Materials to WIP and Finished Goods, and correct valuation of the inventory including calculation of Overhead.
- Review all work orders (PO process orders) from production and capture all relevant costing in SAP.
- Updates to transfer prices and prepare reconciliation of toll cost and revenue.
Ensure timely reports are available from SAP and other spreadsheets for management information purposes as and when requested.

Create, maintain and close GL account codes; project account codes and fixed asset master data files.

SKILLS REQUIRED

University degree qualification

Professional accounting qualification, e.g. ACA, CIMA or equivalent

Significant experience embedding compliance to accounting policies and controls in a global organisation

Guidant is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.