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Senior Staff Accountant

Employer
Ametek
Location
Northamptonshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Apr 4, 2023

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Job Role
Accountant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Abaco Systems (a subsidiary of AMETEK, Inc.) is a global leader in commercial open architecture computing and rugged embedded electronics. With more than 30 years of experience in aerospace & defense, industrial, energy, medical, communications and other critical sectors, Abaco’s innovative solutions align with open standards to accelerate customer success

Primary Purpose of this Position:
  • The Senior Staff Accountant will be a key, on-site member of the UK finance team. This will require the candidate to be capable of successfully operating in a rapidly evolving organization, handling multiple priorities, demonstrating creativity in development and management of policies, procedures and processes, and maintaining a broad knowledge of the financial recording and reporting requirements related to various governmental initiatives.
  • Contributing to managing the daily, weekly, monthly and annual accounting cycle; statutory compliance; and related processes for the UK entity.
  • Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled in a timely manner and reconciling items are resolved.
  • Ownership of global Fixed Assets reporting and reconciliation
  • Ownership of GRIR reporting and reconciliation
  • Ownership of intercompany across the Abaco Business unit.
  • Assist in the preparation of accurate and timely UK GAAP financial statements and completing the supporting statutory packages for corporate consolidation.
  • Coordinate and help manage external and internal audits
  • To make sure the UK finance team has sound documentation for our quarterly SOX review
  • Assisting in all UK tax related reporting, inclusive of government filings for Corporation Tax, R&D, VAT, WHT and ONS Returns and ensuring all payments are made timely.
  • Assist in leading the department’s UK GL operations, internal controls and reviews, financial standards compliance and audits (both internal and external)
  • Producing the UK Management Accounts pack for the UK Managing Director’s review
  • Effectively manage change within the group and/or organization resulting from change in processes, policies and/or acquisitions.
  • Assisting in adhoc finance projects as and when they occur

Qualifications/Requirements
  • Qualified with a recognised accounting body (ACCA, AIA, ICAEW, CPA, etc.) and relevant experience in accounting management including leading teams of accounting professionals.
  • Experience with US to UK GAAP is a plus.
  • Self-motivated, autonomous, and proven “do–it yourself” attitude.
  • High energy level with a hands-on approach combined with the ability to provide leadership and structure in a fast paced dynamic environment.
  • Experience with SAP suite; building SOX compliant processes; utilizing financial applications to enhance and automate processes, reporting, analysis and controls highly desired.
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
  • Ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
  • Abaco will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 18,500 colleagues, in 30 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Diversity and Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $6.0 billion.

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