Job Title: Financial Accountant
Location: Aflex - UK - Bradley Business Park, Huddersfield
Location Type: Hybrid
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.
Key Responsibilities:
This role is a key position within the finance team in one of the UK sites, reporting to the financial controller and supporting them with financial accounting (both monthly management accounts and statutory accounts), tax compliance (VAT, corporation tax, import duties) while maintaining a strong control environment.
The Financial Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate accounting records to ensure the Aflex Hose team can deliver their operational and financial objectives to support the wider Watson-Marlow Business strategy.
This role is a key position within the Aflex Hose site in the UK, supporting customer service and profitable growth. Aflex Hose product is sold through both group and third-party channels globally into Biopharmaceutical, Industrial Process and Automotive sector with annual third-party revenue of c.£45m and the headcount on the Bradley Business Park site of c.290 colleagues.
Key accountabilities include:
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Each month you will prepare management accounts for submission to Group Finance on working day 6, together with supporting files (some of which are due on working day 1).
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You will ensure all accounting entries are documented and approved in line with group controls. Supporting documentation to be retained.
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You will be responsible for preparing balance sheet reconciliations each month, which will be reviewed and approved by the financial controller.
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You will be responsible for the Credit Controller who performs the credit control function. This includes sales to global customers, ensuring timely collection of all debtor balances.
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You will prepare and submit VAT returns, Plastic Packaging Tax returns, Office of National Statistics returns.
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You will provide spend analysis against plan to department managers.
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You will provide support to, and holiday cover for the Management Accountant to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly sales reporting is completed on time.
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You will provide support to, and holiday cover for the Payroll / Purchase Ledger Team Leader. They report to the financial controller.
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Together with the Financial Controller, you will liaise with external and internal auditors, and Group internal control team, to ensure all control requirements are met.
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You will be responsible for maintaining procedures, to ensure work is completed accurately and consistently. All systems to remain audit ready for quality certification, and internal controls.
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Processing supplier payments in line with Delegation of Authority matrix.
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Supporting the Financial Controller though the quarterly planning cycle.
Skills/Experience:
- Recognised accounting qualification (CIMA / ACA / ACCA etc). Will look at part qualified with relevant experience in a similar role.
- Good knowledge of financial accounting standards, and experience preparing management accounts, statutory accounts, VAT returns and ONS returns
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Working knowledge of financial controls (segregation of duties etc), and experience working in an environment with expectations of a strong control environment.
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Experience working in industry will be beneficial, preferably in a manufacturing environment is advantageous
- Ability to work to strict reporting deadlines while maintaining high quality output
At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:
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A competitive salary
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Flexible working arrangements
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A generous holiday allowance
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Three days’ paid volunteering leave
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Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include
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Gender-neutral parental leave
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15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
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Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
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Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more
Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.
Company Overview
At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.
Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.
