Northland Controls is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team in Letchworth, UK. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified ACCA or CIMA professional looking to build their accounting career within a growing global organization.
Working closely with the Finance team, you'll support financial reporting, project accounting, month-end close activities, and management reporting while helping ensure the accuracy and integrity of our financial information. You'll gain exposure to a broad range of accounting responsibilities in a collaborative, fast-paced environment that encourages professional development.
What You'll Do
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Maintain accurate financial records, reports, and general ledger accounts.
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Support month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
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Monitor and analyze project costs, including labour, materials, subcontractors, and overhead expenses.
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Track and reconcile project expenditures against budgets, identifying variances and supporting financial performance reporting.
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Prepare Accounts Receivable month-end journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
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Process sales invoices and credit notes accurately and in a timely manner.
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Provide administrative support for Accounts Receivable activities and assist with customer account inquiries.
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Perform project and margin analysis to support business and operational decision-making.
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Review financial information to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards and internal policies.
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Support internal and external audits by preparing financial information and responding to audit requests.
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Assist the Finance Manager with management accounting, reporting, budgeting, and other finance initiatives.
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Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting efficiency.
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Support additional Finance projects and responsibilities as assigned.
What We're Looking For
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Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA, or actively working toward a professional accounting qualification.
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Experience in an accounting or finance environment.
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Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
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Experience with project accounting or project cost tracking is highly desirable.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting or ERP systems.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
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Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
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Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
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A proactive approach with a willingness to learn and continuously develop professionally.
Why Join Northland Controls?
At Northland Controls, you'll become part of a collaborative global team where innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement are valued. You'll have the opportunity to lead meaningful finance transformation initiatives, shape the future of our planning and reporting capabilities, and influence business decisions across an international organization.
If you're looking for a role where your analytical expertise and financial insight can make a measurable impact, we'd love to hear from you.
About Northland Controls
Northland is a world-class global security integrator with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, China and India. We specialize in design, build, integration, and management of high-end Lenel, Software House, S2 global enterprise security systems which include 6 out of 10 of the largest hi-tech companies in Silicon Valley.
We are responsible for single card reader installations in some of the most remote parts of the world, all the way through to the design, deployment and management of large enterprise systems managing up to 300 corporate offices in over 70 countries including datacenters and multi-faceted security operations centers.
With 250 highly trained professionals, all program management, project management, system design, system programming, testing and commissioning is carried out by Northland Controls experts to ensure we deliver the right solution, to the right standard, every time, anywhere in the world. In addition, Northland is supported by a network of over 100 in-country local service partners (LSPs) across the world who partner with Northland to deliver unparalleled world class services to our enterprise customers.
We are trusted to get the job done no matter what. Through word-of-mouth our elite list of customers has rewarded us with phenomenal growth from $1M to $70M in 10 years’. To achieve this, we are always interested in the very best people who share our core values and beliefs and will “do whatever it takes” to enable our customers to realize their goals. We will take on difficult challenges regardless of where they may lead us, and we will always take the most honorable route to get there.
Our Mission
To be the most trusted and influential leader in the industry. By delivering exceptional services across the world, we are determined to continually surprise our customers, the industry and even ourselves while having fun.
Core Values
Be Honorable * Take on Challenges * Do Whatever it Takes * Our People * Have Fun
Northland provides a robust set of benefit plans including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plan, wellness programs, quarterly bonus program and paid time off.
Northland Controls provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
