Job Description

Vacancy: GL Accountant (6 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: UK - Royston Or Macedonia

Job Family: Accounting and Control

Together for a cleaner, healthier world.

Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 100 company, is a global leader in sustainable technologies specialising in catalysis, precious metal products, chemicals and process technology. With operations in over 30 countries, we employ more than 13,000 people. Johnson Matthey uses science to make the world cleaner and healthier. Over the past two centuries we have built our reputation and place as a global leader through quality, integrity, and innovation. Today, more than 93% of the group\'s sales come from products and services which provide sustainability benefits through the positive impact they have on the environment, resource efficiency and human health, but that\xe2\x80\x99s not enough. We have ambitious plans for growth and need talented individuals to help shape and lead us into our next century.

Our Clean Air sector excels in sustainable technology. We use our scientific know-how to create innovative products that play a crucial part in reducing harmful emissions and improving air quality, helping our customers meet legislative requirements globally. Governments and consumers are increasingly concerned about air quality, with regulations and legislation tightening. Our Clean Air sector helps meet these challenges, helping to reduce emissions effectively and efficiently from vehicles and other sources. As a supplier of one third of catalysts into the automotive industry globally, we are playing our part in creating a future for tomorrow.

As a GL Accountant you will report 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.

Your responsibilities:

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 managing GL transactions for product costs working with the Plant Insights & Decision Support team to source transactional data.

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.

Requirements for the role:

University degree qualification \xe2\x80\x93 Desirable

Professional accounting qualification, e.g. ACA, CIMA or equivalent \xe2\x80\x93 Essential

Significant experience embedding compliance to accounting policies and controls in a global organisation \xe2\x80\x93 Essential

Accounting Standards Ability to apply knowledge of applicable Accounting Standards and Cost \xe2\x80\x93 Essential

Significant and substantial experience within Finance function preferably in the manufacturing environment - Desirable

Experience of chemicals / automotive industry \xe2\x80\x93 Desirable

Ability to work collaboratively and provide appropriate challenge, insight and influence through process knowledge, often under time pressure \xe2\x80\x93 Essential

Good understand of product costing in the context of Financial Accounting \xe2\x80\x93 Essential

Microsoft Office and knowledge of SAP - Essential

How you will be rewarded:

We offer a competitive compensation and JM Elements benefits package including bonus, excellent pension contributions and 25 days annual leave (varies for shift-based roles). Our JM Elements Benefits programme helps our employees understand and manage the JM benefits, as well as helping you focus on your overall wellbeing \xe2\x80\x93 for you and your family.

We use our inspiring science and technology to enhance lives. For those who are passionate about sustainable solutions and shaping our markets, we offer stretch and a wealth of diverse opportunities.

We\xe2\x80\x99ll give you freedom to bring your whole self to work and be part of a team where difference matters and all voices are heard, that genuinely cares for you and where your contribution is appreciated. We\xe2\x80\x99ll empower you to lean in and make things happen, to create solutions and value for our customers. United by our values and vision, we\xe2\x80\x99re self-starters sharing the same values and accountability and always with a shared commitment to doing the right thing. We\xe2\x80\x99re passionate about making a difference and delivering a better tomorrow for us and for you \xe2\x80\x93 a cleaner and healthier world, today and for future generations.

Johnson Matthey is open for discussion on part time, job share and flexible working patterns.

Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks, early application is advised

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How to apply:
If you have the necessary skills and experience to join our team, please apply online. For any queries or should you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please let your recruiter know when they contact you.

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