Financial Accountant

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Can you bring your Analytical skills to our Finance Team based in Reading, UK where you can enjoy a collaborative culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of.

As our Financial Accountant, you will support the financial accounting activities of ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions UK Limited, ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust controls, and the successful delivery of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes. Working closely with the General Ledger Team Leader and wider finance team, you will take ownership of key accounting activities, support audits and compliance requirements, and help drive continuous improvement across financial processes

You would also:

• Lead assigned month-end, quarter-end, and year-end activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, leases, payroll accounting, and intercompany transactions .
• Own and complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies while ensuring accurate supporting documentation and compliance with company controls .
• Prepare journals, reconciliation schedules, and financial commentary, providing clear analysis to support group reporting and decision-making .
• Support internal and external audits, statutory accounts preparation, tax-related activities, VAT reconciliations, and other financial compliance requirements .
• Collaborate with finance and business stakeholders to resolve issues, maintain effective controls, identify process improvements, and contribute to the smooth running of the finance function .

• Has finalist, part-qualified (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) or qualified by experience, with strong financial accounting skills .
• Has proven experience managing month-end, quarter-end and year-end processes, including balance sheet reconciliations and resolving discrepancies .
• Has strong working knowledge of SAP (S/4
  
  HANA or ECC), with exposure to S/4
  
  HANA and Fiori considered advantageous .
• Has advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups, with the ability to analyse data and produce accurate financial reports .
• Has detail- oriented and proactive accountant with audit support experience, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work independently in a multinational environment similar.

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions IS part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, who are theglobal leader in access solutions. Every day, we reimagine how people move through asafer, more open world with ease. Ifyou’veever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control,you’veprobably usedone of our products or services. We have operations inover 70 countries, with over
52,000colleaguesaround the world.

Ourexpertisein customer journey mapping, innovation, and service design leads to the invention ofnew solutions that create value for our clients and exceptional experiences for their end users

We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so you can continue and progress a lifelong career with us – here’s what we have to offer:

• Learning and career development opportunities, whether it’s online learning, management training or enhancing your skills.
• A competitive salary and incentive scheme.
• Variety of benefits including Holiday Flex, Cycle 2 Work, attractive company pension, discount portal, recognition scheme and wellbeing program… to name just a few!

We are building diverse, inclusive teams, and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us.

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