[Hiring] Senior Accountant Benelux and Nordics @Spirax-Sarco Ltd.

Role Description

As a Senior Accountant, you will provide essential contribution to the finance function by handling day-to-day accounting tasks, financial reporting, and administrative duties. Working closely with the Finance Manager and/or Regional Finance & Business Compliance Manager, you will maintain accurate records, ensuring compliance with international and local financial regulations, and driving efficiency in processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• General Accounting: Responsible for all day to day accounting operations, including maintaining the general ledger and posting general journals.
• Accounts Payable: Process supplier invoices, manage approvals, and ensure timely payment to vendors.
• Bank and Cash Management: Record transactions, perform reconciliations, set up/approve bank payments and manage collections and dunning processes. Monitor cashflow and manage local banking, in collaboration with Group Treasury when required.
• Expense Management: Handle travel and management expense reports, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• Month-End and Year-End Reporting: Responsible for month-end and year-end closing processes, including all balance sheet reconciliations - such as stock reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and inter-company accounts - providing documentation as required. Accurate and timely preparation and submission of reports in line with Group reporting requirements and local financial regulations.
• Fixed Assets: Maintain fixed asset register and ensure capital acquisition approvals documented in line with delegation of authority.
• Payroll: Management of relationship with external payroll providers ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Internal Controls: Document and implement processes and policies, to ensure a strong internal control environment and compliance with G3 Internal control requirements.
• VAT and Tax Compliance: Preparation of VAT returns and tax declarations, ensuring adherence to local regulations.
• Financial Planning and Budgeting: Collaborate with Sector Finance Partner and Regional Finance & Business Compliance Managers to support financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Audit Support: Participate in internal and external audits, offering necessary financial records and information.
• General Administration: Maintain records, manage customs documents and provide local office administration as required.
• Collaboration with Teams: Work closely with other OpCos and teams within the region to ensure smooth financial operations and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy finance or accountancy role supported by an accountancy degree or recognised professional accounting qualification is essential.
• Fluency in English is required, as well as fluency in the local language.
• Relevant experience working with ERP systems (e.g. Dynamics AX) and advanced Excel skills.
• Hands-on attitude, with strong reconciliation, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail capabilities.
• Effective communicator with the ability to collaborate with international and multicultural teams.
• Ability to manage deadlines, prioritise tasks, and work both independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Comprehensive private healthcare
• An enhanced retirement plan
• Life assurance
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Company Description

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.