Senior Financial Accountant

At Saint-Gobain, we are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to work in our Finance Shared Service Centre (SSC) in East Leake.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified accountant to join our passionate and knowledgeable SSC as a Senior Financial Accountant. In this role, you will lead and develop the General Ledger team, overseeing multiple SSC clients, processes, and systems, ensuring clients and customers receive reliable and accurate information on a timely basis, correctly reflecting the underlying performance of the businesses

Finance is part of the Professional Services team at Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland.

This role can be worked on a hybrid basis.

What we’re looking for:

First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people who align well with our values and way of working. In addition to the Saint-Gobain attitudes, the successful candidate will have:

• Full professional qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of General Ledger accounting principles, activities, and processes.
• Comprehensive understanding of local statutory accounting rules.
• Awareness of IFRS and local fiscal rules.
• Proven ability to manage and develop teams.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage with SSC senior management and stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to challenge and question processes constructively.

What you will be doing:

In this role as a Senior Financial Accountant, you will:

• Oversee the preparation and posting of accruals and journal entries into SAP as agreed with clients.
• Ensure sub-ledgers reconcile with the General Ledger.
• Manage fixed asset accounting, reporting, and reconciliation processes.
• Finalise month-end and inter-company reconciliation processes, collaborating with Accounts Payable (AP), Cash Management (CM), and Accounts Receivable (AR) teams.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly and yearly balance justifications and balance sheet reconciliation files.
• Review and deliver monthly KPIs and associated analysis, providing SSC management and clients with insights and actionable recommendations.
• Ensure the preparation of monthly sign-off files for multiple clients.
• Approve and populate the group reporting package with accurate financial data.
• Supervise the preparation of periodical declarations such as VAT, Intrastat, PSA, etc.
• Anticipate and streamline month-end processes to ensure smooth and efficient closings.
• Ensure adherence to the closing calendar.
• Support the preparation of yearly statutory accounts and liaise with local auditors.
• Work collaboratively with your team and other process teams to identify and implement improvement opportunities.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

Are Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be but also facilitates better decision-making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we’re always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We’ll happily discuss any flexibility you might need for this role—be it flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We can’t promise to meet every request when we’re recruiting, but we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and learn more about you as a person. We look forward to hearing from you!