Financial Accountant

Join Our Team as a Financial Accountant in Wilmslow!

Are you a financial professional looking for an exciting new challenge? We are seeking a Financial Accountant to manage accounting and process optimisation responsibilities for all EMEA entities in Europe. This role offers the opportunity to deep dive into complex accounting fields such as lease accounting, compensation & benefits, and various other month-end closure activities. You will work with a diverse team spread across Europe.

Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire

Work Model: Hybrid (3 days on-site per week)

Support with month-end closing activities:

• Ensure appropriate US GAAP lease accounting in compliance with Corporate Accounting guidance:
• Ensure appropriate US GAAP Comp & Benefits accounting
• Perform monthly closing activities within a defined timeline
• Prepare monthly reconciliations in Blackline for all responsible G/L accounts.
• Ensure appropriate documentation of all manual bookings or tasks in the designated location in SAP, Blackline or Teams Channel.
• Primary backup to lead the EMEA bank accounting team and review reconciliations during the absence of the Bank Accounting Leader

Collaboration and supporting harmonisation of European Accounting processes: 

• Collaborate with various stakeholders (Regional Accounting, Order Processing, A/R, A/P, FP&A) to ensure seamless and timely information flow in both directions.
• Support development and maintenance of harmonised documentation, communication and document storage structures in all European Accounting teams.
• Identify and support opportunities to improve European accounting processes.

Education:

• Bachelor or equivalent experience required in Finance or Accounting
• Good understanding of relevant US GAAP accounting topics
• Part-Qualified ACCA, CIMA, CPA

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in an accounting position
• SAP-FI, or equivalent would be an advantage
• Strong Excel skills, or equivalent

Proficiencies:

• Independent work approach
• Demonstrated collaboration skills
• Proactive communication
• Proven ability to identify and resolve issues
• Flexibility to work on multiple accounting topics
• Project and change management skills are an advantage
• Self-development interest
• Strong English language skills, oral and written; a second European language would be an advantage

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.