Accountant

Job Title: Accountant
Location: Malvern – Hybrid or Remote
Role Benefits – Competitive Salary + Benefits Package and more

Become part of making the impossible possible.

About the role:

As an Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting the Finance function across multiple legal entities within EMEA and the wider Spectris Group. You will be responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting month-end close activities, maintaining strong financial controls, and ensuring transactional finance processes operate efficiently.  

Working closely with Finance teams, Shared Service Centres, and business stakeholders, you will help provide high-quality financial information, support statutory and compliance requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers broad exposure across management accounting, reporting, audit, compliance, and finance transformation activities within a multinational environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive finance professional who enjoys taking ownership, building strong stakeholder relationships, and contributing to the success of a collaborative and

fast-paced Finance team.

What you'll be doing:

• Manage month-end reporting and financial close activities for one or more legal entities, including journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany accounting
• Process and oversee key transactional finance activities, including Accounts Payable, employee expenses, corporate cards and supplier master data management
• Support the preparation of management accounts, financial reporting, variance analysis and Profit & Loss reviews to ensure accurate and insightful financial information
• Assist with statutory accounts, tax reporting requirements and compliance activities across domestic and international entities
• Prepare and submit required internal and external reporting, including ONS submissions, while supporting audit activities and maintaining strong financial controls
• Partner with Finance teams, Shared Service Centres and stakeholders across EMEA to ensure finance processes are completed accurately and on time
• Provide responsive support to budget holders and senior stakeholders, proactively managing queries, approvals and information requests
• Drive continuous improvement by simplifying finance processes, enhancing documentation, supporting system and business change initiatives, and contributing to finance projects and M&A activities

About you:

• Relevant background in finance or accounting, with a solid understanding of month-end processes, financial close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, journals and intercompany accounting
• Knowledge of transactional finance activities, including Accounts Payable, supplier management and expense processing
• Familiarity with SAP (ideally SAP S/4HANA) and strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Part-qualified accountant or actively studying towards a professional accounting qualification would be advantageous
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining financial accuracy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a practical and solutions-focused approach to challenges
• Confident communicator who can build effective relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels
• Self-motivated and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multinational environment

What's in It for You

• Join a collaborative and high-performing Finance function supporting multiple entities across EMEA and the wider Spectris Group
• Gain broad exposure across management accounting, financial reporting, statutory accounting, compliance, audit and finance transformation activities
• Work closely with senior stakeholders and finance professionals across an international business
• Develop your technical and commercial finance expertise through a varied and challenging role
• Enjoy a comprehensive and competitive rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth and success

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About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps. 
Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies. 

We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery.  Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.
We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

We are part of Spectris. Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do – our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps
Your Partners in Discovery

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we always select the most qualified applicant for each role and make all decisions without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.