United Kingdom, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Accounting Associate

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.

If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.

Specific Responsibility:  

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UK Payroll

Responsible for the processing of monthly Payroll for all employees within required deadlines. This includes processing all HMRC tax notifications, SPP, SSP, SMP and any other forms of Payroll payments / deductionsEnsure pay slips (as well as year end declarations) are correct and are loaded into the portal within required deadlinesRun and validate all payroll reports and post these into SAPCalculate and post monthly bonus accrual including the calculation of additional costs to the Company (NI, pension etc.)Additional month end reporting that includes overtime summary for group reportingProvide support to employees as and when required

Payroll reporting

Responsible for the monthly RTI submission as well as payments to HMRCResponsible for statutory reporting including P45’s and P60’sResponsible for P11d reporting and the submission to HMRC

Pensions

Take full ownership of Greene, Tweed Pension plan. This includes the following tasks:

Maintenance of pension spreadsheetManage changes to employee contributionsEnsure the organization is compliant with auto-enrollment obligations. This includes managing opt ins, opt outs and any statutory updatesMonthly upload of data to pension provider portalLiaise with external pension advisor to ensure all starter and leaver information is up to date

Expenses

Take full ownership of expenses and the Concur expense system for the following companies:

GT UKGT BeneluxGT SwitzerlandGT ItalyGT Israel

Audit and approve all expenses ensuring that these are in line with the Global Expenses Policy. This includes but is not limited to:

Ensure accuracy of VAT reported on expenses as well as ensuring the correct documentation is providedChase late submissionsHelp and support employees where necessaryPost expenses into SAPResponsible for PSA reporting and the submission to HMRC

Credit cards

Take full ownership of UK, Italy, Israel, Switzerland credit cards. This includes but is not limited to:

New card applications ensuring that the employee is aware of their responsibilitiesEnsure each credit card holder signs the credit card agreementMonitoring and review of credit card limits to ensure appropriatenessAnnual review of credit card users and removal if no longer required

Company cars

Maintain company car spreadsheetOrganise the return of vehicles at the end of their leaseKeep insurance database updatedSubmit P46c to HMRC as and when required

Support EFC and Senior Accountant with various General Ledger Accounting tasks that include, but not limited to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Accruals, Prepayments for UK, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, Holdings, Israel.

Ad hoc tasks supporting the EFC and other European Controllers as and when required

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Education

AAT qualification or working towards AAT qualificationGCSE Grade C or above in Maths and at least 2/3 GCSE’s of the same grade in other subjects

Skills and Experience

Minimum two years payroll experience with a minimum of 5 years working in a Finance functionComputer Literacy with experience in Excel, Word & Bank software systemsWorking knowledge of SAP financial modules, specifically general ledger postingsDetail oriented with experience processing financial documentsAbility to recognize problems and errors; investigate and correct as neededAbility to build internal and external relationships

Essential Job Functions:

            Physical Requirements:         

                        Standing                                               Rarely (0-15%)

                        Sitting                                                  Frequently (46-100%)

                        Lifting                                                  Up to 10lbs without assistance

                        Carrying                                               Up to 10lbs without assistance

                        Walking                                               Rarely (0-15%)

                        Hearing (ability to detect noises)           Ability to detect noises with or without corrective

                        Vision                                                  Clarity of vision, with or without corrective lenses

            Mental Requirements:           

                        Problem Solving                                   Frequently (46-100%)

                        Making Decisions                                 Ability to make decisions that have a moderate impact

                        Supervise                                             Rarely (0-15%)

                        Interpret Data                                       Frequently (46-100%)

                        Organize                                              Frequently (46-100%)

                        Read/Write                                           Frequently (46-100%)

                        Communication

            Work Environment

                        High Temperatures                               Rarely (0-15%)

                        Low Temperatures                                Rarely (0-15%)

                        Noises                                                  Quiet (private office/library)

                        Fumes Exposure                                   Rarely (0-15%)

Note:  This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor.  All requirements are subject to change and updates.

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