Accounting Manager – UK Arm of a US-Headquartered Distribution Group, Hemel Hempstead

Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire (on site, with some flexibility)
Salary: £55,000 – £70,000 depending on experience, plus benefits
Type: Permanent, full time
Reports to: Group CFO (United States)
Reference: FDC-AM-HH-2607

The opportunity

A UK business acquired by an American parent group is building out its finance function as it integrates into a global reporting structure. The company has recently moved into a new, purpose-built headquarters in Hemel Hempstead and is scaling its operations off the back of that investment.

The Accounting Manager is the engine room of that process. You will run the UK close, produce the reporting pack that goes back to head office, and keep the stock ledger honest across a large and varied inventory. It is a role for an accountant who enjoys getting the detail right and seeing it flow through to a set of numbers people rely on.

Reporting is directly into the Group CFO in the United States, which means real visibility with senior management and the technical stretch of working to two reporting frameworks at once.

About the business

Our client is the UK operating company of a US-headquartered technical distribution group with facilities across North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe. The UK business holds significant inventory across a wide product range and supplies an international customer base to demanding service levels.

The wider group has grown through acquisition and continues to do so. The UK entity retains its own identity, its own team and its own trading relationships, but now operates within group financial standards and reporting timetables.