Senior Financial Accountant - Manchester

Senior Financial Accountant — Europe East Region — Cheshire (Near Manchester Airport)

We're hiring on behalf of a US multinational scientific instruments and technology business with a significant and growing European presence. This is a hands-on senior accounting role with real end-to-end ownership — not a support function with a vague remit.

Please note: A car and full driving licence are essential for this role. The office is located in regional Cheshire — easily accessible from Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield, Alderley Edge and the wider Cheshire/Greater Manchester commuter belt, and adjacent to Manchester Airport.

The role: You'll take full responsibility for US GAAP and statutory accounting across one to two legal entities within the Europe East region, own the audit process end-to-end for your entities, and drive harmonisation of accounting activities across the broader region. You'll work closely with regional and global finance stakeholders — internal teams, external auditors and local tax authorities — and be expected to identify process improvement opportunities rather than wait to be told where they are.

What you'll actually be doing:

Full US GAAP and statutory accounting responsibility for 1–2 legal entities — accruals, prepaids, local tax accounting, trial balance reviews, clearings and reclassifications

Acting as primary point of contact for internal and external audits for your assigned entities — end-to-end, not just providing schedules

Owning intercompany reconciliations across the entire Europe East region

Executing daily and monthly regional accounting activities — fixed and demo asset management, recurring journal entries, P&L reviews, cost centre control, T&E accounts and stock count coordination

✅ Preparing and completing BlackLine reconciliations for entities within the region

Collaborating closely with Finance, AP, Tax, Country and Regional leadership as well as external partners including Big 4 audit firms and local tax authorities

Participating in and driving local, regional and global finance projects — with real scope to lead harmonisation and efficiency initiatives

What we need:

✅ Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field

✅ Solid senior-level experience in accounting roles within an international environment

✅ US GAAP knowledge — this is a core technical requirement, not a nice-to-have

✅ Fluent English and either Hungarian or Polish — written and spoken, to a high professional standard. One of these two languages is non-negotiable for this role

✅ Hands-on SAP experience

✅ Strong Excel skills — you'll be in it daily

✅ Full driving licence and access to a car — the Wilmslow office location requires it

✅ Self-motivated and comfortable using your own initiative to improve processes rather than waiting to be directed

✅ A genuine team player who can build working relationships across internal and external partners in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment

Nice to have:

⭐ Experience with BlackLine

⭐ Knowledge of additional European languages

⭐ Previous experience in a US-listed multinational or Big 4 practice background

The reality of the role: This is genuine end-to-end ownership of accounting across a multinational's European entities — not a task-based role where someone else sets the priorities. You'll deal directly with Big 4 auditors, tax authorities and regional leadership. The language requirement is real — candidates without fluent Hungarian or Polish will not be progressed. If you want a senior accounting role in a global science and technology business with real scope to drive process improvement and grow internationally — this is worth a conversation.

Cheshire — Hybrid - Office-based 3 days per week. Adjacent to Manchester Airport. Own transport essential.

Interested or want a confidential conversation first? Send your CV to [email protected] or call +353 1 693 3477.

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