Senior Accountant

Full job description
Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.

Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!

The Role

The Senior Accountant plays a key role in supporting the finance function and is responsible for the month-end close process, reconciliation reporting, variance analysis, audits, enforcing department accounting policies and other ad-hoc projects. Additionally, this role assists with our SAP initiatives and internal and external financial reporting. This position reports directly to the Finance Manager (UK/Ireland/South Africa).


Accountabilities

Ensuring the consistent integrity of information, in a timely manner.
Compliance with internal and external accounting policies, procedures and legislation.
Responsibilities

Management of the month end process to ensure completed to prescribed timelines
Reconciliation and posting of payroll information into SAP
Accruals posting, based on cost centres revision and in collaboration with business and manufacturing finance.
Monthly review of balance sheet of 2 legal entities to identify and resolve any issues
Local Taxes calculation and Payments
VAT returns and associated work, duty deferment, C79, EEC Sales (IR), …
Work closely with Tax advisor to deliver tax computations and prepare Tax Calculation
Monthly review of balance sheet of 2 legal entities to identify and resolve any issues
Manage and support external audits
Perform other special projects as needed.
Competencies, Qualification & Experience Required

Essential

ACCA/CIMA Qualified/experienced part-qualified
Microsoft Office – in particular strong Excel skills
SAP / or ERP system
Desired

Bachelors-Accounting or related
Experience of operating within a busy finance environment
Competencies

Customer Focus
Action Orientated
Instils Trust
Demonstrates Self-Awareness
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Being Resilient
Situational Adaptability