Senior Accountant - Contract
About The Position
Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets. We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them. The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges. You’ll handle the day‑to‑day accounting work that keeps the general ledger clean, accurate, and audit‑ready. Month‑end, cost accounting, inventory, reporting, and partnering with operations all sit in your world. If something looks off, you’ll dig, investigate, and sort it.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CMA is a bonus
- 5+ years’ accounting experience, including at least 2 in manufacturing
- Strong grasp of cost accounting and inventory valuation
- Comfortable working in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, D365, etc.)
- Solid understanding of GAAP and/or IFRS
- Detail‑driven, analytical, and able to spot issues quickly
- Good communicator who can explain financial matters in plain English
- Able to work independently and meet deadlines without drama
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Blackline or FloQast
- Prior experience improving finance processes or automating routine work
Responsibilities
- Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and month‑end adjustments
- Report monthly actuals in HFM (or similar tools) and make sure they’re right first time
- Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts
- Support standard cost updates and analyze cost variances
- Run inventory accounting—cycle counts, reconciliations, reserves
- Monitor manufacturing expenses (labor, overhead, scrap) and explain variances
- Support audits and help prepare financial statements
- Build and maintain reports and KPIs for operations
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls
- Partner with operations and supply chain to improve financial performance
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost roll‑ups
- Look for ways to automate and improve finance processes—not just tick boxes
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
