Level Experienced Job Location United Kingdom - Letchworth - LETCHWORTH, Hertfordshire SG6 2TS Position Type Full Time Education Level 4 Year Degree Job Shift Day Job Category Finance
Northland Controls is seeking a Management Accountant to join our Finance team in Letchworth. This is a key role supporting both the Finance function and the wider business, with responsibility across core accounting activities, financial reporting, audits, and international transactions.
The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong technical expertise, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a global environment.
Prepare journal entries, financial analyses, and account reconciliations.
Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and maintain the general ledger.
Prepare and maintain accurate financial reports and records.
Meet all processing, reporting, and regulatory deadlines.
Respond to information requests and assist with internal and external audits.
Ensure accurate internal and external reporting and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Oversee and liaise with external parties including auditors, accountants, banks, vendors, tax authorities, and insurance providers.
Collaborate with operational teams to ensure accurate revenue recognition and optimise financial results.
Work closely with international finance teams on global initiatives and cross-border transactions.
Manage cash and banking activities.
Identify and implement opportunities to improve accounting processes and efficiencies.
Provide ad-hoc support to the Finance team and wider business as required.
Essential:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent).
Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience (5+ years total accounting experience preferred).
Strong numeracy, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
High level of organisation and attention to detail.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong ethical standards and professional integrity.
Desirable:
Experience with ERP systems (SAP or NetSuite highly beneficial).
Experience working with international transactions and multi-entity accounts.
Knowledge of tax, audit, and regulatory compliance.
This role does not have direct reports but works closely with colleagues and provides financial insights to management.
This is a full-time, office-based role in Letchworth.
The position is primarily sedentary.
No travel is required.
Candidates must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
This job advertisement is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. Responsibilities may change to meet business needs.
Northland Controls designs, installs, manages and harmonizes physical security systems across the globe with unparalleled services. No excuses. We have successfully executed thousands of projects for the world’s most demanding organizations—especially those grappling with rapid worldwide growth. Bound by a unique set of core values, more than 270 highly trained security professionals relentlessly focus on the highest quality integration and complex, security solutions.
The values that unite us are: Take on Challenges, Be Honorable, Have Fun, Put People First and Do Whatever It Takes. We believe our core values set us apart in the industry and have helped us grow organically to serve the world’s most recognizable and trusted brands.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we have a global footprint with offices in Washington, DC, Rochester, NY, Austin, TX, Montreal, London, Dublin, Heidelberg, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangalore, Chennai, Tokyo, and Kuala Lumpur.
Northland excels at integrating software and security components together to provide harmonious security, while having the operational expertise to manage these programs. We have built a comprehensive network of heavily vetted system integration partners whose work we hold to the same standard as our own. This equates to hundreds of people available at any given time to respond to our customers’ needs. This year alone, we’ve installed systems in over 90 countries.
