<div><p>We are looking for a talented Accountant (maternity cover) to join our team specializing in Finance for our Meritor – Corporate Finance Department in Cwmbran, United Kingdom. This is an 18‑month maternity cover role, open for secondment.</p><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Strengthen general ledger integrity: Ensure accurate and complete posting of fixed assets, intercompany transactions, accruals, prepayments, and bank reconciliations, providing a robust and reliable financial foundation.</li><li>Drive efficient month‑end close: Coordinate timely and precise month‑end activities, reducing close cycle times while maintaining high accuracy and control standards.</li><li>Enhance financial reporting quality: Deliver clear, consistent, and accurate financial information that supports both group reporting requirements and local statutory needs.</li><li>Embed best practices: Identify, implement, and continuously improve accounting processes and controls to drive efficiency, consistency, and compliance across the function.</li><li>Support audit excellence: Act as a key point of contact for SOX, internal, and external audits, ensuring well‑prepared documentation, smooth audit interactions, and timely issue resolution.</li><li>Ensure audit readiness and compliance: Provide complete and accurate information to external auditors to meet group and statutory audit requirements without delays or rework.</li><li>Standardize across European entities: Partner closely with European accounting teams to harmonize processes, controls, and best practices across all sites.</li><li>Deliver statutory reporting: Assist with the preparation of UK statutory financial statements, ensuring accuracy, compliance with local regulations, and alignment with group policies.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Strong technical accounting expertise: Solid knowledge of general ledger management, including fixed assets, intercompany transactions, accruals, prepayments, and bank reconciliations, to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance.</li><li>Effective month‑end and reporting discipline: Ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver accurate and timely month‑end close and financial reporting under tight deadlines.</li><li>Audit and compliance mindset: Confidence working with SOX, internal, and external auditors, providing clear documentation, accurate data, and maintaining strong controls to meet group and statutory requirements.</li><li>Collaborative and improvement‑focused approach: Willingness to work closely with European accounting teams to standardize processes, implement best practices, and support high‑quality statutory financial statement preparation.</li><li>Education: College, university, or equivalent degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.</li><li>Experience: Minimal relevant professional work experience in the field of study required.</li></ul></div>