ABOUT US

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A truly global company, INEOS comprises of 36 businesses with 194 sites in 29 countries throughout the world. We also encompass a range of consumer brands and sports interests.

INEOS O&P UK Grangemouth is a petrochemicals centre of excellence. We are the largest manufacturing site in Scotland. We pride ourselves in offering a working environment that is friendly and welcoming, that offers employees true autonomy and empowerment and that enables everyone to achieve their goals and to have a fulfilling professional career with us.

Our aim, as always, is to find new, improved ways of doing things. Whether that’s through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises, we like to push boundaries and overcome challenges.

If you share our vision for a sustainable future; if you possess the skills and competencies to help deliver our net zero road map; if you want to play your part in the remarkable next step in the UK petrochemical sector, we’d like to hear from you.

ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY

We are currently looking for a part-qualified Financial Accountant with payroll experience to join the European Accounting Team working on-site at our office in Grangemouth. The European Accounting Team provides transaction accounting services to a number of businesses based both in the UK and abroad. Please note the position is known internally as a Payroll Accountant and the role sits within our finance function.

Key accountabilities

Provide a payroll accounting service to the UK based INEOS businesses on site for 4 legal entities, providing cover for 1 other UK legal entity and 1 US legal entity, including but not limited to:

Collation and preparation of payroll journal postings to ensure that monthly accounting for the UK payrolls are completed in accordance with the monthly timetable.
Develop a thorough understanding of payroll components to ensure that accounting is accurate.
Prepare all disbursements related to payroll ensuring that they are made on time to the correct recipients and approved.
Maintain up-to-date reconciliations for payroll related balance sheet accounts, escalating outstanding items on a timely basis.
Administer and monitor the process for certain payroll deductions.
Maintain good relationships with the reporting accountants, business controllers and HR team.
Collation of information for disclosures in the year end statutory accounts and primary contact for external audit payroll related queries.
Collate and submit payroll related National Statistics returns.
Collation and review of information for inclusion in the tax year end P11d and PSA returns to ensure accuracy and filing per HMRC submission deadlines.
Provision of payroll related information for ad-hoc queries.
Identify and recommend areas for process improvement.
Ensure procedures are maintained.

Support other activities within the team, including:

Monitoring of Maximo interfaces to identify and correct errors to ensure business results are complete.
Complete weekly and 4 weekly cash forecasts for INEOS Chemicals Grangemouth Limited and provide payroll related input to other forecasts prepared within the business.
Process sundry payment requests either through issuing cheques or bank payments.
Extract, review and process AMEX procurement card data to ensure purchasing costs are fully reflected in the financial results.

ABOUT YOU

Required:

Part-qualified accountant with 2-3 years’ experience or qualified by experience.
Considerable experience in a similar role.
Experience of preparing reconciliations.
Excellent experience using Microsoft Excel.
Strong numerical and analytical skills.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent organisational skills.
Flexible and a team player.
Quick learner who is not afraid to ask questions and challenge processes.
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Desired:

Have previous knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems.
Understand HMRC reporting requirements for PAYE.

WHAT WE OFFER

34 days holiday (optional salary sacrifice to purchase up to 5 extra days)
Benefits Platform – access to discounts on high street stores etc., Discounted Private Medical Insurance, Travel Insurance etc.
Up to 20% Discretionary Bonus Opportunity
Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions
Free On-site Gym
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced Maternity Leave
Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme
Ongoing Career Development

HOW TO APPLY

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their CV via our website.

Pre-screen (If applicable)

Applicants with a successful CV may be invited to an online MS Teams or telephone call to further discuss the role, the organisation and your suitability.

Formal Interview

Successful applicants will then be invited to interview which will consist of behavioural and technical questions. For some roles the recruitment process may also include technical testing, behaviour questionnaires and/ or a delivering a presentation.

Provisional Offer

If you are selected as the preferred candidate you will receive a provisional offer which will be subject to a medical assessment and reference checks. Some roles may also require a criminality check.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages. If you would like to discuss any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact opportunities.uk@ineos.com.

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