Job Title:

Overheads & Operational Accountant

The Overheads & Operational Accountant role plays a key part in supporting the effective day to day running of the finance function across Hayward Tyler Limited (HTL) and Hayward Tyler East Kilbride (HTEK). It is a hands on role with responsibility for overhead accounting, month end support, operational finance processes, and maintaining strong financial controls.

What you will do:

Overheads & Cost Centre Accounting
• Own monthly overhead cost centre accounting across HTL and HTFH.
• Prepare and post monthly overhead journals (accruals, prepayments, reallocations).
• Ensure overhead costs are accurately coded, reviewed, and controlled.
• Produce monthly overhead variance analysis versus budget and forecast.
• Support budget holders with cost understanding and challenge where appropriate.

Month End Close & Balance Sheet Control
• Support the month end close process, ensuring overhead areas are closed accurately and on time.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for overhead related accounts (e.g. accruals, prepayments, expenses).
• Ensure reconciliations are complete, well evidenced, and review ready for Financial Controller sign off.
• Maintain strong audit trails in line with finance governance requirements.

Operational Finance & Day to Day Support
• Act as first line finance support for operational and functional teams on overhead and cost queries.
• Support purchase to pay processes, ensuring spend is recorded in line with policy and approvals.
• Monitor open purchase orders and cost commitments relating to overhead spend.
• Promote disciplined, system based finance processes and controls.

Compliance, Logistics & Administrative Finance Support
• Provide cover and support for basic logistics and customs compliance administration, including:
o Maintaining customs documentation and supporting audit files.
o Supporting periodic submissions (e.g. bills of discharge) under Financial Controller direction.
• Support routine finance compliance activities (expense policy, supporting schedules, controls).
• Act as a dependable cover point across operational finance activities during absence.

Audit & Year End Support
• Support preparation of audit schedules and working papers relating to overhead and operational areas.
• Respond to audit queries efficiently and in a structured manner.
• Ensure overhead and operational finance areas are audit ready throughout the year.

Continuous Improvement
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and control within overhead and operational finance processes.
• Support system and process improvements within Epicor and related finance tools.
• Work collaboratively across the finance team to ensure clear ownership and smooth hand offs.

What you will need:

Essential:
• Part qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA) AAT Technician or qualified by experience.
• Experience in overhead accounting, management accounting, or operational finance roles.
• Strong attention to detail and a control focused mindset.
• Reliable delivery against recurring deadlines.

Desirable:
• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Exposure to logistics, customs, or operational compliance activity.
• Experience supporting audits or year end processes.

All candidates must be able to prove that they have the right to work in the UK.

Why work for us?
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages
• Flexible working scheme
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave and option to purchase additional holidays
• Contributory pension plan with associated life assurance
• Hybrid working policy for select roles
• Recognition reward schemes
• Healthcare scheme offering cash back on medical services (optician/dental etc.)
• Virtual GP surgery and employee assistance programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Range of employee discounts (including gyms, high street and online retailers)

About the team

Backed by a heritage of over 200 years, Hayward Tyler is a global leader in today’s top performing industrial pumps and motors. We employ 120 people at our UK headquarters in Bedfordshire and have sites in Scotland, India, China and the USA.

Our UK location offers a variety of options to manufacture new, upgrade, or replace existing installed equipment. We supply spare parts for all pumps and motors, including legacy products in all industries to include Oil and Gas, Power, Nuclear, and Water.