Lead Accountant (UK and Ireland)

Location: St Albans, United Kingdom

Salary: £46,576–£64,043 per year, depending on experience and location

Company

hirify.global is a Japan-originated global eye health company with 130 years of experience and operations across more than 60 countries and regions.

What you will do

• Support month-end close, financial reporting, and balance sheet reconciliations with outsourced finance providers.
• Coordinate Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, expense management, purchase-to-pay, credit control, cash collection, and working capital activities.
• Support VAT, statutory audits, compliance, internal controls, financial policies, and governance requirements.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, HR, and other functions to monitor costs and provide budget visibility.
• Prepare variance analysis, management reports, performance dashboards, budgets, forecasts, and monthly performance reporting.
• Drive process optimization, automation, data quality improvements, finance transformation, and cross-functional regional projects.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of finance experience with knowledge of month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and core accounting principles.
• Hands-on SAP experience.
• AAT qualification.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to evaluate complex financial data and provide actionable insights.

Nice to have

• Power BI skills.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, or biotechnology industry.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a global eye health organization focused on improving patient outcomes.
• Flexible ways of working and an inclusive physical and virtual workplace.
• Opportunity to contribute to global research, development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Accommodation is available during the recruitment process upon request.