Record to Report (RTR) Team Leader

Murphy is recruiting for a Record to Report (RTR) Team Leader  to work within the Finance Shared Service Team in Wigan - WA3 3JD

This role is initially for 6 months, to support the team during an exceptionally busy period.

Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place.

We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.

A day in the life of a Murphy Record to Report Team Leader

Managing the performance of accounting activities relating to the maintenance of complete and accurate general ledger and management accounts across all areas of the JMS Group
Ensuring information is processed within the RTR area in line with Group Timetable and SSC SLAs to ensure a timely month end reporting cycle and the production of complete and accurate management accounts
Dealing with items of a more complex and sensitive nature and providing sign-off or approval where required for journals and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
Delivering timely and accurate information to Group Finance, Head of Tax for external and internal reporting
Recruiting, managing and developing the RTR team, as well as reviewing their work to ensure that
Act as business facing responsible partner to all Finance and Commercial colleagues demonstrating, articulating, and reporting all business unit / legal entity headlines within Profit/ Loss and or Balance Sheet arena
Ensure complete transparency of all Profit / Loss and balance sheet open items on a monthly basis, providing executive reporting to Key Stakeholders
Delivery of accounting activities in a controlled, documented timely manner, supporting all aspects of query management and resolution
Delivery of Balance Sheet assurance through completed accurate reconciliations in a documented timely manner, supporting all aspects of query management and resolution
Ensures that accounting ledgers, management accounts, journals and associated supporting documents, schedules, and reports, and analyses are accurately prepared and maintained
Performs complex reconciliations for the balance sheet and profit and loss account as per the Group’s agreed reconciliation processes and reviews the balance sheets reconciliations produced by the team
Manages the timely allocation of tasks for the month end process
Raises Inter-company charges/invoices as required agreeing Intercompany settlements on a monthly basis
Prepares regular and ad-hoc allocation of costs to business units, functions or group companies ensuring no Stranded costs, all reallocations to be actioned in a timely manner
Provides routine and special requests for reports or analysis for internal groups, external auditors, end of project/completion audits by customers, affiliated companies and regulatory agencies
Applies appropriate financial control and governance by adhering to the group accounting manual, policies and control framework, to support successful external audit outcomes.
Supports the group audit and compliance programme and the ability to lead and deliver RTR Innovation projects
Provides analysis, data and explanations as requested for the statutory and regulatory financial reporting
Uses D365 to support the RTR function including all reporting requirements
Ensures compliance with accounting principles and standards and the SSC’s SLAs and recognises and communicates potential issues/risks on a monthly basis

Still interested, does this sound like you ?

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified or equivalent
Must have strong academic record and experience of working in Finance in a commercial business, ideally in a large organisation of a similar size and structure
Required Desirable
Must have strong RTR experience, preferably in a Shared Services environment Good knowledge of Finance ERP systems
Proven experience of successfully managing a small team of qualified and part-qualified accountants Construction Industry knowledge or industries with complex contractual arrangements
Extensive knowledge of General Ledger and processes working knowledge of using Power BI and data warehouses
Fluency in written and oral English. Exposure to VAT returns, PSA returns and completing corporation tax packs
Good analytical skills and sound judgment Experience of accounting for joint arrangements/ventures
Practical working knowledge of Project Accounting along with excellent book- keeping and reconciliation skills