Reporting to the Financial Controller, this is a key leadership role responsible for improving the quality, consistency and efficiency of financial reporting across the group. You will manage a team and act as the link between senior finance leadership and the Management Accounting team.
Key responsibilities:
- Leading the group month-end close across multiple entities
- Reviewing management accounts, variance analysis and performance reporting
- Improving balance sheet controls and reporting standards
- Coaching and developing three Management Accountants and an Assistant Financial Accountant
- Standardising month-end processes, templates and procedures
- Identifying opportunities to reduce manual reporting and improve automation
- Supporting board reporting and group-level analysis
- Partnering with FP&A and operational leaders around budgets, cost control and performance
- Driving greater ownership and accountability across finance and non-finance teams
The successful candidate will be:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
- Experienced across both management and financial accounting
- Comfortable leading month-end
- Strong across P&L, balance sheet review and financial controls
- Confident managing, coaching and challenging a finance team
- Commercially minded, with the ability to influence operational stakeholders
- Comfortable improving systems, processes and ways of working
This would suit an experienced Finance Manager looking for a broad role with genuine responsibility and visibility across the business
Salary description
£60000.00 - £70000.00 per year