Financial Accounting Senior Manager

2 weeks ago


Essex, United Kingdom Hays Full time

We are very pleased to be working with a leading international organisation with offices in Colchester, Essex to recruit a qualified accountant to join the business as Financial Accounting Manager to manage a team of Part Qualified and Qualified Accountants in the delivery of financial and management accounting and reporting services and technical support to UK and International businesses within the Group.
This is a key position within the business - as Financial Accounting Manager/Senior Accountant, you will lead a team within the Global Accounting function providing leadership and guidance to ensure your team delivers excellent accounting service to the business, driving balance sheet integrity.
You will also ensure that all company policies are adhered to and that specific duties are carried out within set time limits whilst providing an excellent level of service to all customers and colleagues.Responsible for the monthly close process of the Management Accounts; Reconciliations, Accruals, Allocations, Revenue downloads, Pre-payments, Variance Analysis and commentary in accordance with the published timetable.
Responsible for maintaining compliance with control policy and procedures within the Global Accounting team
Ensure Balance Sheet reconciliations are completed in accordance with Balance Sheet Integrity guidelines and control frameworks
Ensure that issues are escalated as appropriate to your Financial Controller in a timely manner.
Responsible for Financial Reporting and Analysis group reporting, supplementary packs and ad-hoc requests
Lead a team of accounting professionals (with direct line management), ensuring that planning and prioritisation of work within the team is enough to maintain and improve the team's performance.
Publish financial results in the relevant finance systems
Ensure communications are handled between the SSO, Group finance and the Business Teams
To be involved with any acquisition integration/due diligence
Working on projects including key process testing & systems
Analyse and solve Ad-hoc problems using knowledge of business and systems
Ensure that appropriate People Development tools are utilised throughout your team consistently and fairly to ensure optimum performance of all colleagues, concentrating on both technical and soft skill development in conjunction with local HR colleagues
Ensure that planning and prioritisation of work within the team is enough to maintain and improve performance metrics
Encourage an environment in which people value diversity either in recruitment, team formation and/or in developing plans and strategies.
The Financial Accounting Manager/Senior Accountant will be a qualified accountant. ACCA, ACA, CIMA/CGMA with strong technical accounting knowledge and people management and development experience.
Strong academic background
A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience of leading a finance team
Excellent knowledge and understanding of accounting processes, controls and the delivery of accurate and timely reporting.
Solid at building relationships with stakeholders within and outside the organisation.
Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential, and SAP experience is desirable.
Ability to be flexible within role
The Financial Accounting Manager/Senior Accountant will be offered a highly competitive salary in the region of £70,000 plus bonus and excellent benefits package which includes:
25 days plus your birthday holiday plus bank holidays
Bonus
Hybrid working
Share Match Incentive Plan
Enhance Pension and Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits Package
Continuous training and development and onward career progression opportunities
Financial Accounting Manage - International Business, Excellent Career and Development Opportunities. £Hybrid/Colchester

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