Head of Management Accounts

4 months ago


Bedford, United Kingdom UTAC Full time

**Company Description**
UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, customisable testing systems, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice & expertise, certification, training, corporate events and classic & sportscars festivals.

The Group provides services and systems to customers in the various sectors: mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland, Morocco, and Germany; it has subsidiaries in China, Korea and Japan. UTAC employs around 1300 people across its various locations.

As a group we share a strong and clear vision to deliver safe and efficient solutions and systems to our customers. We are proud and confident in our heritage, our capabilities and our people and believe that by creating a culture where individuals feel they can make a difference and enjoy coming to work, we can deliver the best possible service to our customers.

Our core values of **Expertise, Innovation** and **Integrity** provide a clear daily guide to how we work together safely, as one team, helping each other to succeed.

Reporting to - UK Head of Finance
- Meeting all weekly, monthly and year-end internal reporting deadlines
- Maintaining, improving and controlling the quality of the management accounts
- Delivering accurate and timely financial reporting
- Responsible for the management and development of the management accounting team (3 direct reports)
- Accountable for the compliance of financial statements with UTAC Group Accounting policies, IFRS and relevant tax law
- Preparation of subsidiary accounts for external reporting
- Ongoing Balance Sheet control and review
- Continually improving financial processes, including system improvements. Devising and implementing change across the business to drive efficiency
- To provide ad-hoc business finance partnering to operations and group.
- Providing guidance and support to UTAC’s non-UK Finance teams
- Enforcing strict adherence to financial controls
- Supporting annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting process
- Act in accordance with the behavior's for UTAC staff at all times

**Qualifications**
- Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA
- Flexibility to travel as and when required
- Full UK driving license
- Willing to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check

**Skills**
- Strong technical accounting background
- Advanced Excel skills
- Management and leadership skills
- Solid communication and presentation skills
- Excellent relationship building skills

**Additional Information**
For you, as a potential UTAC team member, we believe that the international and diverse nature of our business combined with the passion, energy and friendliness of our people create a great place to work. UTAC is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing inclusion and supporting our people to be themselves and at their very best.

By joining us you will gain access to a broad range of learning relevant to your role and personal development, as well as exposure to leading technologies and expertise.

Our reward and benefit programmes are designed to support our people with competitive and locally tailored packages combined with support for individual health and wellbeing both inside and outside of work.

In the UK this includes ;
- Life Cover
- Access to a wide range of discounts and offers via the Perkz reward scheme
- Recognition awards linked to our UTAC values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity.
- Healthcare cashback plans
- Generous holiday benefits
- Contributory pension schemes
- Attractive family friendly policies; maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, flexible working.
- Access to a variety of employee assistance support services.

Note to Recruitment Agencies :



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