Financial Accountant

3 weeks ago

High Wycombe, United Kingdom Dreams Ltd Full time

What Dreams are made of, we're the UK's most loved bed retailer - backed by Tempur Sealy and established in 1985. Our purpose is serving the nation with beds they love. In life. For life.

This is a newly created role due to Dreams being acquired by Tempur Sealy International in 2021, a US listed global bed manufacturer & retailer. The acquisition by a listed business has placed greater emphasis on accurate cash/tax forecasting.
Cash forecasting will be detailed and multifaceted within Dreams' environment of capital investment, global purchasing, manufacturing, multi-channel retailing, fulfilment from warehouse through to the customer's home. This person will challenge stakeholdersto improve working capital forecasting and direct a cash agenda for the business as prescribed by the Directors and Group Treasury.
What you'll be doing:
Treasury
- Cash management - Liquidity; Short term and long-term Forecasting; Intercompany; variance to prior forecast; Ledger to model reconciliation
- Manages sweeps between current and cash pool accounts to provide required liquidity in desired accounts
- Manages currency purchasing - proposes level of currency held/vs hedging etc.
- Forecasting, Planning & process control inventory; Forecasting, Planning & Process control Capital Expenditure
- Opportunity management, reporting, Currency requirement; Working cap management and challenges operationally
- Operates a weekly/monthly cash forecasting model by delving deep into all aspects of Finance operations to model accurately
- Responsible for overview or preparation of daily cash position v's forecast to senior Finance team.
- Issue a period cash report to Finance management and Group Treasury clearly articulating the assumptions and requirements in line with Group reporting calendar
- Monitors and manages movements vs prior forecast, highlighting any risks and major cash items.
- Regularly liaise with Group Treasury to ensure excellent communication and understanding with Group and feedback to senior finance team
- Leads implementation on banking projects. For example, new bank accounts or currency purchasing/New system projects
Tax
- Responsibility for timely and accurate HMRC calculations and submissions (PSA, Corporation TAX, VAT; etc.)
- Monitors HMRC announcements; changes; understanding the impact on business cash forecasting; as well as calculations of returns.
- Setting policy, monitors risk/exposure
- Identifies, improves and review processes; recommends automation; sets up new processes and controls
- Preparation of quarterly group Tax reporting package
- Forecast corporation tax for budgeting and cash purposes.
- Proposes quarterly corporation tax payment on account.
- Co-ordinates completion of annual compliance requirements
- Recommends system developments for automation, improved data capture, and efficient regulatory submissions
- Works with internal/group risk team; supports identification and mitigation of risks
- Provides auditory and SOX support around cash management policies/procedures and process controls

A bit about you:

- Qualified accountant (eg ACCA, CIMA, or ACA)
- Proven relevant accounting experience and bookkeeping skills
- Advanced MS skills are essential; other analytical packages including visualisation tools (Tableau) are a plus and option
- Accuracy and adherence to deadlines, and tight controls around accounting in a PLC accounting environment, ideally under a Sarbanes Oxley governance structure.
- Highly motivated, capable of working on own initiative; as individual or part of a team
- Industry experience is a plus; retail experience is sought after.
- Problem solving skills and high level of numeracy & attention to detail
- Strong communication at all levels and disciplines & organisational skills. Plus thinking to logically question and proactively flag potential issues, thoroughness, and problem-solving attitude.
- Resourceful, self-motivated with ability to manage multiple deliverables
The good stuff we offer:

- Very Competitive salary
- Discretionary yearly bonus
- Amazing company discount on Dreams products
- Discounts on 100's of high street & online brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping
- Optional buy in schemes including additional holiday, Simply Health, Savings and Loans
- Life Assurance
- Free onsite parking
- Opportunities to progress throughout the wider business
- Access to the Retail Trust, our well-being platform - offering a 24-hour helpline for a variety of support services
- On Site gym
- Hybrid Working

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