Finance Manager

3 weeks ago

Crawley, United Kingdom OCS Group UK Ltd Full time

We are looking for a Finance Manager - Control & Compliance to support the OCS Group UK Financial Controller in achieving the objectives of the Central Finance team.

You will be responsible for leading a team covering several areas of the accounting process. These include maintaining the integrity of the balance sheet, minimising financial risks, liaising with external auditors throughout the audit process, completionof regulatory returns, enforcing control and compliance, ensuring the cash, asset and expenses functions are well managed, and other accounting and reporting responsibilities are completed to the expected standards, adhering to relevant policies.

Your focus will be to deliver service excellence to all internal stakeholders and to ensure that our timelines and strict key performance indicators are always adhered to whilst seeking continuous improvements to core finance processes and document procedures.

You will lead a team of four ensuring that they are motivated, focused and driven to achieve results and that all personnel have clear deliverables that they must achieve for themselves as well as for the wider financial team.

**Responsibilities will include**:
To manage and report on the underlying financial records for OCS Group UK Limited and other UK & related EU JV entities, as currently maintained in the Group’s SAP financial ledgers, together with ensuring compliance to UK GAAP (FRS 102) and internal policies.

To assist the UK Financial Controller with the statutory reporting process including taking the lead for preparation of audit files and be a key point of liaison between external auditors and internal stakeholders including sector finance teams and contractmanagers. Take responsibility for all statutory disclosure requirements and ad hoc external regulatory reporting.

To successfully manage the Control & Compliance finance team consisting of two assistant financial accountants and two finance assistants. To lead and develop the team to achieve a "best in class" approach to all work undertaken. To promote training andstaff development for the team including liaising with training providers for team members undertaking professional qualification training.

Drive continuous process improvement throughout all the central finance procedures adopting best practice.

To ensure balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled to underlying records and risks are identified and mitigated on a timely basis. Ensure robustness and completeness of financial records so that quarterly declarations to Group are compliant. Manage thequarterly sector balance sheet review process.

To take overall responsibility for all payroll related balance sheet reconciliations and reporting thereon. To ensure the accurate posting of all payroll entries and deductions.

To act as a key contact for completion and reporting to OCS Group Ltd (the parent company).

To validate accuracy and ensure timely submission of the quarterly VAT returns and CIS returns.

To enforce asset and lease policy compliance and to improve upon the current process.

To ensure carbon emissions reporting is efficient and timely for the central finance function.

To liaise with the internal auditor and Catering Lead to ensure cash management of catering sites is effective and efficient.

To lead the accounting, reporting and audit for the Euroliance joint venture.

To provide collaborative support to the shared services team leaders.

To control the opening and closing of SAP ledgers at month end and year end.

**Qualifications & Experience required**:

- Qualified Accountant
- Proven experience of day-to-day management of a finance team in a medium-large organisation in a similar role.
- Proven track record of reviewing financial accounts, postings, and reports.
- Year end audit experience including managing requirements to meet a strict reporting timetable and acting as primary liaison with external auditors.
- Knowledge of SAP software
- Experience of leading and managing change to finance IT systems and procedures
- Good knowledge of fundamental accounting principles, UK GAAP and best accounting practice.
- Well-developed ICT skills specifically advanced Excel.
- Audit background preferred but not essential
- Ability and experience to lead the finance team, motivating and empowering the team to continuously improve their service delivery.
- Presence, drive, professional rigour, and tenacity.
- Results driven - able to deliver to tight deadlines and work with mínimal direction and supervision.
- Excellent organisation and communication skills to manage resources against delivery targets.
- Solid accounting knowledge and attention to detail while comprehending the bigger picture.
- A clear service excellence approach to work with a passion for delivering correctly, first time, on time

**What will you get in return?**
- An enhanced pension scheme (above auto enrolment rates) - to save for the future
- Life Assurance - to protect your family should the worst happen
- 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays on top
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Private Medical Insurance - to protect you
- Access to 100s of high street discounts
- Financial Wellbeing support - Access to low interest loans
- Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
- Training and Development
- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact’ Programme
- Long Service Awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- discounted bicycles
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support

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