Senior Uk Finance Controller

Summary:
Coordinates, administers, and controls financial operations. Provides tax, insurance and other reports required by governmental regulations. Reviews, analyzes, and interprets financial and budgetary reports. Directs all aspects of accounting operations and the preparation of annual financial forecasts. Oversees the development of financial accounting systems required to maintain reporting requirements. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

Duties & Responsibilities:
About VIAVI Solutions

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected - at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

High Level:
Responsible for financial reporting to management, as well as compliance with government regulations for UK and Ireland.

General/Corporate Reporting:
- Responsible for ensuring that the financial processes, systems and controls are operating effectively for UK and Ireland. Preparation and review of the company's financial statements (US GAAP and local GAAP) to ensure they are accurate and issued timely.- Management and supervision of the local Accounting Team as well as responsibility for oversight of AR, AP, Fixed Assets, and GL transactions processed by team members in global shared services center (GSSC).- Timely and accurate preparation of Month-end and Quarterly reporting for Group Headquarters including Income Statement and Balance Sheet Flux and other Ad hoc reporting/analysis.- Timely preparation of Quarterly/Annual Tax Package for Corporate Tax Team. Includes working with Corporate Tax Dept on long-term tax planning strategy and forecasting.- Management/supervision of EMEA Payroll Function and coordination with HR (Team to include EMEA Payroll Manager located in UK currently responsible for UK, Ireland, Germany and certain other Nordic/EMEA countries payroll).- Responsibility for Annual Budget & Forecast of local finance department costs.- Ensure proper implementation and maintenance of processes in compliance with Corporate Policies (i.e., Banking, Procurement, Credit & Collection, Authorization Limits).- Project management of process changes, policy updates, process improvements programs and system implementations.- M&A due diligence and integration for acquisitions or divestitures within UK and Ireland.- Representative for Finance across all departments of the organization, as well as external parties such as vendors and customers.

Local Compliance:
- Responsibility for driving accurate and timely filing of: 1) Statutory Financials, 2) Tax Returns, and 3) R&D Tax Credit. Includes ensuring local accounts are in compliance with tax, accounting, government regulations.- Coordination of audit and SOX requirements with local, internal and corporate auditors.- Pension accounting and reporting and compliance with PAYE.- Oversight of timely filing/reporting for VAT, local Tax duties and various other local reporting requirements.

Controller Job Skills & Requirements:
- Degree in accounting or finance, and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or a Chartered Accountant (CA).- Excellent staff management skills/background.- Minimum of 5 - 7 years of experience working as Country Financial Controller.- Strong communications skills.- Project management skills for various change management/process improvement initiatives.- Proven ability in working under pressure and meeting deadlines.- Strong IT skills - (i.e., ORACLE, Excel, PowerPoint, Essbase, OBIEE).

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer - minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities

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