Finance Manager - Fixed Term Contract (Birmingham / Remote)
About us
An international advisory group, with 9,000 local experts in 190 locations across eight countries, backed by progressive technology. We are united by one clear purpose: to improve the lives of our clients, colleagues and communities, in a sustainable way.100,000+ clients on unique journeys trust us to meet their immediate and evolving needs, remove barriers, and deliver sustained outcomes so they can move forward with confidence. Formed in 2018 in response to the digitalisation of financial compliance processes for ambitious businesses and their owners, and has grown to become one of the largest tech-enabled providers of advisory, outsourcing and compliance services globally. We deliver accounting, tax, payroll, audit and advisory services to more than 100,000 clients, operating in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Romania and Estonia.
The role
This is a full-time position and prior experience in a similar role is essential. The Finance Manager will play a key role in delivering a successful and timely month end close process, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting across the business.
Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, this role will take ownership of revenue reporting, managing intercompany processes and preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations. The successful candidate will be a hands on, detail orientated finance professional with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills, capable of working in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
Key Accountabilities
- Own and deliver accurate revenue reporting to regional finance teams as part of the month end close process.
- Manage intercompany billing, recharges and reconciliations across all entities.
- Ensure intercompany balances are fully reconciled and agreed with counterparties each month.
- Completion of detailed and accurate variance analysis of P&L expense codes as part of the month end process.
- Monthly reconciliation of allocated balance sheet accounts, ability to identify and clear reconciling items.
- Review of balance sheet reconciliations, providing feedback and ensuring quality and consistency.
- Support M&A growth agenda, by ensuring the successful integration with acquired business.
- Ability to work on own initiative and to build relationships with key stakeholders in the business.
- Supporting internal and external audits of the function.
- Process / Continuous Improvements. Undertake other duties as required to support the Financial Controller.
Internal Stakeholders
- Financial Controller
- Operations FD
- UK CFO
- Regional Business Partners
- Transactional teams
- Group Finance team
- Group M&A team External Stakeholders
- Suppliers Auditors
Skills & experience
- Qualified accountant with at least 3 years post qualified experience (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.)
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations and month end processes
- Experience with intercompany accounting and reconciliations
- Senior stakeholder management
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships Proactive, self motivated and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team