Accounting Operations Finance Manager-6

Liberty Blume; Bradford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Pension contribution 10%

Life assurance

Dental insurance

Electric car scheme

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Liberty Blume, a Liberty Global company, seeks a Finance Manager in Bradford to lead management accounting across the group. You will drive month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and process improvements in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA professionals with strong communication and attention to detail are encouraged to apply. You will work with senior stakeholders, ensure SOx/compliance, and leverage Oracle/Hyperion/HFM within a large corporate structure.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with Management Accounting, and/or audit experience.
• Experience of researching emerging / complex accounting or reporting issues.
• Experience of working within large corporate structures.

Responsibilities

• Month-end activities: perform accounting processes, prepare journal entities, provide insights, meet reporting deadlines, drive process improvements.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

IFRS knowledge

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Deadline driven

Process improvement

Collaboration

Self-motivated

Solution driven

Efficient and Agile

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion/HFM

Job description

We’re looking for a Finance Manager to join us in Bradford.

Working in a constantly changing, dynamic, fast paced and diverse environment, the Financial Manager is responsible for Management Accounting across companies within the Liberty Global footprint including Virgin Media.

The role will suit a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail. The successful candidate must be deadline focused with an aptitude for process improvement and simplification.

What will you be doing?

Key Responsibilities Include

Month-end activities:

• Perform accounting processes across the organisation
• Prepare journal entities
• Prepare analysis and provide insight into areas of focus
• Working within internal reporting deadlines
• Making recommendations to improve and simplify processes
• Liaise with Senior Stakeholders and influence decision making across the organisation

Control

• Implements an effective internal control framework
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, highlighting and resolving any issues
• Ensuring compliance with SOx and other regulatory requirements
• Liaising with auditors and providing evidence and supporting narrative as required

Process Improvement and Automation

• Ensures work is performed efficiently
• Identified opportunities to improve & simplifies processes
• Works collaboratively to standardise processes
• Works with automation teams to automate processes

We Tend To Look For People With

• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.)
• Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
• Experience of working within large corporate structures.
• Strong excel and financial systems skills (eg. Oracle, Hyperion/HFM)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to coach and develop others
• Experience of working in a complex environment, delivering to deadlines
• Experience of research into emerging / complex accounting or reporting issues
• Qualified Accountant with Management Accounting, and/or audit experience
• Assurance mindset – the ability to review accurately, but also to identify risks in processes and reconciliations and articulate/resolve/mitigate these as part of the monthly accounting cycle
• Communicator - to provide clear and meaningful interpretation of analysis conducted. To be able to lead and control meetings with senior stakeholders
• Customer Focused – to be able to understand finance and operational stakeholder’s needs and requirements in order to provide excellent customer service. To understand the correct balance between challenge and support of these stakeholders in order to raise both the profile and external perception of the team
• Collaboration – working across internal and external teams in multiple locations to deliver improvements and best practice within the team
• Self- motivated - Well-organised, adaptable and resilient. Responds to challenging priorities with a sense of urgency and pace. Ability to work under pressure
• Solution driven - creative thinker, open to change and different ways of doing things
• Efficient and Agile - challenges the way things are done, having a critical eye, learning from activities and being prepared to try new ways of doing things. Ability to adopt a consultative approach with our partners

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave + buy 5 days
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance, plus many more.
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Life assurance & income protection
• Exclusive Virgin Media O2 products, employee discounts and cashback offers on thousands of brands
• Access to electric car scheme
• 24 hours paid volunteering leave

Who We Are

Liberty Blume, Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider, specialising in tech-enabled back-office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through Business, Procurement and Financial Solutions. If you’re curious, customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale up journey and unlock your freedom to grow!

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. We’re eager to hear from you, no matter your background.