Finance Manager

AmerisourceBergen; Castle Cary; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company seeks a Finance Manager to maintain the General Ledger and lead financial processes. You will guide teams in monthly reporting, audit preparation, and compliance with financial controls. Candidates should be qualified accountants with significant experience and strong organizational skills. This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to lead a committed finance team aiming for continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Remote working options

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with minimum 5 years' experience.
• Experience of producing management and statutory accounts.
• Proven people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the Month End process, ensuring timely completion of all tasks.
• Produce monthly management accounts and present to the Financial Controller.
• Ensure compliance with all finance procedures.

Skills

Excellent communication

People management

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication and teamworking

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

This role is in support of Cencora's veterinary and livestock production solutions marketed through our MWI Animal Health business. MWI Animal Health is a leading brand of Cencora, offering animal health services globally.

As a key member of the Finance Team, the Finance Manager is responsible for maintaining all aspects of the General Ledger including Fixed Assets, Inventory and other Balance Sheet matters as well as the month end and year end processes. Responsibility for managing both the general ledger and sales ledger teams, as well as mentoring the wider finance team, whilst proactively identifying and implementing process improvement across the department to underpin an enhanced control environment.

Responsibilities:

Monthly / Annual Reporting

• Own the Month End process, ensuring all tasks and responsibilities are completed in a timely fashion against Group reporting deadlines
• Produce the monthly management accounts and present to the Financial Controller
• Provide ledger and General Ledger code analysis on a monthly basis
• Ensure Balance Sheet submissions are reconciled and agree to the accounting systems to Group reporting deadline
• Fully participate and lead, as needed, on finance projects including, but not limited to, the streamlining and improved efficiency of the finance function
• Play a key role in the planning and execution of the statutory audit to Group reporting deadline

Financial Controls

• Ensure compliance with all relevant Cencora and MWI finance procedures
• Assist in preparation of cash projections and historical reports
• Proactive in the critical review of and improvement to internal controls on an ongoing basis
• Support and monitor internal control structure for the business to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

General

• Responsible for calculation and submission of MWI UK Group quarterly VAT returns ensuring Group VAT obligations are reported and accounted for correctly
• Pro-actively identify process improvements and work with the necessary teams to implement these process improvements
• Take responsibility for the Business Continuity plan for Operational Finance
• Ensure all ONS (Office for National Statistics) surveys are completed to deadline

Other

• Understand and comply with job relevant, Companies Practice Standards at all times.
• Understand the Companies standard operating procedures and attend training sessions as appropriate.

The above list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to carry out any other reasonable task as requested, appropriate to the scope of the post.

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Experience, skills and knowledge requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Minimum 5 years’ post qualification experience
• Experience of producing management and statutory accounts
• VAT return calculation and submission
• Proven people management skills
• Excellent communication and teamworking skills
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good organisational skills and an ability to work to deadlines
• Be able to use initiative and take responsibility
• Trustworthiness and respect for confidentiality
• Good change management skills
• Good IT skills – Microsoft Excel and SAP

Company Compliance:

• Support, engage and ensure you are compliant with the companies Environment, Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Take responsibility for driving performance and engagement through their teams, ensuring that the Right People are in the Right Place at the Right Time.
• Understand the Quality Regulatory framework and the impact of this for their specific business unit.
• Assure compliance with all organisation policies and procedures.
• Establish and implement a continuous improvement plan.
• Our associates are required to assure compliance with all organisation policies and procedures and fully support the delivery of their functional continuous improvement plan.

This is a hybrid role with 1 day in the office in Castle Cary.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time Affiliated Companies Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail] . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned