Finance Manager

The.Team: SME; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

THE-TEAM is seeking a fully qualified Chartered Accountant to lead EMEA accounting operations, including general ledger, receivables, payables and reporting. You will own monthly close and statutory reporting, ensuring compliant group consolidation and timely audits across UK/EMEA.

In this role you will drive financial controls, coordinate with external auditors, manage tax obligations, and coach two accounting staff, delivering accurate management information and robust processes in a

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA or equivalent CA qualification).
• Minimum of 3 years' post-qualification experience with strong accounting and audit background.
• Experience managing accounting teams and external audits, with clear objective setting and reviews.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS 16 and GAAP changes.
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to work with complex data and reports.

Responsibilities

• Oversee EMEA accounting operations: general ledger, receivables, payables and reporting.
• Own monthly close, ensure seven business day close with reconciliations.
• Lead statutory reporting and consolidation for EMEA, group and UK entities.
• Coordinate group, UK and EMEA audits to meet deadlines with audit files.
• Manage tax, VAT and other taxes across EMEA with robust controls.
• Guide accounting policy updates in response to GAAP/tax/regulatory changes.
• Develop and coach two accounting staff; monitor performance and development.
• Maintain strong financial controls and liaise with shared service centers and auditors.

Skills

ACA/CA

EMEA accounting operations

Audit management

US GAAP knowledge

Excel

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACA/CA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

THE-TEAM is proud to provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties across 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Shaped by our belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE-TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence. For more information, please visit the.team .

Job Overview

Responsible for providing financial and management services to ensure an efficient, accurate and timely financial and management accounting function. Delivering an excellent standard of client service, compliance with external regulatory and reporting obligations, internal management reporting processes and deadlines. Providing financial controls and accounting oversight and direction to overseas affiliates.

What You'll Do

• Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA or equivalent CA qualification), ideally with a background in external audit.
• Management of EMEA accounting operations, oversees all transactions related to general ledger, receivables, payables and financial reporting.
• Ownership of EMEA consolidation reporting ensuring monthly deadlines achieved and full reconciliations provided.
• Ownership of the statutory reporting books and associated reconciliations.
• Follow structured monthly close and reconciliation review process in order to complete a month-end close within seven business days.
• Preparation of monthly management reporting adhering to month end deadlines.
• Oversee the correct processing of fixed assets and lease accounting (IFRS 16)
• Lead role in evaluating, developing, implementing and documenting new accounting policies and procedures to respond to changes in GAAP, tax and regulatory requirements.
• Manage relationships with shared service center and external auditors.
• Coordinates and manages the annual group, UK and EMEA audits ensuring deadlines are achieved and a high standard of working papers and supporting documentation provided.
• Ensure full compliance for tax, VAT and other relevant taxes in the EMEA region.
• Manages accounting integration of acquisitions and/or new business ventures and quickly establish robust financial controls and align to group accounting policies.
• Manages accounting of entity rationalising, impairment calculation and acquisition accounting.
• Maintain strong financial controls and elevate issues appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Management of two accounting staff to ensure deadlines are met, records are accurate and controls remain intact.
• Promotes a supportive team environment and provides work direction and guidance including coaching, professional development and training. Monitors and analyses team work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Identify potential process efficiencies & contribute towards a high standard, continuous improvement culture.
• Ad hoc tasks and projects as required.

What's Required

• Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA or equivalent CA qualification), ideally with a background in external audit.
• Minimum of 3 years' post-qualification experience, with a strong foundation in financial accounting and audit.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with experience supporting or managing external audits and responding to auditor queries.
• Experience managing and developing an accounting team, including setting objectives, providing feedback and conducting performance reviews.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, SUM functions and PivotTables.
• Highly adaptable and proactive, with the ability to work independently, solve complex problems and manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively across finance teams and wider corporate functions.
• A collaborative team player with a hands-on approach and the ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver to deadlines.
• Experience working with US GAAP would be advantageous.

THE-TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.