Finance Manager - Financial Reporting & Controls

Boots; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail pharmacy in the UK is looking for a Finance Manager to oversee financial accounting and controls. In this role, you will ensure compliance with reporting standards and manage financial close processes. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong technical skills and experience in SAP and Cognos. This position offers a robust benefits package including retirement savings and flexible benefits options.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with strong and up-to-date technical accounting skills.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to explain complex financial matters.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate the completion, review and sign-off of month end, quarter end and year end closes.
• Support the identification and timely resolution of finance and controls issues.
• Manage the statutory accounts preparation process for BUK and ROI entities.

Skills

Technical accounting skills

Strong verbal and written communication

SAP experience

Cognos experience

Strong Excel skills

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

SAP

Cognos

Excel

Job description

Overview

Finance Manager - Financial Reporting & Controls
Permanent
Vyoma Gandhi - [e-mail]

About the role

As a key member of the Controllership team, this high-profile technical role reporting to the Head of Finance, Group Reporting, will be responsible for the financial accounting and controls for Boots UK, ROI and No.7 BC, ensuring accurate and timely reporting both locally and to the wider Group and ensuring full compliance with US GAAP, IFRS and Group policy along with ensuring we maintain a robust control environment.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate the completion, review and sign-off of month end, quarter end and year end closes including oversight of the wider finance teams and their outputs.
• Support with the identification and timely resolution of and account and/or controls issues to enable accurate and timely close and financial reporting of Boots UK & Ireland performance, for both internal and statutory reporting.
• Work closely with the wider finance team including commercial, FP&A and the on and offshore transactional teams to remain aware of relevant commercial matters that could impact the accounting and expected results of the businesses.
• Responsible for promoting and supporting an effective working relationship with the transactional finance teams, Finance Business Partners, FP&A and the wider operational teams across the month and including around month end close in order to manage expectations.
• Providing support to the offshore BPO team as required, providing local oversight, support and review of certain BPO deliverables, to maintain quality of deliverables and adherence to controls, ensuring issues are identified, escalated and resolved timely.
• Responsible for the review and approval of relevant key journals, account reconciliations and controls, including supporting, managing and advising around any investigatory work required.
• Manage the statutory accounts preparation process for BUK and ROI entities, including the conversion from US GAAP to IFRS.

What you'll need to have

• Qualified Accountant with strong and up-to-date technical accounting skills.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to explain complex financial matters to a variety of audiences and communication with senior stakeholders.
• SAP and Cognos experience required.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify the root cause and resolution of problems.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholder across the business as well as finance.

It would be great if you also have

• Additional technical knowledge on software systems

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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