Finance Manager - Management Accounts

Virgin Media Business Ireland; Bradford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave with options to purchase more

Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits

Matched pension contribution up to 10%

24 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off

Discounted gym and wellness memberships

Job summary

Virgin Media Business Ireland is seeking a Finance Manager (Management Accounts) in Bradford due to continued business growth. The successful candidate will oversee management accounting, ensuring compliance and driving process improvements.

The ideal candidate must possess a professional accountancy qualification and have excellent communication skills. Additional benefits include a competitive salary, annual leave, and access to wellbeing programs, creating a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with Management Accounting and/or audit experience.
• Experience of working within large corporate structures.
• Ability to lead and control meetings with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting processes across the organisation.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve & simplify processes.

Skills

Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS

Strong excel and financial systems skills (eg. Oracle, Hyperion/HFM)

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience of working in a complex environment

Education

Professional accountancy qualification

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion/HFM

Job description

We’re looking for a Finance Manager (Management Accounts) to join us in Bradford, due to continued business growth. Working in a constantly changing, dynamic, fast paced and diverse environment, the Financial Manager is responsible for Management Accounting across companies within the #LibertyBlume 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?

Month-end activities: Perform accounting processes across the organisation. Prepare journal entries. 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 & simplify 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 with the option to purchase 5 more
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• 24 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off
• Discounted gym and wellness memberships
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
• The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer. If you are curious and resilient with a limitless mindset, we’re eager to hear from you, no matter your background.