Finance Manager - Management Accounts (Qualified Accountant)

TN United Kingdom; Bradford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Finance Manager to enhance their Management Accounts team in Bradford. This role offers a hybrid working model, allowing for flexibility with 2 days in the office and 3 days remote. As a qualified accountant, you will lead crucial financial processes, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance while driving process improvements. Join a passionate team dedicated to delivering excellence in financial management and contributing to the organization's growth. Enjoy competitive benefits, including a bonus, annual leave, and access to wellness programs, all while being part of a company that values diversity and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive salary + Bonus

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing and mental health benefits

Matched pension contribution up to 10%

Car benefit scheme

Online learning platform access

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Finance Manager or Qualified Accountant.
• Professional Accountancy qualification required.
• Experience in large corporate structures and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end activities and prepare journal entries.
• Implement internal control frameworks and ensure compliance.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Process Improvement

Financial Reporting

Accounting Processes

Team Leadership

Education

Professional Accountancy Qualification (ACA, ACCA)

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion/HFM

Job description

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Finance Manager - Management Accounts (Qualified Accountant), Bradford

Client:

Liberty Global Shared Services Limited

Location:

Bradford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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26

Posted:

22.03.2025

Expiry Date:

06.05.2025

Job Description:

We’re looking for a Finance Manager, Management Accounts (Qualified Accountant) to join us in Bradford.

This is hybrid working – 2 days in the office, 3 days remote.

As part of the continued growth and diversification of our Management Accounts team at Liberty Shared Services (LSS), we are looking for additional Finance Managers to lead teams, workstreams, and projects across various group and external Opco brands.

As a Finance Manager, you will be a Qualified Accountant reporting to a Senior Finance Manager, supporting and working closely with our teams in Bradford and across the wider business to deliver accurate reporting and analysis to internal and external stakeholders across the Liberty Global Footprint.

What will you be doing?

1. Month-end activities: You will perform accounting processes across the organization, prepare journal entries, and provide insight into areas of focus, whilst making recommendations to improve and simplify processes.
2. Stakeholder management: You will support and influence decision making across the organization while working within internal reporting deadlines.
3. Control: You will implement an effective internal control framework, prepare balance sheet reconciliations, highlight and resolve any issues, and ensure compliance with SOX and other regulatory requirements, as well as liaise with auditors to provide evidence and supporting narrative as required.
4. Process Improvement and Automation: You will ensure work is performed efficiently while identifying opportunities to improve and simplify processes, working collaboratively to standardize and automate processes.

We tend to look for people with:

1. Proven experience as a Finance Manager, Qualified Accountant, or Audit Manager with Management Accounts experience.
2. Professional Accountancy qualification (ACA; ACCA etc) and either newly qualified or with a degree of post-qualified experience.
3. Coaching and development experience of less experienced finance and accounting colleagues.
4. Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS.
5. Experience of working within large complex corporate structures, managing key stakeholder relationships and delivering to deadlines.
6. Experience of research into emerging/complex accounting or reporting issues.
7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
8. Financial systems skills (e.g. Oracle, Hyperion/HFM).

What’s in it for you?

1. Competitive salary + Bonus
2. 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
3. Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover, and dental insurance
4. Matched pension contribution up to 10%
5. Access to our car benefit scheme
6. Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
7. The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced, and passionate team

We’re building Tomorrow’s Connections Today, bringing people together through the power of our technology.

Liberty Global is a world leader in converged broadband, video, and mobile communications and an active investor in cutting-edge infrastructure, content, and technology ventures.

With our investments in fibre-based and 5G networks, we play a vital role in society, currently providing over 85 million fixed and mobile connections and rolling out the next generation of products and services, while readying our networks for 10 Gbps and beyond.

We’re creating national champions, combining the best broadband and mobile networks under brands such as Virgin Media-02 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise in Switzerland, Virgin Media in Ireland, and UPC in Slovakia.

Liberty Global Ventures, our global investment arm, has a portfolio of more than 75 companies and funds across content, technology, and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in ITV, Univision, Plume, Lionsgate, and the Formula E racing series.

Our scale enables us to transfer knowledge and expertise across our operations and investments, creating a dynamic family of brands united in the pursuit of innovation and excellence.

And we’re prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace and communities while reducing our impact on the environment. We are using technology as a force for good; for our people, our partners, and the planet.

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check, which will be performed by a 3rd party provider (Sterling), on behalf of Liberty Global. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, qualifications, contract information, right to work, and other information that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.