Group Finance Manager

Otto James Consulting; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Performance bonus

Cash incentive

Company trip

Training budget

Wellness budget

Parental leave

Job summary

Otto James Consulting is supporting a well-established International retailer in their search for a Group Finance Manager. The role focuses on ownership of consolidation, improving reporting systems and contributing to transformation projects.

You will work with Group functions across Tax, Treasury and FPA, deliver monthly analysis for senior management and support statutory reporting in the UK. A strong ACA/ACCA/CIMA background and system implementation experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) – minimum 3 years qualified.
• Strong analytical skills familiar with working with Excel
• Challenge strategies and financial plans to prioritise the businesses objectives
• Experience implementing new systems and processes to a scaling business
• Flexible approach and can adapt to changing landscape

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of key aspects of the Group's monthly and annual consolidation processes.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the Group's consolidation system.
• Develop working relationships with Group Tax, Group Treasury, Group FPA and Global Statutory & Compliance teams.
• Performing Group-level analytical review and provide senior management with insight into monthly changes.
• Statutory reporting for Group (IFRS) and subsidiary entities (FRS102) in the UK and liaison for Group audit.
• Produce month end financial reporting and present accounts to Directors.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly flash reporting and present results to management.
• Partner the Finance Director to drive growth and profitability.
• Coordinate and report costs saving initiatives and productivity with operations.
• Implement best practices in financial planning and analysis, close routines, processes, systems, tools, and techniques across the organisation.
• Maintain robust internal control environment and balance sheet reconciliation and reviews.
• Drive working capital initiatives and monitor cash flow for future investments.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Adaptability

Tools

Excel

Job description

Otto James Consulting is supporting a well-established and successful International retailer who are continuously expanding are looking for their next Group Finance Manager.

This position requires a talented Practice Trained, ambitious accountant with strong attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture. The successful candidate will be pivotal in driving continuous improvement of reporting systems and assisting a key transformation projects.

The Role:

• Take ownership of key aspects of the Group's monthly and annual consolidation processes.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the Group's consolidation system.
• Developing productive working relationships with other Group functions within the Centre of Excellence such as Group Tax, Group Treasury and Group FPA in addition to Global Statutory & Compliance teams.
• Performing Group-level analytical review and providing senior management with insight into monthly changes.
• Statutory reporting for Group (IFRS) and subsidiary entities (FRS102) in the UK including key point of liaison for Group audit. Adhoc projects as requested by the Group Statutory Accounting Manager.
• Production of month end financial reporting and presentation of accounts to the company Directors.
• Productions and analysis on daily, weekly, and monthly flash reporting and presentation of results to the company management team.
• Partner the Finance Director to drive growth and profitability.
• Coordinate and report any costs saving initiatives and cist productivity with operations.
• Implement best practices that relate to financial planning and analysis, including month end close routines, processes, systems, tools, and techniques across the organisation.
• Maintain robust internal control environment, system access controls/segregation of duties/audit & balance sheet reconciliation and reviews.
• Drive working capital initiatives, monitoring cash flow to support future investments.

Attributes

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) - minimum 3 years qualified.
• Strong analytical skills familiar with working with Excel
• Challenge strategies and financial plans to prioritise the businesses objectives
• Experience implementing new systems and processes to a scaling business
• Flexible approach and can adapt to changing landscape

Salary & Benefits

My client is looking at c£60,000 to £65,000 basic salary plus

• 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
• Personal and company performance bonus
• Quarterly cash incentive
• Annual company trip performance reward
• Training & development budget
• Monthly wellness budget
• A generous and inclusive parental leave policy