Group Finance Manager

Bestway-Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Group Bonus Scheme

Death in Service Life Assurance

Reimbursement of Professional Fees

Competitive Pension Contribution

21 Days Annual Leave

Job summary

Bestway Group is seeking a motivated Group Finance Manager to enhance our Group Finance department. This role offers exposure to senior management, with responsibilities including preparation of Board Packs and managing multi-jurisdictional consolidations.

The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified, skilled in financial and management reporting, tax deliverables, and possess strong communication abilities. An exciting opportunity with competitive benefits awaits.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of post-qualification experience required.
• Deep knowledge of IFRS/UK GAAP and Tax workstreams.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commercial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly Board Packs for Group Entities.
• Review Management accounts and report significant matters.
• Prepare Annual Group Consolidation process.
• Assist with Tax Compliance matters and submissions.
• Prepare Group cashflow reporting and forecasting.
• Ownership of Group Valuations for internal and external purposes.
• Involvement in Annual budget and forecasting processes.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Monitoring Functions on M&A deals.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Management Accounting

Analytical Skills

Tax Compliance

Financial Modelling

Communication Skills

Intercompany Accounting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified

Job description

Bestway Group has grown to become a multinational conglomerate with investments across the wholesale, retail, banking, cement, financial services, real estate and health care sectors. In order to support future growth and increase the capabilities of our Group Finance department, we now have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, driven and intelligent Group Finance Manager.

This is a fantastic time for the successful candidate to join us and have the unique opportunity to gain substantial exposure to the business by working closely with our Senior Management Teams including the Head of Group Finance, Heads of UK and International Portfolio and Group CEO.

This role will involve taking ownership of all UK Group Entities for key reports generated across, but not limited to, finance, tax, planning, risk and compliance. The role will also involve working closely with the Head of Group Finance as well as with the Group function’s International Finance team based in Ireland and the Group’s Portfolio Monitoring teams on Group led projects.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly Board Packs for the Group Entities encompassing all relevant Group Finance function areas (Finance/Treasury/Tax/Compliance/Projects)
• Review of Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Management accounts for the Group Entities and reporting/highlighting any significant matters
• Preparing and taking ownership of the Annual Group Consolidation process
• Taking ownership over any preparation and assisting with Tax Compliance matters for all group relevant matters and submissions including annual group Tax returns, Pillar 2, CbCR, Tax Strategy, CIR etc
• Preparing the Group Entities cashflow reporting and forecasting
• Taking ownership over preparation of periodic Group Valuations for both internal and external purposes
• Involvement in Annual budget and forecast processes for Group Entities
• Taking ownership over Group Treasury led work streams (including treasury driven investment decision
• Taking ownership over preparation of data points and KPIs on Group’s website
• Developing relationships with key stakeholders of underlying BUs and acting as a key point of Group contact for key BU functions (finance and non-finance)
• Assist with coordinating with underlying BUson providing responses to ad-hoc and KYC information requests from banks/credit insurers/regulators/management etc
• Review systems, processes and controls in the Group Finance function
• Take ownership over preparation of key workstreams on Project driven process (e.g. Group led restructuring projects, debt financing, investing decisions)
• Collaborating with the Portfolio Monitoring Functions (UK and International) in assisting on Due diligence reports, Returns analysis, Valuations and related workstreams on potential M&A deals

To take on this exciting opportunity with a mixture of Financial & Management Accounting and FP&A, you will be a qualified accountant, an excellent communicator who has the ability to question the details with exceptional analytical skills. You will have deep knowledge of IFRS/UK GAAP as well as exposure to Tax related workstreams and high level of proficiency in preparation of reports for Senior Management.

Role Requirements

• Professionally Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 2-3 post qualification experience
• Substantial experience in Financial and Management Reporting including multi-jurisdictional consolidations
• Experience in preparing .ppt reports for senior management’s consumption is essential.
• Strong experience managing complex intercompany accounting and multi-entity group structures\
• Experience in Tax related deliverables including Annual tax returns (CbCR/CIR/Pillar 2 experience desirable)
• Strong knowledge of AP, AR, Credit Control, Payroll, Treasury and VAT/CIS.
• A highly commercial mindset with the ability to influence strategic business decisions
• Excellent financial modelling, forecasting and valuation skills
• Exceptional attention to detail alongside the ability to see the bigger commercial picture
• Outstanding communication skills and the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders across the business
• Experience improving systems, processes and financial controls

Role Offer

• Competitive Basic Salary package
• 21 Days Annual Leave
• Competitive Employer Pension Contribution
• Subject to an initial induction period, opportunity to be on-boarded to the Group Bonus scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Death in Service Life Assurance
• Reimbursement of Professional Qualification Renewal Fees