Senior Finance Manager

Vialto Partners; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global mobility services leader is seeking a Finance Partner in London to manage finance activities, support budgeting and forecasting, and provide performance analysis. The ideal candidate has significant experience in a professional services company, a strong understanding of accounting processes, and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Significant experience with a professional services company or Big 4 firm desirable.
• Experienced in preparing budgets, forecasts, and financial analysis.
• Detailed understanding of accounting processes including revenue recognition and billing.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end and year-end closing for reporting.
• Ensure regular client billing occurs and enhance processes.
• Provide management reporting and insights on performance.

Skills

Strong business acumen

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Collaborative approach

Proactive self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP 4/hana

Job description

Company Description

Vialto Partners is a market leader in global mobility services. Our purpose is to 'Connect the world'. We are unique and the only stand-alone global mobility business. This presents a rare opportunity for our clients, stakeholders and colleagues.

Our teams help companies streamline and effectively manage their global mobility programs in a cost-efficient and compliant manner. Our services focus on providing cross-border compliance and risk assessment for tax, immigration, business travel, rewards and compensation, and remote work.

Working at Vialto Partners is about getting the chance to be part of a global and dynamic team. Globally, Vialto Partners has over 6,500 staff and continues to grow. You will work with clients from a range of industries and different geographical locations. We believe in connecting the world and supporting our colleagues to do the same in their careers by undertaking assignments and opportunities globally that broaden their skills and ultimately benefit our clients.

Vialto is unstoppable when we work together in a culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive. We encourage employees to bring their true selves and share their unique talents and expertise to positively impact the communities we serve.

To learn more about what we do, tune in to our podcast On the Move to hear expert insights on issues affecting global mobility, and read about the latest news in the industry. You can also follow us on Linkedin and Instagram.

Job Description:

Finance partner to local Market Leader, and support to Regional FD, supporting working capital management, month-end and year-end closing activities across the territories in the market. Responsible for all finance activities within the Market, working closely with client engagement teams. Act as the primary contact for other Vialto finance teams such as billing & collections, regional finance and shared service centre accounting. Manage budgeting and forecasting, working closely with billing partners and directors. Provide performance analysis to support management decision making and improve profitability. Maintain strong financial controls over revenue and working capital.

Major Responsibilities

• Support month-end and year-end closing to fulfil both internal reporting and external statutory reporting
• Ensure regular client billing takes place, enhancing processes and identifying opportunities to minimise WIP
• Confirm accurate revenue recognition through regular WIP reconciliations, quarterly attestation and minimising aged WIP.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with established policies and internal control procedures, identifying opportunities for enhancements of controls.
• Coordinate all activity for annual budgets, periodic forecasting, and business plan updates.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly operating reviews, including analysis of historical financials, variance explanations, updated forecasts with risks and opportunities to current plan, and key performance indicators.
• Provide management reporting and insights on performance to business unit leadership, including variance analysis to demonstrate how the budget/forecast and prior period compares against actual performance.
• Monitor achievement of performance targets such as billing and collection goals, staff utilization, margin analysis, VVN utilisation, amongst others.
• Act as the local contact for all queries / requests from the centralised debt collection team.
• Coordinate and communicate with Tax Authorities, Tax Advisors, Auditors and Banks.
• Investigate and resolve any finance or admin queries raised by the client engagement team, working with other finance departments and IT.
• Collaborate with Group functions such as Legal, Tax and HR on regulatory and statutory compliance when required.
• Ensure local compliance with all Group policies and processes, reporting all material issues or non-compliance to regional management
• Deliver ad-hoc analysis and projects as requested by Market leader or EMEA FD.
• Provide support on making sure all reports and filing to various government bodies such as tax return filing, statistics reporting are completed accurately and on time.

• Provide support on audits, both internal and external

Desired Capabilities and Skills:

• Strong business acumen and focus on working capital management
• Practical and commercial approach to problem solving or analysis
• Analytical and results oriented
• Proactive; always a self-starter
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including good command of spoken and written English
• Collaborative and diplomatic approach when dealing with Business Leadership, the Controller organization, Treasury, Tax, IT, or colleagues
• Able to leverage available technology tools

Qualifications:

• Significant experience with a professional services company or Big 4 firm desirable
• Experienced in preparing budgets, forecasts, and financial analysis
• Detailed understanding of accounting processes (revenue recognition, billing, working capital management, AP, payroll, corporate expense allocations and intercompany)
• Bachelor's degree, preferably Accounting or Finance
• Formal accounting qualification desirable
• Knowledge of SAP 4/hana desirable
• Experience in US GAAP desirable