Job Description

Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and completing legal and accounting reporting requirements.

Task and Responsibilities as Accounting Manager:

Key Responsibilities

• Focal point for external auditors
• Completion of annual statutory accounts
• Review and reporting of monthly Overheads
• Annual Budget Submissions
• Review of monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Management of Sales, Purchase and General ledger sub-team
• Host weekly Debt meeting
• Management of UK bank balances
• Cash Forecasting
• SOX Compliance

Reporting

• Manage and ensure accurate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for the Region and Business Units.
• Ensure timely, accurate and adequate execution of financial administration processes, i.e. general ledger and reporting & analyses.
• Manage internal management information for the region.

Analysis

• Manage monthly, quarterly and annual comparative analyses and prepare commentary and supporting documentation.
• Manage and ensure data requests for audit purposes with external auditors.
• Analyses forecast and budget submissions to ensure quality and predictability.

Financial Management

• Manage monthly, quarterly and annual balance sheet and overhead review routines.
• Involvement in intercompany reconciliation process
• Responsible for the assigned Chart of Accounts & General Ledger management for setting up, deleting and maintaining (natural) accounts and cost centers align with relevant counterpart to ensure Consistent Global Chart of Accounts.
• Develop and maintain templates for (cash) forecast and budget submissions.
• Supports ad hoc activities and projects.

Optimization

• Support in opportunities for improvements and simplifications in the reporting and accounting process.
• Identify and evaluate bottlenecks in financial processes, techniques and systems.
• Make suggestions for improvement and ensure implementation after approval

Compliance

• Drive and manage the SOX compliancy for certain end-to-end processes.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve internal control in business processes.
• Proactively manage internal control requirements in collaboration with stakeholders.

Staff Management and Performance of Team

• Lead, manage and develop a team within group HR strategy and policies.
• Execute the Performance & Development Cycle regarding staff;
• Help develop the skills of team members;
• Identify opportunities and executes (process) improvements;
• Report and discuss results according team plan

Competitive salary and Benefits

In order to attract and retain skilled, competent and customer focused people we offer a competitive salary and an extensive benefits package providing a suite of both contractual and voluntary benefits including access to corporate discounts. Employee benefits will depend on work location and role, however, may include life insurance, income protection, pension and private medical insurance.

In addition we recognize the importance of providing flexibility to our employees and offer a Flexi Friday working arrangement as well as the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Professional Accounting Qualification (ACCA, CIMA or ICAS).Experience in a similar role within a multinational. Strong accounting knowledge of IFRS or US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley. Relevant business knowledge. Strong analytical skills. Management information knowledge. Good knowledge of Tax and Treasury (accounting) processes.