Job Description

The main responsibilities within this role are:

• Ensure compliance of financial statements with Group rules for management accounts and local rules for Statutory accounts
• Coordinate with various departments to deliver an accurate and timely monthly closing process, including validation of all closing options.
• Provide all accounting information necessary for local regulations (I.e. tax and legal requirements)
• Act as accounting partner for internal business units and support them in the forecasting process and financial reporting
• Support and develop two more junior accountants
• Support the Head of Financial Controlling in creating harmonised processes and controls across all departments
• Seek opportunities to review processes and drive continuous improvement; be a champion of efficiency and compliance.
• Lead statutory reporting for the UK and Ireland legal entities and work closely with external auditors to provide information in a timely fashion.
• Validate the financial processes implemented in the General Accounting team, review accounts delivered to ensure compliance, and support the team as needed.
• Follow up KPIs to monitor and improve the efficiency of the closing process and other GL activities
• Planning, animation and monitoring of FC activities: pre-closing, closing, reporting, audit
• Balance sheet risks & opportunity identification
• Review and validation of monthly reporting (P&L, BS and cashflow) and bi-annual consolidation packages
• Prepare the financial statements for local / legal requirements
• Validate Corporation Tax Returns Work in conjunction with Tax Manager
• Integrity checks of interfaces to accounting systems, follow up of resolution
• Manage relationship with internal and external auditors
• Perform local GAAP watch and ensure application of Group accounting principles
• Act as lead for finance projects locally or within the regional context

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate for this position will have: Strong Accounting understanding and a recognised full accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Good Information Systems knowledge (SAP & BI Tool) Strong attention to detail and an analytical mindset Ability to manage challenging conversations, and influencing behaviours on key stakeholders Strong interpersonal skills Strong organisation skills and resilience, with the ability to manage complexity Analytical abilities (detail oriented/problem solving)