Job Description

You will need to manage, lead and coach the GFSS team (dotted-line DRs), utilizing this team to produce all ‘first-pass’ reporting and provide a layer of integrity and review over all areas of responsibility. They will need to work with unit reporting leads and unit Business partners to drive improvements in insight and explanations on variances. Enabling “So-what” discussions that drive value for company is critical in this role. The role will have significant exposure to Group Finance, Finance Directors, CFO and a wide range of individuals across the team, making relationship building a key requirement for the role holder. This role will need to working closely with our Finance Transformation team to enable and implement the changes required to deliver our transformation vision for finance.

Additionally, they will ensure the integrity of the financial reporting and understand complex accounting scenarios to ensure correct accounting in line with the Group Accounting Manual (IFRS). They will also own the delivery of adhoc reporting (eg Business Partner generated, regulatory reporting for OFCOM or audit queries) and identify opportunities for cross Technology Units reporting standardisation and simplification. Act as a Business Partner for HR and Finance delivering reporting and forecasting. Also ensuring integrity of OUC/Profit Centre structure/hierarchy.

You'll have the following responsibilities

• Own all month-end Technology Units P&L reporting, to both group, Technology internal and other stakeholders. 
• Responsible for managing GFSS support (GFSS to perform first pass) to deliver an overall position that is reviewed and submitted within deadlines and to a high standard, being the backbone of a strong ICOFR control environment.
• Oversee GFSS consolidation of Technology Units month-end Income statement results, responsible for the overall position, including providing support to units to ensure close of books. 
• Manage and coach GFSS finance analysts supporting income statement and ensuring they are focused on the right topics, help drive the improvement agenda and encouraging greater integration of GFSS teams with business partner teams.
• Be an advocate for change - lead transformational activity by driving continual improvement. Be an active contributor to the Making Finance Brilliant (MFB) programme to ensure smooth transition to new SAP ERP system and process/ICOFR controls. 
• Lead Technology Unit cost transformation reporting including providing support for unit CT reporting and specifics.
• Business partner and P&L ownership for Finance, HR and Central cost Centre’s. 
• Responsible for coordinating P&L data requests by auditors (PBC lists monitoring and ensuring all items were provided to the auditors in time)
• Pay lead (key contact for Technology Units on pay queries) 
• Responsible for management reporting system structure matters and keeping them up to date (hierarchy, Profit Centre’s, Cost Centre’s, new GL accounts etc.). Includes ACG forum (or equivalent) attendance (with GFSS support)

Benefits

• When you’re ready to come back (after this has all blown over!), we ask for an average of 2-3 days a week. 
• 25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays). 
• Share option and pension scheme programmes. 
• 10% on target annual bonus 
• 10% employer pension contribution 
• Flexible benefits to fit around you (private health care, dental care, ride to work scheme).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Fully qualified accountant / Further qualification to support specialism (.e.g. ACA, CIMA, ACCA, IIA, CISA, ACT, CTA, MCT, IR Society Certificate or equivalent), or exceptionally equivalent experience. 
• Experience across a wide range of finance disciplines (desirable) 
• Experience working cross-borders with shared services, ideally in a matrix or larger organization 
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines 
• Experience managing a team is an advantage, as well as managing and influencing peers 
• A track record of effectively influencing stakeholder requirements 
• Strength of driving a customer centric approach in all financial processes. 
• Experience of financial management and delivery of improved financial performance. 
• Strategic capability and commercial awareness 
• Collaborative approach to problem solving.