Finance Manager

As Senior Finance Manager, you will lead a Financial Accounting team and ensure the delivery of accurate, robust and timely financial information across a complex international group.

Client Details

Michael Page Finance is partnering with one of our key clients, a large, complex international organisation, to recruit a Senior Finance Manager into its central finance function. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to take a senior leadership role within a sophisticated group environment, with responsibility for financial accounting, reporting, controls and a team of finance professionals.

Description

• Lead and develop a team within the Financial Accounting function.
• Oversee monthly financial accounting and reporting activities.
• Ensure robust balance sheet governance, reconciliations and working capital reporting.
• Manage intercompany, affiliate, fixed asset, inventory and lease accounting.
• Oversee cash, bank and treasury-related accounting activities.
• Support group consolidation and monthly reporting to the parent company.
• Lead the preparation of UK and international statutory accounts.
• Ensure compliance with SOX controls, accounting policies and wider governance requirements.
• Work closely with Financial Control, Treasury, Company Secretarial and external auditors.
• Identify and deliver continuous improvements across processes, controls and reporting.

Profile

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification with 3+ years' post-qualified experience.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, with US GAAP exposure desirable.
• Experience within a large or complex corporate/group environment.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Experience preparing or auditing UK statutory accounts under IFRS, FRS 101 or FRS 102.
• Previous experience managing and developing a finance team.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to challenge existing processes.

Job Offer

• A competitive salary, dependent on the level of experience.
• Hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Bonus scheme.
• Private medical healthcare.
• Significant exposure to senior stakeholders.
• Opportunities to develop your leadership and career within a large finance function.