Job Description
Key Accountabilities
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of the Group finance team, to ensure that controls are maintained, and reporting is timely and accurate.
- Month end reporting.
- Responsibility for the accounting for group non-trading entities.
- Responsible for Group month end close process including intercompany balance reconciliations and consolidation adjustments.
- Management of the year end audits (Group and SPV) and production of Annual Statutory accounts for the Group.
- Address key technical IFRS accounting issues (e.g. acquisitions, goodwill consolidation, provisioning, deferred tax, and hedge accounting).
- Prepare consolidated and company statutory accounts.
- Responsible for all tax/fiscal reporting to HMRC/Companies House including corporation tax and VAT.
- Work with FP&A on Group Board Pack and bank reporting.
- Implementation and management of change and technology projects.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong financial reporting (primarily IFRS 9) and accounting knowledge.
- Proactive and able to work on own initiative to deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
- High quality written and verbal communication.
- Good data analytics and technology skills.
- Team management.
Knowledge & Qualifications
- Qualified Accountant with extensive UK GAAP/ IFRS knowledge, likely with a Financial Reporting or Audit background.
- Financial Services experience is an advantage.
- Knowledge of NetSuite or similar ERP systems.
Personal Attributes
- Team player and flexible.
- Highly numerate.
- Articulate.
- Approachable.
- Diligent.
- Calm and self-assured.
- Exceptionally well organised.
- Robust and comfortable working to deadline and under pressure.
- Accurate with a keen attention to detail.
Company Values - CREDIT
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Customer - Customers are our primary focus
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Results - Results matter, create value every day
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Energy is contagious, Share it!
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Developing our people makes us different
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Invent the solution - be proactive
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Teamwork - Together we can build the business