Finance Manager

Is responsible for providing financial and management services to ensure an efficient, accurate and timely financial and management accounting function across the EMEA region. It ensures an excellent standard of client service, compliance with external regulatory and reporting obligations, and adherence to internal management reporting processes and deadlines. The post holder also provides financial controls and accounting oversight and direction to overseas affiliates, and manages two accounting staff within the EMEA accounting function.

• Manage EMEA accounting operations, overseeing all transactions related to the general ledger, receivables, payables and financial reporting.
• Own EMEA consolidation reporting, ensuring monthly deadlines are achieved and full reconciliations are provided.
• Own the statutory reporting books and their associated reconciliations.
• Follow a structured monthly close and reconciliation review process to complete month-end close within seven business days.
• Prepare monthly management reporting in line with month-end deadlines.
• Oversee the correct processing of fixed assets and lease accounting (IFRS 16).
• Take a lead role in evaluating, developing, implementing and documenting new accounting policies and procedures in response to changes in GAAP, tax and regulatory requirements.
• Manage relationships with the shared service centre and external auditors.
• Coordinate and manage the annual group, UK and EMEA audits, ensuring deadlines are achieved and a high standard of working papers and supporting documentation is provided.
• Ensure full compliance for tax, VAT and other relevant taxes in the EMEA region.
• Manage the accounting integration of acquisitions and/or new business ventures, establishing robust financial controls and aligning them to group accounting policies, and manage accounting for entity rationalisation, impairment calculations and acquisition accounting.
• Maintain strong financial controls and escalate issues appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Manage two accounting staff to ensure deadlines are met, records are accurate and controls remain intact, promoting a supportive team environment and providing work direction and guidance including coaching, professional development and training
• While monitoring and analysing team work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources without compromising accuracy.
• Identify potential process efficiencies and contribute towards a high standard, continuous improvement culture.

• Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA or equivalent CA qualification).
• Minimum of 3 years' post-qualification experience, with a strong foundation in financial accounting and audit.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with experience supporting or managing external audits and responding to auditor queries.
• Experience managing and developing an accounting team, including setting objectives, providing feedback and conducting performance reviews.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, SUM functions and PivotTables.
• Highly adaptable and proactive, with the ability to work independently, solve complex problems and manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively across finance teams and wider corporate functions.
• A collaborative team player with a hands-on approach and the ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver to deadlines.

• A background in external audit is ideal.
• Experience working with US GAAP would be advantageous.

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