Assistant Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- Reed Finance
- Location
- England, North Yorkshire, Harrogate
- Salary
- £40000 per annum
- Posted
- 19 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 26 Mar 2017
- Ref
- 15425232
- Contact
- Gavin Kendall
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Category
- Transport / Logistics
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant to join a FTSE 100 business as Assistant Finance Manager. You will assist the Finance Manager in managing the UK balance sheet, maintaining good controls and leading a "no surprises" approach to accounting. You will drive forward monthly accuracy of the UK numbers and associated process improvement.
Key responsibilities:
- Responsible for driving team to input month end journals and deliver month end reviews in line with management accounts timetable.
- Responsible for balance sheet reporting for management accounts where applicable.
- Technical balance sheet accounting advice and decisions (referring to FM where appropriate for agreement).
- Maintaining balance sheet compliance with group accounting policies.
- In particular accounting for complex property portfolio, including restructuring projects, marketing schemes, defined benefit pension, bad debt provision.
- Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including other Departments and 3rd parties to ensure accuracy of UK balance sheet.
- Review of statutory web forms and co-ordination and year end tour meeting report.
- Responsible for UAT sign off on balance sheet affecting changes.
- Own intercompany agreement, timely charging, VAT compliance.
- Responsible for team production of and review of balance sheet forecasting to Group Reporting team.
- Review of balance sheet reconciliations.
You will be able to demonstrate:
- Excellent technical skills and knowledge.
- Able to delegate effectively.
- Drives the team to audit quality accounting.
- Pro-active / demonstrates initiative.
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships quickly and effectively with colleagues.
- Excellent communicator (both written and in verbal form to a wide variety of audiences including those at the highest level). Can adapt style to suit situations.
- Flexible, able to consistently meet deadlines / consistently motivated and focused on delivery.
- Motivates and inspires others to achieve.
- ACA or ACCA.
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