Part Qualified / Finalist Finance Supervisor

Title: Finance Supervisor

Qualification: Part Qualified accountant Probably ACCA or CIMA

Salary £35,000 - £40,000 + STUDY + BONUS

Company

Very successful international services company with a large finance community that believes in a work life balance

Overview of role

With one direct report, (a part qualified management accountant) the Finance Supervisor will be responsible for the production of timely, accurate and relevant management accounts and financial statements whilst ensuring tight internal controls are in place.

You will be responsible for the development and training of the Management Accountant. You will be ultimately responsible for the management accounts of 8 EMEA entities. This will include the production of P&Ls, balance sheets, variance analysis, reviewing financial for allocated programmes with the commercial team and assist with producing the budget.

Responsibilities include:-

• To produce a monthly commentary on each entity analysing performance against key KPIs.
• Ensure monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts including, the banks, intercompany positions, prepayments, accruals, payroll and tax related accounts.
• Take the lead on the preparation and presentation of client financial data to commercial team
• Supervising, training and developing the Management Accountant.
• Review the bank recs completed by the Accounts Assistant
• To produce the year end statutory accounts and support the auditors during their fieldwork.
• To produce the Monthly, Bi-monthly and quarterly VAT returns and reconciliations.
• To assist in production of annual overhead budget from the bottom up.
• To manage, produce and journal all intercompany charges.
• Identifying inefficiencies and suggesting new methods to improve processes.
• Ad hoc financial analysis and investigative tasks.

About you:

Behaviours

• Organised, attentive and solution orientated
• Capable of working competently with diverse groups of people, data and processes
• Confidently interfaces with all levels of staff internally and externally
• Positively represents the organisation in areas of high visibility with poise and decisiveness
• Personally accountable
• Continuous learner, seeks growth and improvement
• Good character and work ethic, a role model for others.

Pre-requisite Skills

• Part qualified in ACCA/CIMA Qualification
• Ability to lead and manage others, (with support from your manager if and when needed)
• High level of attention to detail and efficiency
• Strong problem solving capabilities, strong analytical skills and numerate with flexibility to handle multiple tasks concurrently.
• Strong technical, organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Attention to detail and passion for quality, ability to work under pressure and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Innovative thinking and commitment to continuous improvement

Preferred skills set, (not prerequisites)

• A working knowledge of other MS Office packages, including advanced Excel features such as macros or PowerPivot.
• A working knowledge of financial systems of PeopleSoft, Hyperion Reporting Solutions or similar.
• Previous recruitment or similar industry background.
• Multilingual (Preferably Polish & German)

Culture

They take personal development of their staff seriously and have committed to giving their staff the following:-

• The opportunities to develop skills that will impact your career
• Challenge staff to strive for growth and excellence
• Continuous support and training to prepare people to take your next step
• A supportive network of colleagues and leadership team
• Competitive salary and excellent benefits package

We have placed a number of people here and I can corroborate that. Here are some other points taken from my notes after a conversation with a fairly recent placement who is settling in very well indeed…

• People really nice to deal with and helpful, accommodating and friendly attitude and if you buy into that approach then people are very receptive.
• Progressive environment, always keen to take someone with quality and ambition whom they can progress. Excellent boss, high calibre, energetic, good fun and supportive.
• You really can talk to anyone here and people are always given credit for their own work, (no-one tries to steal thunder here!)
• Excellent supportive boss
• Slightly longer week as standard hours but everyone goes home on time, they do not have an overtime culture here, including month end.
• Overall the company have a large Finance community in Bracknell working with a variety of divisions at this EMEA HQ.
• Operationally sales driven and there is a sense of fun that permeates through back office environments.
• Good exposure to Senior Finance management across group.