Finance Manager

Financial Reporting and Accounting Manager

(8 month fixed term contract)

Wimbledon, London

Competitive

SoftwareONE are a privately held IT services company (3,200 employees, US $6.8 billion worldwide sales) with a very successful history in Software Licensing, Software Asset Management and Technology Services. We are seeking a Financial Reporting and Accounting Manager to work on a 7-month fixed term contract basis at our offices in Wimbledon, London. 

In this role you will be responsible for the following:

• Responsible for all local accounting activities managed directly (Credit and Collection, Payroll-accounting, month closing, invoicing etc.)
• Responsible for local cash-management (Assisting)
• Coordinates external finance-partner (e.g. auditors, tax-office, Payroll office etc.)
• Own the financial accounting and month end close process
• Review monthly accounts for local GAAP and IFRS variances
• Coordinate tax compliance & act as direct liaison with external/Internal tax advisers
• Assist in the audit process acting as direct liaison with external audit team for group and statutory audit
• Work with internal audit to ensure internal controls are adequate and operating effectively
• Preparation of the year end statutory accounts for internal and external purposes 
• Develop and manage accounting policies ensuring the UK is in line with Group where appropriate
• Review of all P&L results to identify errors, misallocations and prepayments/accruals
• Preparation of working capital/cash flow models
• Responsibility for fee testing across the business to meet internal audit requirements
• Coordination of all internal reporting to the business
• Responsibility for any internal queries throughout the month.
• Preparation of Group reporting requirements on a monthly basis
• Responding to month end calls and queries from Group throughout the month
• Aid in the development of the reporting systems with Group Controlling/ Accounting
• Intercompany

The successful candidate will be newly qualified ACA qualified (ACCA / CIMA will be considered), and possess advanced Excel skills.