Finance Manager
- Location
- London (Central)
- Salary
- £65,000 + 15% bonus + excellent benefits
- Posted
- 22 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 29 Jun 2017
- Ref
- 4755
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Category
- Consultancy Services, Law, Marketing / PR
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Axiom executive are working with a top-tier professional services firm with $2 billion global revenue. The Finance Manager will report into the Financial Controller in the EMEA finance team in their Central London head office. The EMEA region covers twenty offices in a dozen countries, including the UK as the largest entity.
This is a meaty Finance leader role, managing several all fully qualified Management Accountants. If you have at least 4-6 years PQE, possess excellent communication, organisational and technical accounting knowledge then this could be a fantastic opportunity for you. Experience in US Gaap reporting environments is key for success in this role, as is UK Gaap and full month end close experience.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Management and supervision of several direct reports all fully qualified Management Accountants. Leading the team in the production, preparation and reporting of multiple UK and EMEA financial statements for monthly US GAAP reporting.
- Active participation in monthly financial close process.
- Review and approval of journals and reconciliations performed by Management Accountants
- Preparation and posting of month-end journals, including general ledger account reconciliations and analysis
- Assist the Finance team in the enhancement of the internal controls framework and processes surrounding month end accounting processes
- Accurate and timely submission of regulatory reporting
- Strict adherence and management of the SOX compliance process (handle SOX queries, SOX self-assessment)
- Support the tax manager with the preparation of year-end tax analysis through the provision of monthly financial results
- Preparation and finalization of annual statutory accounts for UK and EMEA entities
- Direct liaison with external auditors
- Other ad hoc support to the department as required
QUALIFICATION AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
Essential:
- Qualified accountant, minimum 4 - 6 years PQE (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Must have experience of performing month-end close process
- Strong finance executive with real people management experience
- Knowledge of US GAAP, UK GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley environments
- Extensive experience of working to tight month-end deadlines
- Experience of working in a matrix organisation
- Ability to prioritise and delegate
- Must be able to demonstrate ability to work in a team
- Excellent knowledge of Excel, including pivot tables and analysis formulas
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skill
- Self-starter, confident with outgoing personality and highly professional approach to their work
Desired:
- Professional services experience
- Experience of working in a pan-European finance structure
- Experience of working in a matrix organisation