Finance Shared Services Manager

Badenoch & Clark are currently working with a large, global organisation who are looking for a Finance Shared Services Manager to join the team. Key responsibilities will include:

· Managing, supporting, and being responsible for the UK Shared Services Team. The four departmental managers will report directly to the Shared Services Manager with a wider team of c25 people (5 Accountants, 10 Accounts Receivable, 8 Accounts Payable, 1 Payroll) reporting indirectly.

· Ensuring all processes and procedures are completed accurately and in a timely manner to meet deadlines

· Overseeing the monthly and year closing processes - including management accounts, analysis, and audit support

· Being a key member of the global Shared Services management team driving process improvement across the globe

· Driving changes locally to improve processes, enhance internal controls and increase department efficiency

· Enabling the team to achieve corporate & finance objectives - DSO, improved working capital, Balance Sheet integrity

· Preparation / review of performance reporting i.e. collections, vendor/payment analysis, expense reviews, compliance reports, and others as assigned

· Partnering with key stakeholders, i.e. FP&A, Divisional CFO's, Corporate, and Treasury to ensure Shared Service activities meet their needs

· Being a point of escalation for process specific issues and helping to drive solutions

· Support UK Supply Chain function



The skills and experience we're looking for are:



· Strong academic background

· Extensive proven business experience

· Strong people management experience with comparable sized functions

· Experience of running a Shared Services team including AP, AR and Payroll processes

· Proven track record of process improvement and ability to handle multiple projects

· Computer proficiency in Microsoft office products essential

· Ability to problem solve and enable others to do the same

· Ability to delegate and inspire others to achieve

· Strong organisational skills and collaborative management style

· Good interpersonal, supervisory, and presentation skills

· Good communication skills both written and verbal

· Flexible, resourceful, "a can do" service attitude

· A willingness to learn

Badenoch & Clark is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Badenoch & Clark is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a registered Disability Symbol User.