Finance Manager

AXELOS is an exciting, dynamic company with globally recognised brands in the field of Best Practice Management. A joint venture between Capita and the Cabinet Office, AXELOS has ambitious plans and is looking for like-minded individuals to join our growing team.

Our Products

AXELOS is responsible for developing, enhancing and promoting a number of best practice methodologies and frameworks used globally by professionals working primarily in project, programme and portfolio management, IT service management and cyber security.

The methodologies, including ITIL®, PRINCE2®, MSP® and the new collection of cyber resilience best practice products, RESILIA™, are adopted by private, public and voluntary sectors in more than 150 countries to improve employees' skills, knowledge and competence to make both individuals and organisations work more effectively.

AXELOS is committed to nurturing best practice communities on a global scale. In addition to globally recognized qualifications, AXELOS equips professionals with a wide range of content, templates, awareness training and toolkits through AXELOS Membership and its online community of practitioners and experts.

Our Mission

Our mission is to make individuals and organisations more effective by providing practical guidance, content and qualifications distilled from real world experience and developing practices.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be the world's most respected provider of global best practice. Want to know more? Visit

ROLE Summary

The AXELOS Finance team is seeking an experienced and professional Financial Accounting Manager to join our growing team. The Financial Accounting Manager will collaborate with various stakeholders across the business (including the Executive Leadership Team), with the aim of ensuring that the financial controls that AXELOS has in place remain effective and relevant and new controls are proactively implemented should the need occur.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Assist the Capita Group Finance team in producing AXELOS's statutory accounts

* Liaise with the internal and external audit teams to ensure adequate information is provided for interim, year-end and internal audits

* Ensure controls around procurement are adhered to/ amended as appropriate should the need occur and educating the business on these processes

* Maintain existing controls around capital expenditure to satisfy both internal and Capita Group requirements, i. approved business cases

* On-going review of the controls around recruitment within AXELOS and ensuring these are being adhered to

* Review and approval of purchase requests, vendor approvals and access rights

* Own the annual salary review process across the organisation

* Produce capex forms for project spend which clearly document the business/ commercial rationale and financial metrics for the investment

* Own relationship with Group Accounts Payable to ensure supplier payments are made in a timely manner

* Management and development responsibilities for the Finance Associate (a direct report)

Key Performance Indicators

* Successful internal and external audits

* Production of AXELOS's statutory accounts within the defined completion date

* High purchase request compliance

* High quality capex forms being produced which clearly illustrate the need for investment

* The ability to deliver against deadlines

* Strong written and verbal communications skills

* Intermediate level Excel skills

* The ability to question and challenge, as appropriate, on own initiative

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATION

* Experience in a Financial Accounting Manager or comparable role

* Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

Advanced level Excel skills

Knowledge of SAP/ Axiom financial software packages

OUR VALUES

Capita's values are at the heart of our business. We believe that our colleagues should be Open, Ingenious, Collaborative and Effective; honest, straight-talking people who are highly intelligent and creative, who work brilliantly as part of a team or leading a team, and who never accept mediocrity. We're looking for people that personify Capita's values, who get involved in different things, deliver what they promise, take responsibility, embrace diversity, and respect their colleagues. In return we can offer you an excellent salary and benefits to match.

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If you are successful with your application, you will need complete Capita's vetting and screening checks. This will include, but not be limited to, Reference Checks, a Criminality Check, Financial Probity Check, Sanctions Check and Media Check.