Fixed Asset Manager

Location
England, Bedfordshire, Luton
Salary
£50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted
07 Dec 2018
Closes
14 Dec 2018
Ref
BBBH80108
Contact
Sally Lock
Experience Levels
Newly Qualified
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

An exciting opportunity for a Fixed Asset Manager to join this leading, well regarded and dynamic business.

Reporting to the Director of Financial Control the Fixed Asset Manager will manage a small team of Fixed Asset Analyst's to provide accounting and control services for the Fixed Assets in operation across the business.

Within this broad role you will business partner the different accounting functions and commercial teams in the treatment of capital investment activities.

Key responsibilities will include:

    • Responsible for providing the accounting services for Fixed Assets across the business.
    • Understanding and reporting on the fixed asset balances and accounting for all other entities within the group.
    • Ensuring all balance sheet reconciliations are completed with the appropriate backup and relative actions are undertaken to clear reconciling items promptly in line with policy.
    • Ensuring Fixed Asset processes are compliant with the the financial control framework and can be evidenced.
    • Delivering reporting to provide insight into capital expenditure and performance against budget / forecast (to finance and non finance).
    • Actively reporting on Projects and Fixed Assets status during Balance Sheet Reviews.
    • Managing 3 Fixed Asset Analysts, measuring their performance, developing the team, identifying talent and creating an environment of continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with team management experience and a deep understanding of the core principles of asset accounting processes.

You will have strong technical accounting to include managing fixed assets and driving process improvements.

With strong communication and influencing skills you will build and develop relationships in order to shape operational decision making.