Group Financial Accounting Manager
- Recruiter
- Integris Financial Recruitment
- Location
- Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Salary
- £300-£350 per day
- Posted
- 17 May 2021
- Closes
- 25 May 2021
- Ref
- MW04869
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Category
- Digital, IT/ Telecoms, Technology
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client, an international technology and telecommunications business are looking for an interim Group Reporting Manager.
Reporting to the Group Finance Director, responsibilities will include:
- Supervise the timely production of monthly reporting in IFRS and local GAAP for the regional group (5 core entities UK & Ireland).
- Ensure monthly IFRS packs of all the entities are reported as per Group instructions and deadlines.
- Improve and harmonize accounting practices and policies: main part of the entities in scope have been recently integrated in the Eutelsat Group.
- Ensure management and coordination role:
- Directly manage local accounting team in the UK = 4 people
- Coordinate & control the work of external accounting firms for the entities where accounting is externalized on 6 international affiliates (including Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany)
- Structure and optimize accounting team organisation.
- Support the skill development of the internal teams.
- Ensure local tax compliance & filing
- Ensure proper implementation of internal control rules.
- Manage interfaces with external auditors, external accountants, etc.
- Daily interfaces with Consolidation team, Group tax department, Controlling team and Treasury department.
This is an exciting role in a fast-moving and dynamic business.
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant who has experience of working in an international environment and is comfortable with change management.
Candidate profile:
- Thorough experience in accounting & team management (5 years minimum) in an international environment
- Good knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAPs and UK tax environment
- Leadership, good management skills, strong ability to organize teams and processes (ability to work with and manage team remotely) and team spirit
- Can do attitude -- positive and collaboration mindset
- IT systems oriented. Knowledge of Navision and/or HFM are a plus
- Strong communication skills
- Fluent in English, French is a plus