Senior Finance Manager

I am recruiting a Senior Finance Manager for a listed telecoms / software client. After a period of acquisitive activity and restructuring, our client is recruiting a newly formed position (Senior Finance Manager) to support the Group Financial Controller. On a day-to-day basis you will provide high quality financial accounting and management reporting support across the business. 

In parallel you will assist with a number of key finance transformation projects i.e., moving the financial infrastructure from a number of separate entities currently supported by a number of disparate systems to a single ERP platform. 

Key responsibilities:

• Produce the end-to-end monthly management accounts for a number of subsidiary companies.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare variance analysis and commentary.
• Create and post accruals, prepayments and journal entries.
• Overseeing the processing of all transactional activity for the entities for which you have responsibility.
• Bank reconciliations over multiple international bank accounts.
• Assisting with the preparation of the year-end audit file.
• Supporting the implementation of a new ERP systems. Post implementation you will propose and then embed robust financial controls and reporting processes.
• Support, develop and mentor junior team members. 

Candidate profile: 

• A technically proficient qualified Accountant with at least 5 years PQE at Finance Manager / Management Accountant level.
• Used to operating in a slightly chaotic / unstructured SME environment.
• Hands on approach; evidence of your competence of operating at a transactional accounting level.
• Strong with systems (GL / ERP) / manipulating data (Excel).
• Strong track record of owning problems and solving them.
• Flexible, resilient, reliable, positive.
• Team player.
• Transparent, strong communicator. 
• Availability: One month or less notice period from current employer.

Hybrid working pattern: Working remotely, with 2 number of days per week in the office