Contract: Permanent

Recruitment Partner: Lizzy Parfitt

About the role
Welcome to Controllership - Fixed Assets - an exciting team at the heart of Boots UK’s reporting landscape. You will be responsible for the month end close and all fixed asset accounting across Boots UK.

You will report into the Head of Finance - Controllership - Operations; the main objective being the accurate and timely delivery of month end whilst adhering to monthly and quarterly Sox controls. There is also an opportunity to be involved in ad hoc projects working alongside finance and non-finance stakeholders across the business.

The team is part of the wider controllership team and has scope to be involved with wider opportunities such as Group Reporting. A strong relationship with the offshore team is also key for success.

• Manage processes to inform business judgement around all capitalisation, depreciation, amortisation, write down and disposal of fixed assets.
• Understand and assist in managing the interaction of fixed asset and lease accounting across the Boots business.
• Assist senior management with processes around valuation and impairment reviews of tangible and intangible fixed assets.
• Plan and manage annual asset verification processes.
• Oversight, sign-off and offshore process liaison of month end, quarter end and year end closes.
• Review and approve retained Boots elements of the close processes & results e.g. approval of journals and account reconciliations together with any necessary investigatory work.
• Ensure adherence with policies and procedures.
• Responsible for Boots review approval and sign off of relevant activities and controls performed by the offshore business process provider.
• Champion the implementation of new WBA Global Finance processes and tools across Boots and the offshore team as appropriate in support of the wider finance transformation.
• To provide accounting & control advice and guidance to the Finance partnering & FP&A teams as necessary.
• To interact with other business processes and accountable teams to ensure all financial requirements are properly represented.

What you’ll need to have

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Good knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP
• Good communication skills - work and communicate effectively with key individuals across the business and feels comfortable in challenging the status quo
• Experience dealing with auditors

It would be great if you also have

• • Fixed asset accounting experience (both IFRS and US GAAP)

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next
If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion you will be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

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Keywords
Finance, Manager, Fixed, Assets