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Finance Manager

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
Home Location
Salary
£55000 - £65000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Closing date
Feb 4, 2021

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Job Role
Finance Manager
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

My client are looking for an ambitious qualified finance manager trained in a top 10 or Big 4 firm to head up the FM team and support the Finance Director.

Client Details

My client are a Global household named financial services organisation.

Description

  • The production of the FRS 102 Statutory Accounts and other external reporting for selected companies, co-ordinating the work of other members of the team as appropriate, to ensure that outputs are technically correct, consistent and produced to agreed timescales;
  • Oversight of investment and cash management activities for all UK companies managing the reporting to relevant internal committees and liaising with external fund managers as appropriate;
  • Leading projects that recommend and implement process improvements that significantly enhance the quality of financial accounting and reporting;
  • Leading project activity aimed at improving the control environment and efficiency across the Financial Reporting team and Finance as a whole;
  • The production of accounting treatment proposals and judgement papers for presentation to the Audit Committee and other governance structures;
  • Working closely with external audit on the audit of the Statutory Accounts and half year results;
  • Ensuring that control points raised by either external audit or internal audit function are addressed and closed down promptly;
  • Managing and developing a small number of direct reports as well as supporting this across the wider Finance team; and
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders in key areas of the business and with external specialists.

Profile


We are looking for a professional qualified accountant who is self-driven and can work autonomously with a proven work ethic.

You will also need to be a team player who enjoys working collaboratively with people from different backgrounds and disciplines to deliver results, often to tight timescales.


· Excellent technical accounting skills preferably gained in an insurance or regulated environment;

· Strong management and planning skills teamed with the ability to prepare technical accounting papers to a high standard;

· Advanced analytical skills, with the ability to proactively identify and suggest new approaches that promote a simplified and improved approach to how we work;

· You will have a controls mind-set looking to ensure that a robust control environment is maintained;

· Delivery focused with excellent attention to detail and a strong drive to resolve issues; and

· Very effective communication skills with experience of building strong relationships across teams.

Job Offer

£65,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Flexibility

Progression

Support

Company

Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.

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