Job Title: | Financial Accounting Manager |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Location: | Theale |
Industry: | |
Salary: | Negotiable |
REF: | SQ 080322_1646755028 |
Contact Name: | Sarah Quinn |
Contact Email: | sarah.quinn@projectpeople.com |
Job Published: | about 1 year ago |
Job Description
An exciting new opportunity for a Financial Accounting Manager with a well-known UK Telecoms Infrastructure company. This is a perm position that will be based in Theale, Reading with hybrid working.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
- Coordination of financial reporting processes, including shareholder reporting
- Coordination of audit activities: 3 annual audits
- Responsibility for company's accounting for overheads and other operating costs (£35m per annum), fixed assets (£760m net book value) and assets under construction (£175m)
- Coordination of balance sheet reconciliation processes
- Lead on company's corporation tax returns and accounting policies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Financial Accounting & Reporting
- Manage month-end close processes to timetable.
- Ensure balance sheet is accurate and fully reconciled.
- Maintain balance sheet ownership matrix.
- Review reconciliations, ensure format and content of reconciliations is suitable.
- Secure required approvals for balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and Cornerstone accounting policies.
- Leadership of improvement projects.
- Maintain balance sheet risks & opportunities schedule.
- Monthly commentary on balance sheet movements, analysis of moves.
- Review of month-end TB.
- Shareholder reporting.
- Intercompany reconciliation process.
- Accounting for overheads and other operating costs.
- Payroll, bonus.
- Associated balance sheet recs.
- Accounting for fixed assets and work-in-progress.
- Lead internal review meetings of monthly results.
- Statutory Reporting & Audit
- Preparation of statutory accounts.
- Accounting Policies & Procedures
- Review and maintain accounting policy documentation.
- Technical accounting guidance to finance team, including IFRS 16.
- Controls
- Controls documentation, including SOX and ISO accreditation support.
- Corporation Tax returns, with support from external advisors.
- Tax compliance - Corporation Tax, VAT, employee taxes / PSA.
- Balance sheet forecasting and budgeting.
- Work with Systems Accountant to support optimum finance system configuration for accounting processes.
- Management of two Finance Analysts (other operating costs and fixed assets).
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Experience (technical, managerial, industry) Experience of leading financial reporting processes, including preparation of final TBs, and reporting of results for management review.
- Preparation of statutory accounts.
- Familiarity with IFRS.
- Preparation of technical accounting papers and guidance.
- Preparation of corporation tax returns.
- Development, implementation and maintenance of financial controls
- Familiarity with finance systems.
- Audit management experience ("Big 4" an advantage)
- Joint venture experience.
- Agresso experience.
- Group consolidation experience.
- Telecoms experience.
- Education level / Qualifications (professional, vocational)
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
- Strong A level and GCSE results.
- Relevant degree (e.g. business, finance, economics).
Skills / Knowledge
- Strong technical accountant. Familiarity with IFRS accounting standards.
- Team player. Naturally works as part of team to support overall team performance through effective financial systems management.
- Proficient in Excel and completion of reporting templates.
- Excellent attention to detail. Focused on ensuring work is right first time and quality of output.
- Ability to see the big picture as well las get hands on and work in the detail as required.
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Ability to prioritise effectively.
- Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate complex areas concisely and effectively, without the use of jargon or technical terms.
- Effective stakeholder management.
- Calm under pressure.
- Focused on continuous improvement.
- Hard-working, conscientious.
- Organised, proactive.
Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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