Overview

This role is responsible for overseeing the full spectrum of financial closing and reporting requirements and works closely with Global Shared Services in managing certain key processes such as payments and receipts.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

The Financial Accountant drives the engine room of the Finance function, from managing payments to and from vendors and customers all the way to ensuring that all transactions are appropriately recorded in an effective manner within agreed timelines.

Works within the framework of our financial controls and accounting policies, and engages closely with Risk, Group Shared Services and the wider Finance team to formulate, implement and perform robust controls and ensure documentation of key Finance processes.

Designs and optimises process to communicate transaction information across to GSS, ensuring adherence to workflow controls and eliminating manual intervention.

The role plays a key role in ensuring data integrity and making information available for on-demand to support commercial decisions and new business initiatives. It works closely with Business Partnering and other stakeholders to design and implement the technical accounting logic to align data streams with business activities from financial and performance reporting perspectives while managing the systems and processes to capture and deliver them as efficiently and accurately as possible.

Responsible for completion of reporting monthly results in an accurate, compliant and timely manner which includes coordination and collection of information from all relevant sources in delivering Monthly Financial Statements, Board papers and other regular information as required by the Marketing Business, Production Business Units or Group.

Working closely with IM, the role looks to implement technologies that improve control, increase information available for the business and automate transactional activity as much as possible, freeing up the team to add value elsewhere. It needs to think differently about the work Finance does and how it gets done, including the elimination of manual journals and recons as a cost to quality.

 

 

Qualifications:

 

 

Constructively engage stakeholders to a common cause through developing mutually beneficial solutions and proposals. Has ability to understand business needs and value drivers, and recommend appropriate process solutions while operating within the accounting framework

Strong credible communication and presentation skills; experience in leading a small team

Experience with process improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma

Independent, assertive, and able to multi-task and prioritise commitments

Ability to focus on big picture while leading the team in daily operations and challenging status quo where necessary

Familiar with collaborative and innovative ways of working such as Agile

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