Senior Finance Manager - Group Reporting

Robert Walters are excited to be working in exclusive partnership with a successful blue-chip business who are experiencing an exciting period of transformation. Due to growth, the business are looking to appoint a high calibre Senior Finance Manager to oversee the provision of month end management accounting, drive improvements to processes and provide key financial information to the commercial teams.

The role:

• Manage, coach and develop a team of four finance professionals.
• Providing monthly management accounts, board packs and board reports that monitor performance against agreed KPI’s.
• Partner with business and finance stakeholders to understand performance and the commercial impacts, to interpret performance analysis and create value adding challenges.
• Highlight the key risks & opportunities to the business unit based on analysis of results and application of accounting standards.
• Present results to the finance business partners, finance leadership team, senior management and the executive leaders.
• Interpret and lead the implementation of complex accounting standards, driving efficiency and accuracy in the preparation processes.
• Identify improvements that address management letter points and internal control weaknesses.
• Define and drive efficient governance and financial control processes that deliver high quality, timely, auditable output.
• Create effective process, workflow and system designs to drive efficiency and a culture of continuous improvement (accuracy, control, automation, simplification, efficiency, collaboration).
• Provide and review all underlying financial analysis and support to internal and external auditors.
• Lead projects within the business that support and improve financial reporting.
• Create and manage a high performing team.

Experience:

• Fully qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Previous success in a managerial position including experience of developing team members would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proven experience of driving process improvements.
• Previous experience in data analysis and insight, as well as strong analytical and data gathering skills.
• Proven success of influencing strategic decision making.

For further details please contact Jonathan Kerr at Robert Walters directly.

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