Finance Accounting Manager

We are delighted to be once again supporting our longstanding client as they recruit at Senior Finance level, due to a retirement in the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance professional to lead a strong and capable team, ensuring effective and accurate indirect budgetary controls, management accounting and functional department reporting, plus the timely completion of statutory audits. The responsibility for this role covers a UK and European remit, with anticipated further growth across Europe.

In addition you will help drive the implementation of financial standards and assess current practices and procedures, and make recommendations for improvements within the organisation.

You will be a Qualified Accountant with extensive experience in a similar role and have a passion for team management and development. A good understanding of SOX audits and of US GAAP, local GAAP and IFRS is required, although local service providers are used for the local GAAP expertise. You will be highly detailed with strong analysis skills and be able to analyse financial information detailing assets, liabilities, capital, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial positions for other managers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take that step away from a more routine reporting role and to bring that already established team management experience, initiative and drive, built up through your career to date and contribute at Senior Finance level to include providing recommendations to functional leadership.

A strong remuneration package is on offer which includes an annual bonus and benefits such as a ULEV Car Scheme and Onsite Gym. 

Reporting to and working closely with the Finance Director (Norway based), duties will include: 

• Set up and monitor accounting KPIs
• Ensure accurate financial statements in compliance with company guidelines and official requirements
• Compile and analyze financial information to ensure completeness, accuracy, valuation, and presentation of all accounts by way of intercompany analysis, accruals, reconciliations & disclosures
• Review balance sheet in accordance with company guidelines and identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances
• Preparing monthly internal and external reporting (including local government requirements, if applicable)
• Assist in the formulation of internal controls and policies to comply with legislation and established best practices.
• Assist in the quarterly and year-end financial and SOX audit activities, including narratives and risk matrix review
• Work with internal and external auditors to ensure correct and timely closing and reporting at year-end
• Support Impairment analysis
• Monitor financial transactions to ensure proper handling of information and approve transactions within designated limits.
• Responsible for indirect tax reporting requirements, and provide support to CIT filings
• Manage one or multiple GL business units to ensure timely completion of their tax filings and statutory audits
• Assist Finance Regional Lead with the preparation of financial reports for management or regulatory bodies

Audit experience from Big4 is preferred but not essential, and international experience would be a plus. 

For full and further details, please get in touch or simply apply here.