Job Description:

A great opportunity for a qualified Accountant to take ownership of a UK finance function within an international business, combining strong technical accounting with forecasting, reporting and commercial business partnering.

Reporting to the UK Financial Controller, you'll lead the month-end process, manage a finance team and provide accurate financial insight to both the UK business and its US parent.

• Lead and oversee the month-end close, including journals, reconciliations and analysis of results
• Produce monthly and quarterly reporting for the US parent company
• Own the budgeting and forecasting process
• Manage cash flow, collections and intercompany receivables
• Lead the audit process, working closely with internal and external auditors
• Oversee corporate and indirect tax compliance
• Manage and develop the finance team
• Act as a Finance Business Partner to senior commercial stakeholders
• Produce customer P&Ls, variance analysis and financial information to support tenders and projects
• Identify and implement process improvements across finance
• Provide financial guidance and training to non-finance colleagues
• Support the business with ad hoc analysis and financial requirements

You'll be a qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA Accountant with 5+ years PQE, with experience of leading a finance team and operating in a fast-paced environment.

You'll need:

• Strong month-end and management reporting experience
• Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills
• Solid budgeting and forecasting capability
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues
• A hands-on, commercially minded approach and the ability to work to tight deadlines

Desirable: experience within a SOX-controlled environment and exposure to systems such as Navision, Lawson or Hyperion.

This is a role for someone who wants more than simply producing the numbers. You'll have ownership, visibility and the opportunity to influence how finance supports the wider business, while working closely with senior stakeholders in both the UK and US.