Sewell Wallis have a fantastic opportunity to work for our client, a global retail and distribution business based in Rotherham, as they look to appoint a Finance Manager for a period of 12 months to cover maternity leave.
This role reports into the Director of Accounting and leads a motivated, agile, and proactive Corporate Accounting team from a technical accounting and statutory reporting perspective, as well as developing strategic objectives to deliver high quality accounting activities and support to the business.
What will you be doing?
* Establish a team to service all retained corporate accounting activity ensuring all deliverables are met, time scales are adhered to, and high quality is maintained.
* Review and challenge financial results ensuring there is a continual monitoring and improvement in the controls environment around all accounting activities.
* Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders across the Corporate functions (Taxation, Group Reporting, Corporate Controlling) to ensure service levels are established, targeted, and monitored.
* Work collaboratively with external auditors, ensuring accurate and timely data provision and proactive, sustainable resolution of any audit findings.
* Responsible for ensuring all Group Treasury policies are adhered to in respect of cash management, foreign exchange deals, interest, and loan management for all UK entities (Corporate & Trading) and providing a focus on treasury policy activities within the Corporate Accounting team whilst maintaining the integrity of treasury reporting to the global Treasury team.
* Completes long term cash flow forecasts ensuring cashflow is managed effectively for the companies benefit.
* Responsible for the sign off of all Treasury tasks and procedures, ensuring all deadlines are met, no payments / deliverables are missed, and that work is carried out to the highest standard.
* Drives and manages change within corporate team and FiCo function, providing clear direction in the achievement of stretch targets.
What skills do we require?
* Recognised professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA).
* Technical Accounting skills - circa 4 years post qualification experience preferably with practice in role.
* Previous experience in managing a team (ideally of 6+).
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
* A good understanding and methodology of how to implement business process improvements.
* Proven ability to adhere to strict deadlines.
* Knowledge of SAP preferred.
What's on offer?
* 12 month fixed term contract to start as soon as possible.
* Hybrid working with 2 days in the office (flexible on days and start and finish times).
* Option to join the company pension scheme.
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