This role involves close collaboration with the Director of Financial Reporting & Control, the VP of Global Financial Control, as well as various teams within Financial Reporting & Control and other departments, such as the Shared Service Centre (SSC), for both external and internal financial reporting.
The main duties include overseeing the monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing processes for all Group entities (excluding Operational Companies), ensuring compliance with specific SOX controls, and taking charge of the annual financial statements and audits for these entities. C
candidates for this role should possess the ability to manage their workload and responsibilities independently while actively contributing to the broader reporting objectives of the Financial Reporting & Control team.
Responsibilities
1. Leading the review and approval of internal month-end and quarter-end deliverables for Group entities, which includes, but is not limited to, accrual schedules, intercompany recharges, exceptional costs, cashflow reports, month-end packs, and additional disclosure packs.
2. Owning the LTIP process, including accounting, documentation, and liaising with external advisors on valuation reports. Managing the Shareholder loans process and accounting across the Group, including preparing monthly loan schedules and journals for the SSC and all Group markets.
3. Ensuring quarterly inflationary rates from FP&A/Commercial teams are obtained and assessed, providing necessary information to assist markets with their quarterly decommissioning provisions. Ensuring various SOX controls for Group entities are performed and adhered to monthly and quarterly, suggesting improvements where necessary.
4. Preparing key external reporting documentation, for quarterly and year-end reporting, addressing internal queries and liaising with departments for required information.
5. Supporting PwC on audit requests for quarterly reviews and full-year audits, ensuring timely delivery of audit support and addressing queries/follow-ups.
6. Leading reviews of annual financial statements (audited and non-audited) for Group entities, ensuring timely completion and filing, acting as a key contact for auditors and third-party accounting service providers.
7. Reviewing and submitting quarterly Group VAT returns, including consultation with external tax advisors. Serving as the lead contact/Group market representative for the Egypt market, overseeing monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting in line with Group deadlines, owning annual financial statements, and completing external audits and statutory filings.
8. Serving as the key Group contact for SSC team liaison, preparing clear workings and analysis for ad hoc reporting matters, providing coaching/training/guidance as needed.
9. Coaching and training junior team members in the Group FR&C team. Accounting for ad hoc transactions/projects pertaining to Group entities. Ensuring compliance with Group financial reporting policies, IFRS, UK GAAP, and local statutory requirements across all Group entities. Reviewing and approving staff expense claims for smaller Group entities. Reviewing the weekly Group payment run and submitting to Group CFO for final approval.
10. Additional Responsibilities Collaborating with other Senior Managers, Director, FR&C, and the VP, GFC in the wider FR&C team on ad hoc projects/transactions. Co-managing one qualified report.
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Ideally the client would like you to be ACA qualified with reporting experience within a listed business. g between £100,000.00 - £106,000.00 + 25% bonus
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.