Finance Manager - Management Accounts (Qualified Accountant)
We're looking for a Finance Manager - Management Accounts (Qualified Accountant) to join us in Bradford.
This is hybrid working - 2 days in the office, 3 days remote.
As part of the continued growth and diversification of our Management Accounts team at Liberty Shared Services (LSS), we are looking for additional Finance Managers to lead teams, workstreams, and projects across various group and external Opco brands.
As a Finance Manager, you will be a Qualified Accountant reporting to a Senior Finance Manager, supporting and working closely with our teams in Bradford and across the wider business, to deliver accurate reporting and analysis to internal and external stakeholders across the Liberty Global Footprint.
What will you be doing?
* Month-end activities: You will perform accounting processes across the organization, prepare journal entries, and provide analysis and insight into areas of focus, whilst making recommendations to improve and simplify processes.
* Stakeholder management: You will support and influence decision-making across the organization while working within internal reporting deadlines.
* Control: You will implement an effective internal control framework, prepare balance sheet reconciliations, highlight and resolve any issues, and ensure compliance with SOX and other regulatory requirements.
* Process Improvement and Automation: You will work collaboratively to standardize and automate processes, ensuring work is performed efficiently and identifying opportunities to improve and simplify processes.
We tend to look for people with:
* Proven experience as a Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Qualified Accountant, or Audit Manager with Management Accounts experience.
* Professional Accountancy qualification (ACA; ACCA; CIMA etc.) and either newly qualified or with a degree of post-qualified experience.
* Coaching and development of less experienced finance and accounting colleagues.
* Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS.
* Experience working within large complex corporate structures, managing key stakeholder relationships and delivering to deadlines.
* Experience in researching emerging or complex accounting or reporting issues.
* Strong Excel skills.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Financial systems skills (e.g. Oracle, Hyperion/HFM).
What's in it for you?
* Competitive salary + Bonus
* 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
* Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover, and dental insurance
* Matched pension contribution up to 10%
* Access to our car benefit scheme
* Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
* The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced, and passionate team
Who we are:
We're building Tomorrow's Connections Today, bringing people together through the power of our technology. Liberty Global is a world leader in converged broadband, video, and mobile communications and an active investor in cutting-edge infrastructure, content, and technology ventures. With our investments in fibre-based and 5G networks, we play a vital role in society, currently providing over 85 million fixed and mobile connections and rolling out the next generation of products and services.
Liberty Global Ventures, our global investment arm, has a portfolio of more than 75 companies and funds across content, technology, and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in ITV, Univision, Plume, Lionsgate, and the Formula E racing series.
And we're prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace and communities, while reducing our impact on the environment. We are using technology as a force for good; for our people, our partners, and the planet.
Liberty Global is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people.
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