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Deputy Accounting and Reporting Manager, South Gloucestershire
Location: South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Description:
Our Chipping Sodbury office is close to the market town of Yate, which boasts many attractions. Nestled within rural surroundings, it provides an idyllic setting for a workspace. Its proximity to both the M4 and M5 ensures easy connectivity and convenience, making it an excellent choice for any working environment with free parking and an onsite cafe.
The Heidelberg Materials UK Shared Service Centre (SSC) works alongside the business providing administrative support functions and customer excellence. The Accounting & Reporting department is responsible for providing timely, accurate, and insightful management accounts to the business. This role acts as a deputy to the UK Subject Matter Expert in this area, supporting them in delivering operational excellence and process improvement while providing strong leadership to the team.
Responsibilities:
Operational Excellence
* Deliver customer service excellence to all stakeholders throughout the end-to-end processes.
* Support the Manager in ensuring the UK management accounts, reporting, and financial accounts are produced on time, efficiently, and accurately, with a clear understanding of UK balance sheet risk.
* Lead the close for designated function(s) and a business line, ensuring timely and accurate delivery while meeting internal and group reporting requirements.
* Support the Manager in ensuring that all projects impacting accounting processes are fully engaged with and proactively identify risks.
Process Improvement
* Stay updated with system and best practice changes, considering applicability to Heidelberg Materials UK.
* Support the preparation of robust business cases for change, influencing senior stakeholders from both financial and non-financial operational areas.
* Challenge the status quo to ensure departmental processes align with changing business needs.
Leadership
* Act as a role model in delivering the SSC leadership charter values, including collaboration, respect, honesty, and communication.
* Mentor Team Leaders within the Management Accounting department, helping them manage their teams successfully.
* Develop and coach team members to achieve their maximum potential.
* Support the Manager and Team Leaders in developing a team of cross-skilled subject matter experts while removing bottlenecks and key person dependencies.
Finance Competence
* Ability to work with non-financial management to explain financial concepts.
* Comfortable dealing with senior managers.
* Strong understanding of risk and control processes.
* Ability to apply relevant technical knowledge independently.
* Strong work ethic and ability to work autonomously to meet tight deadlines.
* Proactive approach to process improvements and capable of leading initiatives.
* Up-to-date knowledge of Technical Accounting and reporting guidelines.
* Experience managing a team of accountants of varying degrees of experience/qualification is advantageous.
Soft Skills
* Assertive and able to take ownership of tasks.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
* Able to forge good working relationships with financial and non-financial personnel.
* Willingness to travel.
* Organized and capable of handling multiple demands and deadlines simultaneously.
Education/Qualification
* Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) with at least 3 years PQE.
* Employees are required to carry out other duties as may reasonably be required.
What's on Offer:
Location: Chipping Sodbury
Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Employee Benefits: Employee Benefits portal including Gym discount
* Employer of choice: Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) / Disability Confident Committed / 5% Club (Platinum) / Mates in Mind / Clear Assured (Foundation) / The Mineral Products and Qualification Council (MPQC) / STEM Ambassador
* Work-Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
* Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause
* Social Value: Paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Women, Women in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)
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