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Are you a strategic finance leader with a passion for driving process excellence, empowering teams, and delivering high-quality financial reporting? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where continuous improvement and innovation are celebrated?
We’re looking for a Finance Manager – Global Record to Report to join our Corporate Finance division and lead a high-performing team within our Financial Hub (Fhub). Based in Basingstoke, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on global financial operations, champion best practices and influence the evolution of our record-to-report (R2R) processes.
This role will involve leading and developing a high-performing finance team, ensuring compliance with policies and service standards while championing engagement and best practices. You'll oversee the period-end close process across international entities, maintain strong financial controls and support audits and the preparation of statutory accounts.
Additionally, the successful applicant will drive continuous improvement initiatives and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders as a trusted expert in technical accounting and process optimisation.
Qualifications & Experience
* Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant, with 5+ years’ post-qualification experience.
* A proven leader with at least 5 years’ experience managing teams in a shared services or global finance function.
* Strong technical knowledge of R2R and Shared Service Centre (SSC) processes.
* A track record of successfully delivering month-end close and streamlining finance operations.
* Demonstrated experience in financial analysis, stakeholder management, and process transformation.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and inspire at all levels.
* A strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, able to manage competing priorities and deliver results.
Benefits
We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects – ideal if you’re already fantastic and want to become even better (our magic can help here). Benefits include Pension, Life Assurance, discretionary company bonus, 25 days’ holiday and, of course, a Merlin Magic Pass which gives you and your friends and family free admission to all of our attractions worldwide, as well as 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% discount on LEGO.
If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at Recruitment@Merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
Pay Range
Competitive
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance and Sales
* Industries
Entertainment Providers
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