GBR Recruitment Ltd are delighted to be working exclusively with a leading Lincolnshire fresh produce business, recruiting for an experienced Accounting & Reporting Manager who is CIMA or ACCA qualified to work hand in hand with the company FC to manage all financial reporting processes, ensuring they are fully integrated, robust, accurate & compliant to the required standards.
You will manage & validate the reconciliation of the fixed asset register, plus ensure the integration of a clear capitalisation policy, with clean historic WIP & CAPEX balances.
Another key focal point will be to look at improving audit trails & ways of reducing the need for any audit adjustments.
Produce the monthly fixed assets reporting packs for the business.
Duties
- Deliver the fixed asset roadmap
- Deliver the end fixed asset improvement programme.
- Create & implement a thought out structured plan to cleanse & validate the existing fixed asset register, identifying any historic errors, any misclassification & any incomplete records, successfully resolving them methodically.
- Ensure clear asset categorisation aligned to IFRS & Group reporting requirements.
- Implement robust capitalisation policies & practical capitalisation policy guidance for operational teams.
- Govern capital expenditure partnering with the SMT to significantly improve CAPEX approvals, CAPEX tracking & CAPEX reporting.
- Ensure that all CAPEX projects are capitalised correctly.
- Oversee & improve WIP visibility as well as project close outs.
- Implement improved standards for all associated documentation.
- Support audits.
- Successfully manage the closing of month end / year end, ensuring all financial data is accurate.
- Manage the GL & deliver accurate financial statements.
- Responsible for all statutory accounts processes.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliation's.
- Prepare corporate tax returns & review / finalise (with the group tax team)
- Ensure full compliance with tax regulations.
- Cash reconciliation's, cash-flow & interest payments responsibility.
- Work on systems & process improvements with the wider teams.
- Increase the automation of processes where possible, CI approach.
- Improve data & reporting measures.
- Act as the main point of contact for fixed asset matters.
- Produce progress updates & risk summaries to share with the SMT.
Attributes
- Degree in finance, accounting or business administration.
- Experience working as a Accounting & Reporting Manager, Financial Controller, Group Reporting Manager, Financial Reporting Manager, Group Financial Reporting Manager, Statutory Reporting Manager or similar.
- ACCA or CIMA qualified.
- Strong experience / knowledge of CAPEX, WIP, Tax & Fixed assets.
- Group experience would be beneficial (not a must).
This position is commutable from Lincoln, Sleaford, Spalding, Boston, Newark, Louth, Horncastle, Bardney, Nettleham, Saxilby, Navenby, Grantham & areas close to these.
Please note this role is working 5 days in the office.
