YOUR MISSION
Accounting and Reporting
1. Manage and own the month, quarter and year end close process for all legal entities ensuring all internal controls are adhered to
2. Ensure timely and accurate reporting aligned to corporate deadlines and requirements
3. Oversee reconciliation of key balance sheet areas monthly
4. Lead internal and external audit processes to timetable and without issue
5. Ensure statutory financial statements are prepared in compliance with UK GAAP / IFRS
6. Continually review, streamline, and improve month-end close processes to enhance efficiency
Management Reporting & Group Liaison
7. Act as a key point of contact with Group Finance for all actual submissions and take ownership of Monthly MFR reporting, providing and presenting insightful analysis.
8. Ensure consistency and clarity in actual reporting formats and financial narratives.
9. Ensure management reporting across the business drives action based on insight to deliver KPIs
Compliance, Governance, Risk & Treasury
10. Ensure compliance with local company law, statutory filings and other reporting requirements
11. Ensure local adherence to corporate compliance with appropriate tracking and reporting
12. Ensure compliance with VAT requirements and other indirect tax reporting
13. Liaise with the advisors to ensure full compliance with corporation tax requirements
14. Manage banking relationships
15. Management of short to mid-term cash flow forecasts and cash pool requirements
16. Manage local insurances in collaboration with group functions
17. Take ownership of UK property portfolio tracking and control
18. Oversee UK legal counsel in terms of risk mitigation and compliance
19. Create, maintain and own a financial risk register ensuring risks are identified, monitored and mitigated
Transactional Finance
20. Oversee the AR function to ensure timely invoicing, credit control and cash collection ensuring DSO in line with internal targets
21. Support head of AR in credit risk management
22. Oversee the AP function ensuring accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices and employee expenses
23. Ensure compliance with company policies, approval limits and payment terms
24. Enforce local expense policies and manage noncompliance
25. Maintain up to date register of all property and opex contracts, ensuring all liabilities appropriately covered
Finance Transformation & Team Leadership
26. Act as the key Business Partner and Commercial Finance Support to the Operations, Logistics and IT functions.
27. Work collaboratively with the TH-CFC to ensure all actuals to plan are fully aligned.
28. Support the embedding of the new finance operational model and team, ensuring roles, responsibilities and processes are clearly understood and achieved
29. Play a key role in the successful implementation of SAP, ensuring processes are standardised, efficient and aligned with group requirements
30. Drive continuous improvement and transformation initiatives to strengthen finance capabilities and support business growth
31. Manage, coach and develop the financial accounting team to build capability and drive performance
32. Champion a structured development pathway for trainee accountants, supporting progression from graduate roles to qualified professionals
33. Encourage a positive culture of accountability, continuous improvement and collaboration
YOUR TALENT
34. ACA/ ACCA qualified accountant (or equivalent)
35. Significant post-qualification experience in financial control with strong knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS and tax compliance
36. Proven track record of implementing financial controls, systems improvements, and transformation projects
37. Experience within sports/ lifestyle brand, retail or consumer goods
38. Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix organisation and liaise with local/ corporate finance
39. Talent for building capability and unlocking potential in teams to drive high performance
40. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
41. Proactive and solution-oriented approach
42. Passion for sports and lifestyle brands a bonus
SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.