Job Description
Finance Manager
Circa £68,000 + 20% bonus + excellent benefits
Staines, Surrey (Hybrid - 3 days in office)
Consumer Services sector global market leader
The Company
This organisation is a global market leader operating across multiple international regions, employing tens of thousands of people worldwide. With a long-established history and a strong track record of performance, the business delivers essential services to millions of customers each year. With multi-billion-euro revenues and operations across approximately 40 countries, the company combines commercial success with a strong sense of purpose, sustainability focus and commitment to its people.
The Opportunity
This highly successful organisation is now seeking a skilled and proactive Finance Manager to join the Group finance function, managing one person. This is a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of financial reporting across group entities. You will play a key role in strengthening financial controls, enhancing reporting standards and modernising processes in an evolving environment.
Partnering across various finance teams, you will drive rigour, clarity and continuous improvement in financial reporting, while supporting statutory compliance and audit processes.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant who enjoys improving processes, challenging constructively and operating in a collaborative, high-performance environment.
Key Responsibilities
Controls & Process Improvement
* Contribute to enhancing financial processes, internal controls and reporting frameworks
* Support the transition to strengthened compliance and reporting standards
Intercompany Leadership & Oversight
* Lead on corporate intercompany matters, including transfer pricing and franchise fees, partnering closely with the Group Tax team
* Manage the intercompany accountant to ensure all intercompany activities are completed accurately and on time
* Drive improvements and efficiencies across intercompany processes
Month-End Close & Reporting
* Prepare and post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and adjustments in line with internal control standards
* Review and validate financial data to ensure completeness and accuracy
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve discrepancies and improve reporting adherence to deadlines
Year-End Audit & Compliance
* Lead and coordinate the preparation of audit schedules and supporting documentation
* Liaise with external auditors to ensure timely completion of statutory audits
Balance Sheet Control
* Perform and review detailed reconciliations of key balance sheet accounts
* Investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner
* Maintain robust documentation to support audit and internal control requirements
Additional Responsibilities
* Ensure regulatory statistical submissions are completed accurately and on time
Candidate Profile
* An Audit-trained chartered accountant (essential)
* Has already made the move into industry and has experience in enhancing/implementing controls
* Has a strong understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS
* Confident in managing intercompany and statutory reporting processes
* Strong communicator with the ability to partner effectively across teams
* Ambitious, proactive, improvement-driven and comfortable challenging constructively