Job Description
Global Accounting Manager
Location: Bristol (Hybrid)
In this position, you’ll be based in the Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex
We give you a world of potential
The Global Accounting Centre of Excellence (CoE) coordinate and oversee the month end close activities for Record to Report (Accounting) and Hire to Acquire (Assets). This involves coordination and liaison with colleagues in our primary markets (US, UK, Canada and Australia) as well as our offshore operations in India.
We are responsible for the majority of the monthly journal postings - allowing FP&A and Group to perform monthly reporting - as well the accounting within the Cash Management, Fixed Assets, and Intercompany sub-ledgers. We also prepare balance sheet reconciliations for Financial Control.
With a team of 20 people in the CoE overseeing the output of Global Accounting, they help to establish the right people, processes and policy compliance to deliver globalised, standardised and automated services.
A role you will love
You will ensure that the month end close processes are run in an efficient and effective manner, that the group timetable is met, and holds our outsourcing partner to account to meet their SLA’s and KPIs. You will be responsible for line managing 2-4 accountants/assistant accountants and will also be jointly responsible for monitoring the efficiency of our offshore resources, which includes ensuring efficient use of all resources against the incoming workload.
Key Responsibilities
* Review the month end and period end closing results & output as prepared by the outsource team.
* Approve journal entries/allocations for special cases with high material values.
* Review internal control and supporting compliance with accounting standards and control frameworks.
* Support the Financial Control team to provide group external audit support.
* Oversee the effective running of the applicable R2R and A2R teams in the shared service.
* Manage the outsourced vendor relationship level and escalates where appropriate to the Global Head of Accounting.
* Work with the offshore accounting Lead on education and training for the outsourced operation team.
* Ensure that work volumes and resources are matched in the most efficient manner (capacity planning)
* Support the Global Head of Accounting to define the strategy, service delivery standards, SLAs and oversee the work of the outsourced team.
* Monitor the quality and timeliness of offshore work and provide feedback to offshore colleagues and the senior management team as part of ongoing quality improvement.
* Act as point of contact & escalation to support requests, resolves conflicts and other issues raised by other finance and non-finance teams.
* Manage risks & issues and ensure those are resolved or escalated on a timely basis.
What will you bring to the role?
The successful individual will be a qualified accountant possessing a strong technical background, ideally obtained from several years in Practice, alongside direct industry experience. You will have already gained management experience in a large complex organisation or be ready to take on a management role within a Global Financial Services business.
Key attributes
* An ability to understand, challenge, improve and execute accounting processes.
* Strong knowledge of IFRS accounting standards, and ability to apply them to monthly accounting processes.
* Experience in managing an accounting function in a global organisation with experience of managing teams in shared services
* Track record of leading, developing and motivating a functional team in line with the group values and standards
* Effective communicator with the ability to adapt style to engage all layers of the organisation.
* Expert understanding of emerging finance and technology trends across the globe and competitor positioning
* Experience using ERP (Oracle, SAP, Workday, other) experience with exposure to Lean / Six Sigma and proficient in Microsoft products (word, excel, power point).
* Possessing an Accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
Rewards designed for you
Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle
Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family
Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.
Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future
And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub
About Us
A company to be proud of
We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.
Fairness and culture
We're dedicated to providing you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.
About The Team
Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.