Financial Controller / Qualified Accountant / Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- Bluetownonline Ltd
- Location
- Cannock, Staffordshire, England
- Salary
- £48000 per annum
- Posted
- 26 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 23 Nov 2016
- Ref
- ALVE-28
- Contact
- Alanna Doyle
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Title: Finance Manager (Technical Accounting)
Location: Cannock, Staffordshire
Salary: Up to £48,000 depending on experience plus company car, employee bonus scheme and other fantastic Benefits!
The company manufactures green products and green energy using waste, waste water and wasted heat as a resource mine. The company provide tailored solutions for industry or municipalities to help them save and preserve resources.
The company's aim is to reward talented, enthusiastic people who share the company's passion with competitive wages and a great package of benefits. The company will also help you to improve your skills and future prospects with the chance to learn as you earn.
About the role;
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join the Technical Accounting department of the Veolia Finance Shared Service Centre (FSSC) team.
The role holder will have responsibility for producing and co-ordinating the part of the statutory reporting process that is undertaken at the Finance Shared Service Centre.
This includes Holding entities and "multi-activity" entities (including the Group's largest trading entity), plus the audit of the Shared Service Centre transactions.
Whilst the role is very 'hands on', as a technical accounting subject matter expert, the role holder will also have an exceptional understanding of the statutory accounts process, ensuring that audits are managed efficiently and that published accounts are produced in line with IFRS (FRS101) accounting regulations, Companies Act and company policy.
Your principle responsibilities will be:
- Co-ordinate the production and completion of Statutory Accounts in the CaseWare system by completing accounts/notes and reviewing and validating the work of others. This will also include providing auditors with any supporting evidence they require from local accountants.
- Becoming the on-site CaseWare super-user
- Coordinate compilation of tax pack information
- Responsibility for the overall process in the FSSC, in coordination with the central teams such as Agreeing the timetable for the Statutory Accounts audit process, providing senior management with a weekly status on progress
- Responsible for various, local, audit controls including Intercompany reconciliations, the review of management papers on key audit topics, the review of cash cut off processes, including inter-company transfers
- Initiation of continual improvement projects to ensure the audit process becomes more efficient and controlled for all parties
- Support to local FSSC team on technical accounting queries
About your Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications;
Essential:
- A qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience, who is highly likely to have moved from an internationally recognised Practice
- Strong technical and accounting skills; strong IFRS knowledge
- Advanced Excel skills
- Must be able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail to produce accurate information
- Flexible to fit the requirements of role around deadlines and the availability of staff
- Able to communicate effectively at all levels in an organisation
Desirable:
- Knowledge of CaseWare's AccountsAdvanced accounts production software
- Knowledge of SAP
- Knowledge of MS Access
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for the role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Accounting, Finance Manager, Financial Analyst, Financial Assistant, Finance Associate, Management Accountant, Finance Coordinator, Senior Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Accounts Manager, Finance Specialist, Financial Executive, Finance Controller, Financial Accounting, CIMA, ACA, ACCA, ICAEW, Head of Finance, Cost Controller, Accounts Controller will also be considered for this role.