Finance Manager

West Yorkshire Permanent View Job Description
As Senior Finance Manager, you will lead a Financial Accounting team and ensure the delivery of accurate, robust and timely financial information across a complex international group.
  • Lead a high performing team across complex international financial reporting.
  • Drive technical accounting, controls and process improvement in a global group.

About Our Client

Michael Page Finance is partnering with one of our key clients, a large, complex international organisation, to recruit a Senior Finance Manager into its central finance function. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to take a senior leadership role within a sophisticated group environment, with responsibility for financial accounting, reporting, controls and a team of finance professionals.

Job Description

  • Lead and develop a team within the Financial Accounting function.
  • Oversee monthly financial accounting and reporting activities.
  • Ensure robust balance sheet governance, reconciliations and working capital reporting.
  • Manage intercompany, affiliate, fixed asset, inventory and lease accounting.
  • Oversee cash, bank and treasury-related accounting activities.
  • Support group consolidation and monthly reporting to the parent company.
  • Lead the preparation of UK and international statutory accounts.
  • Ensure compliance with SOX controls, accounting policies and wider governance requirements.
  • Work closely with Financial Control, Treasury, Company Secretarial and external auditors.
  • Identify and deliver continuous improvements across processes, controls and reporting.

The Successful Applicant

  • ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification with 3+ years' post-qualified experience.
  • Strong knowledge of IFRS, with US GAAP exposure desirable.
  • Experience within a large or complex corporate/group environment.
  • Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience.
  • Experience preparing or auditing UK statutory accounts under IFRS, FRS 101 or FRS 102.
  • Previous experience managing and developing a finance team.
  • Excellent Excel skills.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to challenge existing processes.

What's on Offer

  • A competitive salary, dependent on the level of experience.
  • Hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance.
  • Bonus scheme.
  • Private medical healthcare.
  • Significant exposure to senior stakeholders.
  • Opportunities to develop your leadership and career within a large finance function.
Contact
Ryan Goulbourn
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7086639
Phone number
+441132437723

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Finance Manager
Sector
Technology & Telecoms
Where
West Yorkshire
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Ryan Goulbourn
Consultant phone
+441132437723
Job reference
JN-082026-7086639