Finance Director - Intercompany Transformation in London

What You Will Do:

• Lead a project to eliminate historic inter‑company balances, except those required to remain for regulatory or other commercial reasons.
• Develop a process and policy to document such balances and settle or offset them appropriately.
• Lead a multidisciplinary project team consisting of finance and other stakeholders, including legal where necessary, to obtain data, execute transactions and prepare documentation.
• Collaborate with a network of long‑standing advisors familiar with the organization’s operations.
• Travel as required, including to Houston, TX and other locations, to work with local accounting teams and report to senior finance leadership.

What You Will Need:

• University degree or an equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in financial management.
• Experience managing and delivering complex, cross‑functional, international projects.
• ICAEW or equivalent affiliation preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Extensive accounting experience in an international environment and in senior financial management roles.
• Excellent managerial skills in team development, organization, negotiation, relationship building, planning and implementation.
• Highly developed analytical, supervisory and interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with computerized accounting systems, preferably Oracle.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills; able to present complex financial information to management.
• Familiarity with foreign taxation and foreign exchange issues.
• Working knowledge of the organization’s Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Management System.

Reporting Relationships: The incumbent reports to the Director of Tax and works within a project team that includes individuals from many backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity: ABS Bureau is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

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