Finance Manager – Financial Accounting and Controls
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Nottingham (Support Office)
Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi
This is the ideal opportunity if you are a qualified accountant with a background in technical accounting and financial controls.
Key responsibilities
- Provide expert guidance on complex technical accounting matters (IFRS/UK GAAP) and support the business with technical accounting aspects relating to investment decisions.
- Support with the preparation and review of supporting technical papers for all partners.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory reporting standards.
- Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of financial policies, procedures, and robust internal controls across the organisation.
- Liaise with internal and external auditors to drive the timely remediation of any control weaknesses.
- Support the Group Reporting team with the streamlining of month‑end reporting controls.
- Conduct reviews across all entities, with specific ownership and oversight over the No.7 Beauty Company Group entities.
- Provide support and leadership around the production of accurate and timely financial statements and statutory accounts, including support with statutory accounts and audit training for colleagues.
- Mentor and develop the Assistant Finance Manager and support other finance initiatives.
What you’ll need to have
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA)
- Up‑to‑date technical accounting knowledge with a solid understanding of IFRS
- Experience with business and financial risks and internal controls
- You can explain technical accounting and financial controls concepts to a variety of finance and non‑finance stakeholders
- Stakeholder management skills
- You are a team player with a drive to support and up‑skill colleagues in their area of expertise
- A strong drive for self‑development, remaining up‑to‑date on any accounting and compliance changes.
Experience of the following areas
- External audit experience an advantage
- Experience of US GAAP reporting as well as IFRS
- Lease accounting under US GAAP and IFRS
- Experience of process and controls documentation, gap analysis and remediation
- Experience of statutory audit and accounts process, including accounts preparation/review
Rewards designed for you
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
