European Accounting Manager

A global, highly innovative and fast moving business in the Bracknell area are looking for an R2R expert to take ownership for their European accounting.

This person will be joining during an exciting period of growth and change and will have exposure to project teams and process improvement as well as becoming the subject matter expert for the R2R function

You will be responsible for key record to report activities to ensure timely and accurate month end close. Driving end to end process improvements and partnering with the business to ensure accurate, high quality financial data is provided in a timely and efficient manner.

The role is ideal for a qualified accountant looking to add value whilst driving key process improvements in a fast-paced European finance team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage month end timetables and ensure clear communication of all deadlines.

• Ensure accurate revenue recognition under IFRS 15.
• Ensure COGS, Inventory and Transfer Pricing are reported accurately and all necessary quality checks are in place.
• Ensure all after sales provisions are reported accurately and are aligned with latest accounting guidance.
• Ensure accurate Lease accounting under IFRS16.
• Ensure all sub ledgers are reported accurately and closed in a timely manner.
• Provide necessary approvals for manual entries created by team members.
• Provide necessary reviews/and or approvals for balance sheet substantiation activities, ensuring a high level of understanding for all balances.
• Ensure all improvement and follow up activities are completed in a timely manner.

• Work closely with the wider finance organisation to review R2R tasks and transition planning.

• Supervise relevant Shared service centre teams to ensure accurate and timely input of all relevant month end close activities.
• Monitor KPIs to ensure service is within agreed levels.
• Work closely with Shared Service teams to address concerns and drive improvements to processes.

• Drive ongoing issue resolution and process improvement within the month end close processes.

• Provide key expertise to European finance improvement initiatives as required.

• Ensure adherence to current Governance and Compliance frameworks (e.g. SOX), ensuring all relevant processes are up to date, compliant and documented.
• Work closely with Group Finance to understand and address impact of future changes.

• Manage R2R Specialist, providing clear objectives, coaching and mentoring.

Requirements:

• A technically able qualified accountant with experience of a financial control environment.
• IFRS accounting knowledge essential.
• Experience of managing activities provided by a finance shared service provider.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment preferably in Europe.
• Excellent communication & networking skills, quickly able to establish credibility with stakeholders.
• Self-driven and motivated to succeed with the ability to prioritise workload to tight deadlines.
• Experienced manager able to create high performing teams.
• Audit, risk management and compliance experience.
• Experience with the following system would be advantageous: Trintech Cadency, Hyperion, SAP, S4Hana, BOFC.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

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