Head of Accounting & Finance in Milton Keynes

Robert Half Ltd is working exclusively and on a retained basis with a multi-billion-pound Global company based in Milton Keynes seeking to recruit a Head of Accounting & Finance on a Hybrid basis.

Role Purpose

The purpose of the role is to lead the finance team, setting a clear strategy for the department to deliver on its vision of being a valued partner to the business, driving through positive change and supporting the team to develop individually and as a finance function in a truly collaborative working environment.

Industry leading benefits with a very generous pension, Bonus and Offering a Competitive Salary

Role Responsibilities

• Reports to the Finance Director
• Lead the Accounting team to provide robust reporting processes across 4 UK group entities, promoting empowerment and accountability within the team
• Keen focus on development of people and processes through appraisals, ongoing feedback process, identification of development needs in line with competencies/values, and training support
• Work closely with the FP&A team and other departments to ensure timely and accurate reporting under Group Guidelines / IFRS (monthly and quarterly) with appropriate accruals and provisioning
• Close collaboration with FP&A team to ensure a strong mutual understanding of business performance and support in planning / forecasting process
• Development of strong collaborative relationships with key contacts in Group Head Office – such as Group Accounting, Group Treasury, Working Capital, to support improvement on mutual and local processes
• Management of foreign currency risk through hedging process in conjunction with Group Treasury
• Responsible for the UK group tax function and compliance with legislation and regulations, supported by external advisors
• Responsible for banking processes including financing for the Financial Services business and development of strong strategic banking relationships
• File quarterly group reporting, including Tax
• Key liaison for external auditors; oversight of the audit process from company side to ensure smooth and timely resolution of any issues through to completion
• Maintain strong financial controls over the balance sheet including accruals, provisions, working capital, liquidity, fixed assets, IFRS 16 balances according to the internal controls system
• Development of Working Capital processes to support effective monitoring and management of receivables, payables, stock, cash flow, credit risk
• Responsibility for Payroll function, supported by outsourced payroll bureau

Role Requirements

• Educated to degree or above, preferably in finance related subject
• ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualified
• Experience in tax and audit
• Strong technical accounting skills (transfer pricing, corporation tax, IFRS, VAT, Income Tax and statutory reporting) essential
• IT literate, strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• SAP experience desirable
• Demonstrable commercial business acumen (e.g. products and processes) and a sound understanding of financial controls
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills
• Experience in a similar role

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