Group Finance Systems and Consolidation Accountant in Rickmansworth

Company Description

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 21 operational businesses in 10 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors. Senior's Purpose is to 'help engineer the transition to a sustainable world for the benefit of all our stakeholders.' We have a long history of well-respected brands and an excellent reputation in our key market sectors. Senior delivers value to its customers and shareholders via operational excellence that is underpinned by its people and processes.

Job Description

Purpose of the role: This position is a key technical role within the Group Finance team, demanding advanced expertise in financial systems and consolidation. It offers the successful candidate valuable exposure to the financial operations of a FTSE-listed organisation with a global presence. The main objective of the role is to oversee, improve, and maintain the Management Information Systems and the Group's consolidation processes.

Principal Responsibilities

• System Administrator of SAP-BPC (Consolidation System) and CXO-Cockpit (Management Information System) for the Company. This includes:

• Management of the system which includes Development, Testing and Deployment, this includes but not limited to:

• User management - creating and deleting users and liaising with IT to resolve access issues in a timely manner.
• Development of the systems - updating/creating data entry templates, reports, validations and workflows.
• Providing training to the global user community.
• Responsible for addressing and promptly resolving daily help-desk requests from subsidiaries.
• Collaborate across key Group functions such as Tax, Treasury, HR, Co-Sec and Health & Safety, in order to assist and support the development of dedicated functionalities and reports in CXO and other systems.
• Review of output reports from the systems and liaise with Group Systems Manager to fix any issues.
• Develop user friendly financial models to support the forecasting, budgeting and multi-year strategy processes.
• Support other ad-hoc finance projects and analytical reviews.

• Assist with the main group close process and in the production of the monthly group consolidated management accounts, including setting exchange rates, reviewing, and analysing intercompany mismatching reports, preparing balance sheet reconciliations and roll forward of equity, reviewing elimination of investments and share capital, managing FX differences, reviewing Group cashflows, posting of ad-hoc journals, acquisition, and disposal accounting adjustments.
• Assist with quarterly forecast group consolidated management accounts, annual budget, and various strategic forecasts.
• Review monthly financial submissions from operating businesses, liaising with their finance teams, to ensure compliance of reported results with Group policy.
• Review the monthly management report to Senior executives.
• Prepare monthly reporting financial packs for the Head Office.
• Provision of deliverables for the Annual and Interim external audit.
• Supporting the review of financial information in the Annual Report and the Half-Yearly results announcements and investor presentations.
• Build working relationships at various levels across the Group and with Divisions to source information or assist in the understanding of financial information.

Qualifications Experience and Education:

• Part-Qualified or Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
• Experience of large plc environment and complex consolidations desirable.
• Experience of EPM consolidation systems for example SAP BPC, Oracle EPM (Hyperion Planning, PBCS), Board, Anaplan, Onestream, CCH Tagetik, TM1, SAP BFC, etc.
• Experience using dashboards like CXO cockpit.
• Experience of using Sage Intacct and Concur.

Skills and Behaviours:

• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving mindset, acting with the highest levels of integrity.
• Strong organisational skills, self-motivated and ability to work well under tight timescales.
• An ability to engage and communicate effectively with every level of the organisation and stakeholder management.
• Highly numerate.
• Strong Excel skills.

Additional Information

Location: The role will be based at the Group head-office in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, on the outskirts of London. However, due to the international spread of the Group's operations the role may require some travel.

We offer:

• Generous (non-contractual) bonus scheme;
• Excellent Pension scheme;
• Private Healthcare;
• Life assurance;
• Income Protection cover;
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP);
• Onsite parking;
• Daily lunch;
• Informal (non-contractual) flexible/hybrid working giving opportunity to flex your working hours and to work from home 'up to' 2 days a week, in agreement with your manager.