Manager, Finance (Fixed Term Contract 1 Year) in London

At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.

Company Background: World Kinect Corporation is a global leader in the downstream marketing and financing of land, marine and aviation fuel products and related services. With revenues in excess of $42 billion and over 4,700 employees worldwide, World Kinect offers its customers a value-added outsource service for energy services, supply, quality control, logistical support and price risk management.

Responsibilities: The Finance organisation is responsible for providing strong financial controls to support the Company’s international strategy and profit growth. The EMEA Finance Manager will work on a rapidly global energy brand and globally renowned Fortune 100 company. The role will report into the EMEA Director, Commercial Accounting. The role will support financial reporting, co-ordinate the local finance activity with the Group and introduce process improvements for EMEA, ensuring the timely and accurate financial reporting and compliance with statutory and internal control requirements.

• Review the statutory TBs prepared by the EMEA finance team to ensure that they include all relevant adjustments.
• Identify material differences between US GAAP and local accounting standards to ensure the accuracy of local reporting.
• Collaborate with EMEA finance teams to assist in preparing supporting schedules required for legal entity financial reporting.
• Liaise with the Statutory and Tax teams to deliver on time statutory and tax filings across EMEA entities.
• Work closely with the external statutory auditors to ensure that audits are processed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Provide ongoing technical accounting support for the accounting team.
• Perform regular reviews of the Balance Sheet areas, identifying improvement actions.
• Enhance integrity of the regionally controlled balance sheets ensuring that all provisions and accruals are supported by analysis and accounts are reconciled monthly.
• Act as the finance lead on project improvement plans and work with the accounting team to establish improved financial controls across the EMEA entities.
• Respond and work through ad hoc queries from the accounting team regarding the correct accounting entries for unusual entries.
• Perform annual review of the draft financial statements during the year-end close to check all necessary accounting entries have been completed before the financial system closes.
• Respond and work through other ad hoc requests as required.

Essential PERSON SPECIFICATION (BACKGROUND AND SKILLS):

• Qualified accountant - ACA with 5 years PQE.
• Experience of working in a major international professional services firm (“Big 4”).
• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field with a minimum of 2:1 grade.
• High level of technical accounting skills including IFRS, UK and US GAAP.
• Experience of implementing process improvements.
• Experience of data analysis, identifying and then resolving issues.
• The ability to work independently and within a team; work to tight deadlines; pay attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills.
• A proactive ‘can do’ attitude with a high level of energy.
• Industry experience, ideally within a large international corporation.
• Strong analytical skills, including using Microsoft Excel to an advanced level.
• Excellent networking skills and ability to build lasting relationships with key stakeholders across cultural, language and time zone barriers.

Highly desirable:

• Experience of Oracle.
• Experience gained within a global organization and in supporting internationally based offices.

Desirable:

• Internal control requirements experience including Sarbanes Oxley.
• First-hand knowledge of the fuel, power or sustainable energy products industries.
• Experience of Blackline.
• Experience of working with Exchange Trading and Risk Management system.