Interim Finance Manager - Margin & Compliance

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Location
England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
Salary
£250 - £350 per day
Posted
14 May 2019
Closes
22 May 2019
Ref
48545
Job Title
Financial Controller
Category
Accountancy
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
Interim Finance Manager - Margin & Compliance

£250 - £350 per day

Leeds

This fantastic global business who are leading in their field are looking to bring on board a Technical Finance Manager on an immediate basis to cover a smooth hand over and various projects.

Duties

  • Ensure that all accounting/ reporting and compliance requirements are completed to a high standard and to deadline
  • Full ownership of business critical margin project which focuses on improving our accounting, controls and understanding of the margin result
  • Ownership of the margin project to improve accounting, enhance understanding, and make processes more robust such that reported gross margin is more accurate and easier to understand.
  • Take full ownership of the monthly margin accounting, managing 2 FTEs as appropriate to deliver compilation of monthly GP to good quality and deadline
  • Manage the completion of all statutory/ tax /regulatory reporting for legal entities
  • Maintain a strong governance/ control focus ensuring that adequate financial and asset protection controls are in place, compliance with all accounting policies, appropriate balance sheet reconciliations
  • Manage and interface with internal/ external audit/ SOX teams where appropriate to ensure timely submission of financial information to all external and internal timelines
  • Participate in and / or provide advice to any development activities whilst driving for compliance, simplicity and standardization in all processes
  • Respond quickly and effectively to ad hoc requests for information from senior stakeholders.



Key skills and experience needed
  • Qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA
  • Accounting experienced within a large organisation would be advantageous;
  • As would experience working with SOX and/or in a shared services environment
  • Analytical mind set with ability to readily understand processes/ large volumes of data and communicate in simple terms
  • Devised and implemented process improvements
  • Significant experience of managing month end and delivering to tight deadlines
  • Experience of completing statutory reporting and managing auditor or similar relationships.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Margin accounting would be an advantage.

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