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A global manufacturing company in Cardiff have created a new role in their Finance team and are recruiting for aFinancial Accountant on a permanent basis.
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this is a varied role that has involved with Treasury, Risk Management and Tax, building relationships with external stakeholders and internal colleagues.
FinancialAccountant duties
Treasury
- Own the Group Treasury policy in the finance team.
- Managing the Groups treasury function in accordance with Treasury Policy
- Directing the day-to-day banking relationships and the cash flow of the Group, ensuring cash flow objectives are met.
- Coordinating and managing the Groups currency policies.
- Managing deposit accounts within the Group.
Risk Management
- Lead the Enterprise Risk Management process.
- Manage the Enterprise Risk management process for the group.
- Business partnering with the risk owners, integrating new companies into the framework, formal implementation of an operational risk register and a regular update of the risk registers.
Taxation
- Formulating and implementing the group taxation strategy including transfer pricing strategy.
- Liaising with finance managers, tax auditors and consultants on the preparation of the annual corporation tax computations and deferred tax schedules for the holding company and all subsidiaries.
- Coordination of the preparation of corporation tax and other tax returns for all Group companies and ensuring that all filing deadlines are met.
- Direction of the Groups Patent Box and R&D Tax Credit regimes; including maintenance of records sufficient for audit by relevant tax auditors and tax authorities.
FinancialAccountant person specification
- Professionally Qualified Accountant.
- Qualified through a large accountancy firm.
- Post-qualification experience at financial accountant level in a manufacturing environment, or an acceptable equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience working with clients with manufacturing and international operations and hands-on experience in preparing consolidated financial statements and reports in line with FRS 102 or IFRS.
- Professional experience in preparing or reviewing tax computations, tax returns and a knowledge of deferred taxation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including knowledge of computer-based presentation software especially PowerPoint, Excel, Word.
- Successful track record in a busy working environment in the delivery of relevant, timely and accurate financial information including daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly accounts information and year-end financial accounts.
An interesting and varied role, working with a high performing and innovative finance team. Experience could come as a Finance Manager, Financial Accountant or Treasury Manager (or equivalent).
As well as the salary there is hybrid working, annual bonus, healthcare scheme, contributory pension and 23 days annual leave (increasing with each year of service, up to 28).
If this role is not quite right for you but you know someone who might be suitable, be sure to make use of our Candidate Referral Scheme.
Bowen Eldridge Recruitment are acting as a Finance Recruitment Agency to appoint this role on behalf of a client.
