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The Advocate Group is working with an innovative and dynamic brand very much at the heart of the confectionary industry ! We're supporting them with hiring their newest Finance team to join a fab team.
Key responsibilities:
- Make sure we follow Group financial rules, IFRS, and local UK standards, plus handle the yearly external audit and get local accounts ready for all our legal entities.
- Prepare and manage monthly P&L and balance sheets, post journal entries in SAP, and reconcile general ledger accounts.
- Put together and share the monthly group consolidation package.
- Look into and fix any accounting issues that come up.
- Handle monthly intercompany reconciliations, working with the Shared Service and other admin teams.
- Support external interim audits, suggest process improvements, and do some extra analysis as needed.
- Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis as requested.
- Managing some me tax-related tasks now and then including but not limited to Tax Risk Management, Advice, compliance and reporting
- Responsible for managing the team, making sure we follow Group values and focus on motivation, diversity, inclusion, skill development, and empowering everyone.
- Support professional growth by evaluating team members and suggesting development opportunities.
Key Skills
- Experienced in accounting, with a good understanding of taxes, UK GAAP, and IFRS.
- Comfortable handling both internal and external audits.
- Skilled in using SAP and have some familiarity with Oracle HFM.
- Advanced user of MS Office.
- Strong technical knowledge and able to explain concepts to the team.
- Great people skills, good at building and keeping relationships with key stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented.
- Capable of juggling priorities and adapting to changes in a fast-paced environment.
- Team Leadership experience
This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and organised financial reporting pro to join career with a forward-thinking, progressive business who put people at the heart of their business.
The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy
