An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Group Finance Manager in Milton Keynes. This is your chance to leave a lasting impact as our client embarks on a journey to streamline and enhance processes, including the implementation of a new finance system, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the reports shared with their Board. With an attractive salary of £80,000, this role offers the chance to take ownership of key financial processes within a large, complex organisation.

Opportunity to lead financial processes within a large, complex organisation
Chance to implement a new finance system and enhance existing processes
Attractive salary of £80,000

What you'll do:

As a Group Finance Manager, you will play an integral role in leading financial operations within the organisation. Your excellent attention to detail will be crucial in producing accurate monthly and annual consolidated financial reports. You will also lead month-end and year-end processes, ensuring compliance with group policies and UK GAAP. Your strong leadership skills will be utilised in overseeing the group's audit process and corporation tax process. Additionally, you will be responsible for accounting stewardship of various entities' ledger management and account reconciliations. A key part of your role will also involve fostering a supportive environment for team members' professional development.

Production of timely and accurate monthly and annual consolidated financial reporting (including Group consolidated and entity statutory accounts) ensuring compliance with Group policies, UK GAAP and latest pronouncements.
Leading the month end and year end processes.
Overseeing the management of the Group's audit process, ensuring that issues are appropriately escalated in a timely manner.
Overseeing the management of the Group's Corporation Tax process, liaising with tax advisors to ensure all necessary information is provided and returns are submitted in a timely manner.
Accounting stewardship of various entities ledger management and account reconciliations as necessary.
Review and take ownership for the intercompany agreement and reconciliation process.
Ensure that team members receive tailored coaching and opportunities for upskilling, fostering a supportive environment for their ongoing professional development.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this Group Finance Manager position will bring a wealth of skills and experience. You will be an ACA/ACCA qualified accountant with an audit background ideally from practice. Experience in a similar role within a large, complex business is highly desirable. Your proven management, communication and leadership skills will be key in this role. You possess the drive and ability to continuously improve processes and procedures. Your excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver to multiple strict deadlines under pressure will be crucial in this role. Additionally, you have excellent IT and systems skills.

ACA /ACCA qualified accountant from Practice (audit background ideally), plus industry experience (Not essential).
Experience in a similar role in a large, complex and ideally multi-site business.
Proven management, communication and leadership skills.
Drive and ability to continuously improve processes and procedures.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to deliver to multiple strict deadlines under pressure.
Excellent IT and systems skills.

What sets this company apart:

Our client is a leading organisation that values caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable behaviour. They are committed to fostering a supportive environment for ongoing professional development. This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation that is embarking on a journey to streamline and enhance processes, including the implementation of a new finance system.

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