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UK Director of Accounting

Basingstoke Permanent £11,000 - £90,000 per year View Job Description
A crucial position for the UK business, the UK Director of Accounting will manage a team of 6 and report the FD in France with a dotted line to the states. Covering all elements of stats / tax / audit / compliance / controls and reporting to the US.
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  • #1 Accounting role in the UK for a US listed busines
  • inspirational line managers / reports and a great team to manage

About Our Client

My client are one of the biggest name in the consumer health care space with annual sales revenues of $2bn.

Job Description

  • Supervision of accounting teams : 6 FTE
  • Ensuring the liaison between the accounting team and all the company's departments: collection of information
  • Preparing monthly, quarterly and yearly reports for local management and US Corporate headquarters in accordance with US GAAP.
  • Preparing detailed Budget and Forecast for Direct and indirect expenses: providing analysis and commentary of monthly actual results and variances to plan.
  • Statutory accounts, annual audit process and statutory fillings
  • Organize the schedule for drafting accounting documents
  • Verify the legality of the company's accounting documents and operations
  • Monitor the evolution of accounting and tax standards/legislation
  • Regularly reporting to management on the company's situation
  • Recommend new tools and new processes.
  • Analyzing and interpreting financial results, explaining variances to forecast and budget
  • Preparing information for tax and fiscal reporting to UK Tax Authorities
  • Managing the AP and AR invoicing process
  • Manage teams: recruitment, training, professional development
  • Managing customer collections process
  • Treasury management and cash forecasting
  • Managing intercompany accounting and billing; analysing transfer prices and ensuring compliance with Fixed Margin Agreement
  • Managing internal and external statutory audits
  • Review of group performance for purpose of transfer pricing review in partnership with tax planning team including preparation of P&L analysis vs Budget & Prior year

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent / preferably holding a professional accounting qualification ACA/ACCA/CIMA
  • Minimum of 8+ years of functional experience in accounting/Financial controlling in an international environment
  • Hands-on experience in people management
  • Comprehensive understanding of US GAAP accounting principle
  • SAP
  • Top 10 Corporate Audit experience preferred



  • Proactive, responsive individual with excellent leadership skills
  • Well organize, multi-tasking while detail focused, with good analytical skills
  • Ability to develop strong working relationship across all functions and lines of business.
  • Solutions-oriented with the ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines and under pressure
  • Highly computer literate



What's on Offer

£100,000 basic salary

20% performance related bonus

10% employer pension / 5% employee

25 days AL + BH on top (1 extra per year to 28)

PMI

Hybrid Working - Basingatoke HQ

Contact
Josh MacDonnell
Quote job ref
JN-082024-6510856
Phone number
+44 118 955 9068

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Financial Controller
Sector
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Basingstoke
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Josh MacDonnell
Consultant phone
+44 118 955 9068
Job reference
JN-082024-6510856