Head of Management Accounting

Role Purpose

• To lead and manage a team of 6 to ensure accuracy and completeness of the financial accounts, producing consistent and well controlled financial information.
• Proactively identify and problem solve accounting and process issues.
• Embed process excellence to ensure best in class processes and controls are in operation and documented.
• Proactively identify and implement solutions for recording and reporting new propositions.
• Ensure the accounts and team are well prepared for audit and manage relationships with the auditors.
• Ensure full compliance with Group accounting policies and financial control processes.

Key Accountabilities

• Overall responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of the SAP accounts.
• Leadership, management and development of a team of six (4 direct and 2 indirect).
• Lead and co-ordinate each period end close, including production of management account data in HFM, standard reports and Balance Sheet reviews.
• Primary contact for audit of the trading and subsidiary companies.
• Balance sheet oversight and responsibility for intercompany management and recharges.
• Manage relationship with the entity auditors and lead the preparation of accounts for group and statutory accounts audit.
• Finance system structure management (SAP, Cognos, Navision) and development, keeping up to date with reporting needs as the business evolves.