A fantastic opportunity for a part-qualified or finalist level accountant to join this buy and build PE backed business as a Finance Business Partner supporting a high performing region.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES – Support the Senior FBP in delivering the following:
*Regionally specific finance management - Month end delivery with ownership across P&L, Balance sheet and Cash flow analysis. Ensure that all routine management information is produced in line with agreed timetable.
*Ensure delivery of narrative packs to senior management and other relevant stakeholders. Challenge and raise key trends and variances where appropriate.
*Review and report accurate and consistent operational KPI’s, as defined by the business.
*Ensure integrity of financials for specific regions and entities is maintained. This includes accurate nominal postings, fully backed up Balance sheet reconciliations, monthly analysis and reporting of budget variances, appropriate accounting treatment across each category.
*Review and maintain data integrity across all systems, including data held outside of the primary ledgers (such as within a data warehouse).
*Manage key control accounts. Trade Debtors – work with local Directors to ensure each balance is being managed and collected. Aged Creditors – work with Accounts Payable team to ensure invoice management is up to date and managed within specific entities.
*Manage, review and submit specific entities quarterly VAT returns.
*Acquisitions. Manage post deal integration of financials. Includes Balance sheet review (passed across from Group Finance), review and update relevant budget template for consolidation, liaise (where applicable) with legacy finance team on handover.
*Work smartly and efficiently with other Group functions to help meet objectives across the wider Group.
*Embrace a culture of learning, development and improvement by regularly liaising with colleagues in the finance team and implementing and standardising best practice across the finance function.
*Internal / External audit support (Balance sheet recs / Income Rec / monthly schedules).
*Involvement in Adhoc Project work and tasks that could be Group or Regionally related.
*Perform any other duties which from time to time may be required to ensure the smooth running of the group.