Finance Manager

About the role

•       This is a hands-on role; the Finance Manager is expected to have an in-depth understanding of the role of the GL accountant, audit compliance and supervisory elements of their role.

•       Drive governance and control over all UK/EMEA Regional Costs to ensure accurate reporting to Group and the Functions. This role manages a team of Accountants and is responsible for developing consistent processes using best practice. This role will ensure that strong relationships with the key stakeholders drive accurate actuals reporting.

•       Transactional accounting includes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the GL postings within SAP. The preparation of the month end reporting pack in OneStream is an integral part of this role and they will need to ensure that postings are understood, complete, accurate and timely. The Finance Manager will manage their team (currently comprising 9 Accountants) to ensure that they are able to provide accounting analysis to their stakeholders and will work with functions & markets to ensure that month end actuals include accurate accruals, prepayment and journal postings for each function & market.

•       Audit & compliance oversight of the Group and statutory reporting requirements for the 15 operating entities. Ensure all auditors are done within six months after year-end. Responsible for any reporting requirements from Group Finance

•       The role will also be vital in supporting the audit process for each market along with any other requirement from Group Finance.

•       There is expectation that the person will be involved in projects within the Finance Group to develop, implement and drive best-in-class & efficient processes and performance. The role will also collaborate cross-functionally within the global finance team as well as with other organizational functions.

•       The role has direct line management responsibility for the accounting team based in the UK. This responsibility will include leadership, coaching and motivation of the team together with driving and encouraging the career development of the whole team.

Key responsibilities

  • Managing the recording of sales, gross margin and costs across all functions
  • Building strong relationships with all Functions & Markets to ensure accurate reporting of actual costs and providing information to enable accurate budgets and forecasts
  • Ensure accruals and prepayments are justified correctly and have appropriate back up information
  • Developing best practise and consistent processes across the RSIS Global team, aligned with Group Finance Manual
  • Managing the workload of the team to ensure that month end peaks are minimised
  • Timely and accurate submission of the month end OneStream data as required
  • Provide monthly reports to functions & markets Partners providing insight into costs for month and variances
  • Ensure accurate headcount reporting
  • Produce information required for external and internal audit purposes
  • Produce statutory information required by Group at half year and full year end
  • Manage local audit scheduling and the local audit process to ensure local statutory compliance and group deadline conformity
  • Ensure compliance with and provide evidence of adherence to Key Control Checklist/minimum internal controls required by Group
  • Review and oversight of SAP master data (vendor adds, customer details, chart of accounts)

This is a Hybrid role and will require the successful candidate to work at the Warrington office – minimum 2 days per week

Candidate requirements

  • Qualified Accountant (ACA preferred), with experience in both audit and company accounting
  • Adaptability and excitement to drive change and process improvement
  • Positive outlook: looks to the future for opportunity, constantly challenges the status quo and drives for high performance
  • Personable, enthusiastic, team-oriented, and able to lead by example.
  • A good communicator who can forge strong relationships in a matrix structure
  • Experience of SAP FICO system
  • Strong Excel skills

About Us

RS Integrated Supply is a leading global provider of integrated supply chain management solutions that has established itself as a trusted partner for businesses looking to optimise their supply chain operations. Our core services include procurement, storeroom management, and transactional processing.

We offer value-added services like eProcurement Marketplace, Data Optimisation, and Inventory Optimisation to provide complete solutions for our customers. Our expertise in engineering support, product and process optimisation, and process improvement helps our customers reduce costs and improve efficiency.

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