Finance Manager - Global Compliance

Excellent opportunity for a first time mover at a Manager or Senior Manager level in practice, looking to take their first steps into Industry as a Finance Manager - Global Compliance.

Client Details

Our client is a market leader, innovator and highly desirable business who pride themselves on their entrepreneurial culture and fast paced way of working. They have recently outsourced their global compliance and require a Finance Manager - Global Compliance to work alongside this partner to ensure smooth planning for the year end timetable, internal audits and manage any issues.

Description

The Finance Manager - Global Compliance will have the following core responsibilities:

Planning and governance:

• Plan the year end timetable through to the signing of the local statutory accounts and tax returns. This includes:
• Liaising with group and local auditors to organise their time and requests into the timetable
• Working with the outsourcer to design the online workflow to ensure tasks are mapped out to deliver to the deadlines
• Working with the outsourcer to ensure deadlines and users are up to date within the workflow
• Liaising with the financial shared service centre and ensuring their teams are prepared for the audit and accounts process
• Communicating the plan to key stakeholders
• Collating and monitoring feedback to achieve efficiencies in future years
• Plan, arrange and lead the internal steering committee meetings including capturing actions
• Maintain a log of any issues and raise them at the steering committees

Managing the ongoing engagement:

• Assist financial shared service centre with audit and outsourcer queries as required
• Constantly consider the scope of the engagement and ensure all tasks are being upheld by the outsourcer and items are delivered on time
• Assist with bringing new jurisdictions into the global compliance outsourcing model as required
• Adapt, re-plan and manage any changes to the timeline
• Liaise with global outsourcer with any scope changes to the contracts and manage overall fees on an ongoing basis. Perform the intercompany recharges of fees
• Consistently challenge both the external provider and internal teams to refine the process and produce greater efficiency
• Manage the signing process; liaise with UK and local Directors, local auditors, local outsourcer and receive company secretarial guidance from the outsourcer's central team
• Facilitate company secretarial compliance as required
• Liaise with internal tax teams to manage a smooth process for tax filing and transfer pricing adjustments

Other projects and ad-hoc:

• Contribute to accounting, system and compliance finance projects as required
• Update and advise on internal accounting policies

Profile

Essential:

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong project management and planning skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong statutory experience originally from a practice background

• 3 years+ PQE

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Strong organisation and project management skills

• Ability to prioritise effectively and manage a number of concurrent deadlines

• Strong character with the ability to lead, drive change and determine the most appropriate way forward

• Confident and able to have some difficult conversations and deliver difficult messages to Director level

• Understand what is involved in the preparation of Financial Statements and tax returns and how the signing process works

Desirable:

• Experience of managing compliance

• Experience of working in an international group environment

• Awareness of corporate tax issues

Job Offer

Attractive package and excellent career opportunities