Finance Manager - Global Compliance
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Wiltshire
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 02 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 02 Nov 2019
- Ref
- 14041308/001
- Contact
- Tim Hand
- Job role
- Finance manager
- Sector
- Retail and FMCG
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Manager
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