Financial Compliance Manager Reporting to the Group Financial Controller this role has no direct reports, although acts as a central point that controls the activities of the whole finance team, so there is significant influence over the whole team. The key internal contacts of this role are: Financial controller and Financial Accountant Director of Finance Operational team of finance business partners Accounts receivable and accounts payable managers FP&A team corporate tax finance manager global SOX team members in USA and Poland Other group finance contacts in UK, USA and Poland The key external contacts of this role are: KPMG - external statutory and SOX auditors HMRC Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
• Management of year end US GAAP reporting and external group audit process.
• Management of local UK statutory reporting and external audit processes, ensuring synergy with similar processes.
• Management of all internal SOX programs within finance including advising control owners, testing of controls, monitoring compliance, updating controls where necessary.
• Liaison with SOX contacts within IT, global SOX team members in USA and Poland and ensuring compliance with global SOX program.
• Liaison with corporation tax manager to ensure correct tax accounting.
• Manage full year and interim financial reporting to customers under contracts.
• Manage requirements of internal audit services team and other adhoc requests.
• Ensure appropriate adoption of new accounting standards - US GAAP in association with US technical team and local FRS 102 requirements - particularly leasing and revenue standards and including any new systems requirements.
• Manage group dividend policy to ensure cash generated is efficiently distributed to Guardian and then to the client.
• Manage quarterly balance sheet review process to identify areas of risk and opportunity.
• Develop and simplify the UK statutory structure in response to changing business needs including necessary statutory compliance and local accounting entries needed.
• Participation in ad hoc projects such as revenue recognition reviews, systems implementations and changes in financial processes. Qualified accountant with experience in:
• Year end close processes, group reporting and UK statutory accounting.
• SOX environments and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of controls and processes.
• Managed audit processes, including UK statutory audits, tax audits, SOX audits and other UK public accounts audits.
• Technically proficient, with experience of US GAAP and FRS 102, likely developments in these, and the impact thereof. Personal attributes:
• Ambition to learn and develop in a supportive yet challenging environment.
• Thorough with attention to detail and perseverance.
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to build strong and mutually supportive working relationships with colleagues.
• Ability to organise and prioritise your workload and work independently.
• Awareness of the commercial implications of accounting decisions. Slough,United Kingdom United Kingdom This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/86240297