About FTI ConsultingABOUT THE COMPANY:FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organisations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 4,300 professionals in 26 countries, we work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. Since our founding in 1982, clients have turned to us for high-stakes issues that require specialised expertise. We are the company engaged to work behind the headlines on some of the biggest news stories of the last two decades including the Bernie Madoff investment securities scandal, the Stanford Financial Group investigation, the 2010 Gulf oil spill crisis, the Major League Baseball steroid investigation, and high profile corporate restructurings including Lehman Brothers, General Motors and CIT, just to name a few.ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:FTI are seeking to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to oversee the EMEA Shared Service Centre based in the heart of London. The role will provide leadership and guidance to Accounts Payable, Client Invoicing and Cash & Banking teams, in total a team 18.Reporting to the EMEA Finance Director, and a key member of the EMEA Finance team, this person will lead and inspire the transactional teams to maintain world-class service levels, drive efficiencies in transactional processes, track KPIs and assist in new project implementations. The role involves forging strong working partnerships across FTI's business Segments and with Finance colleagues. Adherence to Internal Controls are paramount in this role, in tandem with a smooth day to day running of the back-office functions.This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing business. You will be a natural leader and enjoy people management, you will be a solution minded individual who is comfortable in a routine based, transactional environment. You will possess excellent communication skills and be able to interact with all levels of the business. You will be responsible for managing the cyclical transaction deadlines and able to prioritise / de-prioritise as situations arise. You will be experienced in managing external banking relationshipsKEY

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Delivery of a world-class level of service to the business
• Enforcing and adhering to FTI's internal controls in a SOX based environment
• Driving efficiencies in FTI business processes to ensure a timely flow of information from external suppliers including invoice to cash payment
• Partner with Segmental operational teams to manage key vendor relationships
• Managing the Accounts Payable (AP) and Travel & Expense (T&E) teams to ensure timely and accurate order, to expense coding to cash processing
• Management of AP payment run deadlines
• The key point of contact for the business and FTI Segments in all queries regarding AP and T&E
• Manage the EMEA Corporate Credit Card programs
• Leading the Cash & Banking team to ensure all transactions and accurately matched and reconciled to bank statements and posted to FTI's financial statements
• Managing the billing team in the production of monthly client invoices
• Provision of timely information to the Management Accounting team for accruals, prepayments
• Responsible for interactions with FTI's banking providers; cash flow monitoring, ensuring bank service levels are maintained, linking with corporate Treasury for currency trades
• Develop and track KPIs to manage team performance leveraging FTI's platform of choice ServiceNowQUALIFICATION AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:Essential:
• Experience of managing transactional teams ideally in a centralized, not decentralized, environment
• Working knowledge and experience across an EMEA region
• Excellent client service mindset and attitude
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritise
• Educated to degree level
• Detailed understanding of a central Finance organization
• Understanding of an internal controls framework
• Solution based, 'can-do' mindset
• Solid finance knowledge and detailed understanding of invoice to cash processes across AP, T&E, BillingDesired:
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA Qualified Accountant, but not essential
• Experience of working in a matrix organisation and dealing with EMEA subsidiaries
• Chrome River and Elite financial systems
• ServiceNow (SNOW) a client service and workflow platformFTI Consulting can offer a competitive and attractive rewards package, excellent training and development opportunities, a supportive and friendly environment and the opportunity to achieve your potential.FTI Consulting is an Equal Opportunity EmployerLI-MD1 Additional Information