Group Finance Manager

Consumer Additions are currently partnering with a Premium Fashion Business. They are looking for a Group Finance Manager to join their team based in London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Driving reporting timelines and structure across the group which consists of 19 subsidiaries, including
• consistent templates for monthly reporting to be submitted by subsidiaries
• Reviewing monthly reporting and supporting documentation submitted by subsidiaries and identify and
• resolve issues
• Provide clear technical accounting guidance (including written technical accounting papers) on any
• matter arising including the impact of changes to IFRS standards on the Group
• Intercompany management including:
• Developing intercompany processes and ensuring these are applied
• Overseeing and reviewing preparation of intercompany invoices, adjustments, trade balances
• and loans and the reconciliation of all intercompany balances
• Ensuring all intercompany balances are appropriately eliminating on consolidation
• Management of foreign exchange risk, exposure and reporting
• Developing group policies around financial processes and controls and ensuring these are adhered to by
• subsidiary accounting teams
• Working closely with the global tax manager to ensure intercompany processes and policies are
• compliant with the appropriate tax legislation and the group is not exposed to unnecessary risk
• Working closing with our Asia teams to ensure accurate timely reporting
• Statutory audit responsibilities include:
• Planning and the statutory audit timetable with external auditors and Finance managers.
• Managing audit requests and taking ownership to ensure the process stays on track to meet the
• agreed timelines
• Preparation of year end statutory reporting
• Ownership of all statutory reporting for international subsidiaries within the group including
• the review of any branch returns required by local tax authorities and liaising with
• international teams
• Reconciling reserves (distributable and non-distributable) to ensure items are classified
• appropriately
• Ensuring the group financial accounting policies are maintained and updated to reflect the accounting
• and reporting requirements across different jurisdictions
• Improving the financial reporting controls environment through developing clear group policies and
• implementing these to create a robust control environment
• Undertake any other duties as requested

Key Requirements:

• Qualified accountant from top accounting firm (ACA/ACCA)
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience in completing and reviewing consolidations
• Ability to work at pace and with the good discipline to approach the production and documentation of
• work in an effective manner
• Demonstrate curiosity with a drive to improve financial accounting discipline within a business
• Previous line manager experience
• A team player with strong communication skills both written and verbal