Head Of Financial Accounting

• Location: DPD Smethwick, Roebuck Lane, B66 1BY
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday (Hybrid Working)
• Package: Excellent base salary, attractive bonus, car or significant cash alternative and Private Medical Insurance

DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of nearly £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

DPD UK is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Finance professional to lead its Financial Accounting, Payroll, and Transaction Processing teams.

This role is internally known as Financial Account Manager, however, you will be operating to the level of a Head Of.

Managing an overall team of 25 with three direct reports, the role entails assuming overall responsibility for Financial Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, and Accounts Payable for DPD UK.

The role will report directly to the Financial Controller and represents a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual to assume a functional leadership role, helping shape the strategic direction of Finance in a c£2bn turnover business.

Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility:

Leadership and Management:

• Actively manage and lead 25 finance professionals across a range of disciplines by fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment
• Actively participate in shaping the direction of the Finance function and aligning it with overall business goals
• Identify and implement improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the areas under their responsibility

Financial Accounting:

• Preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with UK GAAP and IFRS
• Compliance with all relevant tax legislation and managing DPD’s relationship with HMRC
• Ensuring timely preparation of all returns including those relating to Corporation Tax, VAT, payroll, Research and Development, Senior Accounting Officer certifications and Transfer Pricing

Treasury & Cashiers:

• Managing the company’s cash flow and liquidity
• Ensuring accurate preparation of cash flow forecast to meet future cash needs
• Managing foreign currency requirements and maximising interest returns
• Arranging Letters of Credit and Guarantees to meet business requirement
• Managing relationship with company’s banking and payment solution partner

Accounts Payable:

• Overseeing timely and accurate processing of invoice and payments to suppliers
• Ensuring maintenance of effective controls to prevent fraud and errors

Payroll:

• Overseeing accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees
• Pension administration for monthly and executive employees
• Completing the PAYE Settlement Agreement, Gender Pay Gap Reporting and any other
• returns as required by HMRC

Business Partnering Support:

• Provision of payroll data to the business (via the Success Factors system) for a variety of purposes including: management reporting, budgeting, wage negotiations, insurance procurement and car tax and pension planning.

To be successful in the role, it is envisaged that you will be an experienced qualified accountant who can demonstrate sound financial and commercial judgement. You will ideally have extensive experience in one of the top accountancy firms, or equivalent in-house experience in a large company. You will be able to evidence experience in Tax and Statutory Reporting.

You will offer clear communication and presentation skills and will have the self-confidence and gravitas to be credible with the Senior Leadership Team of a c.£2bn turnover company.

You will be inquisitive, decisive and be able to calmly handle responsibility.

By nature, you will thrive in a continuous improvement culture, and personally will be able to identify opportunities to make advancements in areas such as management reporting and financial analysis and performance and investment appraisal.

Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.

Remuneration and Benefits:

Alongside a competitive salary, company car or generous cash allowance,bonus scheme based on company and personal performance, and Private Medical Insurance; we recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few -

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Health Kiosks visiting every location
• Vitality at Work
• Free On Site Parking
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today