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Our client is a global group operating in the B2B sector working with some of the world\'s biggest tech brands.
Your new role
Bringing together the accounting and technical compliance of six businesses as they integrate into one overall entity, you will ensure consistent accounting practices and help shape the wider business processes to be scalable and efficient. Your key deliverable is accurate financial information. You'll be required to work closely with a global finance function and key stakeholders at all levels of the business to ensure best practices are implemented. You will have a natural instinct for making sure actions and tasks are completed by deadlines and what to do to achieve this in a complex and fast-paced environment.
Working closely with the Group FC, CFO and wider Finance Team, you will be responsible for ensuring accuracy of technical accounting, including acquisition accounting and providing guidance on issues arising from this financial information and accounting treatment of judgemental areas. Establishing, implementing, and monitoring the group\'s finance policies and procedures, as well as responsibility for the review of group VAT returns are all under your remit, along with ensuring a compliant and well-planned tax environment, e.g. R&D, Transfer Pricing, Thin Cap/CIR, Deferred Tax assets.
You will support in delivering the Group\'s statutory accounts, ensuring annual audits are carried out effectively and efficiently for all jurisdictions, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met regarding the group\'s financial affairs and management of accounting systems and external support including month-end close procedures. Review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations and establishing, implementing, documenting and monitoring the group\'s finance policies and procedures, incorporating both accounting policies and internal procedural controls are your responsibility as well as supporting the centralised finance processing operation, driving efficiency through process improvement and standardisation.
You will influence behaviour both within finance and the wider business for continuous improvement, particularly in areas such as revenue recognition and support in new system implementation (Sage Intacct) ensuring a strong and robust control environment exists.
What you\'ll need to succeed
The successful candidate will be ACA qualified ideally within a top 10 firm and have post qualification in a similar role with experience of consolidations in a complex, international group. Strong financial accounting and tax technical experience within a global business and detailed working knowledge of FRS102 are all a must. You will be results-orientated and service delivery focused and have a high attention to detail. You will be able to work in a busy and fast-paced environment, able to cope with ambiguity and possess a relentless focus on continuous improvement. Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organisation are essential, and you will have had good experience of developing and implementing controls and processes. Experience in a Private Equity backed business environment or VC backed (leveraged finance) is desirable.
What you\'ll get in return
An excellent benefits package includes a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare as well as strong career growth opportunities.
What you need to do now
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