Senior Finance Manager in City of London, London

Senior Finance Manager

London

6 Month Contract

£540 pd (Umbrella)

ARM are delighted to be supporting one of our top clients with the recruitment of a Senior Finance Manager on an initial 6 month basis.

The Senior Finance Manager will be acting as a key finance advisor to the business regarding technical accounting, tax compliance and resolving operational finance issues. In addition, you will provide support as a finance subject matter expert on various transformation projects.

What you'll be doing:

• Owning end to end completion of the statutory financial statements and annual report under UK GAAP.
• Ensuring the business is compliant with IFRS and Group accounting policies.
• Oversight and support over month-end close activities.
• Reviewing of Group reporting obligations under IFRS, including completion of key reporting schedules
• Proactive management of corporation tax compliance, including quarterly tax calculations, RDEC, tax payments and annual filings, supported by external tax advisors, both in UK and Ireland.
• Oversight of the company's internal control framework, including compliance with JSoX.
• Accounting technical support to the business, particularly in relation to IFRS 15 and revenue accounting, lease and fixed asset accounting, impairment and pensions.
• Oversee our Offshore back-office functions, to ensure a smooth finance operation supporting the wider business.
• Review of VAT calculations and returns.
• Supporting various Treasury and cash management tasks, including steering the cash flow forecasting and reporting process.
• Reporting and monitoring on the balance sheet and working capital management

About you:

• 3+ years post qualified ACA, CA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Audit practice trained from a reputable firm.
• IFRS trained with a deep knowledge of key accounting principles and experience of reporting accounts on an IFRS basis
• Have strong working knowledge of UK tax framework, including corporation tax, large company tax governance, international tax (transfer pricing) and VAT.
• Ability to manage end to end preparation of statutory accounts and the audit process.
• Experience in managing teams or direct reports and supporting coaching and development of others.
• Previous experience in an SAP based ERP environment is an advantage
• Have experience working cross culturally, in an international business environment.