Assistant Finance Manager

• a competitive salary
• flexible working and dress for your day policies
• full financial support and study leave for professional development
• top-level health insurance for our people
• annual performance-based bonuses
• e-bikes free for staff use and opportunities to take part in green initiatives
• regular sports and social events as well as opportunities to support local charities

Key Responsibilities

• planning, co-ordinating and supervising the preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting packs and annual budget for each offshore jurisdiction
• reviewing general ledger postings posted by colleagues across offshore jurisdictions
• reviewing VAT returns prepared by external accountants
• ensuring cross-border services are accurately invoiced and recorded
• co-ordinating the preparation of annual financial statements and liaising with the applicable auditors across the offshore jurisdictions
• identifying and implementing work review processes and procedures where deficiencies have been identified and assisting with recommendations for the enhancement and development of finance-related software to improve the quality and efficiency of financial information
• managing and preparing monthly cashflows for each of the offshore jurisdictions for at least 18 months in advance
• maintaining the salary postings to each offshore jurisdiction, ensuring that a monthly reconciliation is completed and agreed
• assisting with debt collection and credit control across the offshore jurisdictions ensuring outstanding debts are followed up in line with the debt collection procedure
• ensuring that monthly bank and intercompany reconciliations are completed by the team and are checked and signed off
• deputising for the Finance Manager, creating seamless delivery of tasks in their absence
• ensuring team members are aware of their responsibilities and clearly understand deadlines and due dates for their work, considering any issues that may occur
• undertaking PAD reviews twice yearly and setting objectives and development programmes for relevant team members

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• sound technical knowledge and demonstrated accounting technical ability
• successful attainment of ACA/ACCA, or equivalent, along with meeting your CPD requirements
• experience in accounting for cross-border services subject to transfer pricing regulations
• very good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to converse with a diverse range of people along with the ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships
• ability to produce and/or review a range of documentation which may be of a moderately complex nature with high attention to detail and accuracy
• demonstrated critical analysis skills to enable review of existing processes and procedures, along with the ability to formulate ideas and concepts
• demonstrated ability to work to deadlines and project plans (some of which may involve mid-term planning) with minimal direction to ensure that objectives are achieved
• ability to consider and select the most appropriate solutions to a given situation while adopting a commercial approach so that consideration is given to an activity’s impact on the business and client service excellence
• management skills which demonstrate the ability to understand, inspire and develop others along with personal qualities of integrity, discretion and tact