Finance Manager
Bauer Media Outdoor UK
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Woking • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Leading a team of four (two Senior Management Accountants and two Management Accountants) — supporting their development, performance, and day-to-day work
- Owning the period end timetable, ensuring management accounting processes run smoothly and deadlines are met
- Reviewing and challenging journals across DE GAAP and FRS102, including fixed/variable rent, revenue, operating costs, accruals, prepayments, and provisions
- Partnering with the Commercial Finance and FP&A teams to review period end results, investigate queries, and manage final adjustments
- Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are completed, understood, and reviewed each period, with queries resolved on a monthly basis
- Maintaining a risk and opportunities log and keeping the Financial Controller and Head of Financial Reporting informed of developments
- Managing the revenue share process, including audits and council submissions
- Liaising with internal and external auditors across various audit cycles
- Contributing to the design and implementation of new systems and processes, and ensuring all procedures are documented and centrally stored
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA); industry experience preferred
- Experience managing, coaching, and developing a team
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including UK and DE GAAP (FRS102)
- A controls-focused mindset with the ability to identify and implement process improvements
- Confident communicator — able to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Commercially curious, proactive, and comfortable working to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to use technology to redesign and improve processes
- Solid ERP and systems experience, with strong Excel skills
Benefits
- Flexible working (3 days in our offices and 2 days at home)
- 33 paid holidays inc bank holidays
- Company Pension Scheme matched up to 8%
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across 100s of retailers
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
management accountingtechnical accountingUK GAAPDE GAAPFRS102balance sheet reconciliationjournal reviewprocess improvementrevenue share managementaudit management
Soft Skills
team managementcoachingcommunicationrelationship buildinginfluencingproactivecommercial curiositydeadline managementcontrols-focused mindsetproblem-solving
Certifications
ACACIMAACCA