Finance Manager
Bureau Veritas Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £NaN per year
About the role
- Provide leadership to the General Ledger Team including ownership of the account’s preparation process for management, group and statutory reporting
- Lead on VAT and Corporation Tax reporting and all Finance compliance tasks
- Management and development of General Ledger team
- Improve and test the I&F Finance internal control environment, including designing and implementing robust internal controls
- Identify control gaps and implement remediation actions to strengthen compliance
- Act as a key point of contact for tax advisors, external auditors, internal auditors, BV Group Finance, and HMRC
- Ensure timely preparation of audit deliverables and act as the main contact during audits
- Lead VAT return preparation and EC sales submissions
- Manage preparation and filing of UK statutory accounts
- Lead the corporation tax return preparation process
- Lead month-end reporting for the GL team ensuring accurate and timely completion
- Own the accounts preparation process for management, group, and statutory reporting
- Ensure accurate month-end close processes including balance sheet reviews
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA)
- Strong experience in financial reporting, audit, and financial control
- Proven financial management experience
- Experience with process automation and continuous improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of working capital optimisation and cash management
- Familiarity with FLEX processes or similar governance frameworks
- Experience supporting external and internal audit functions
- Experience of working within a large international group
- Leadership/development of a finance team
- Effective communicator and influencer, both verbal and written, to peers, business partners and senior managers
- Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, or equivalent)
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Up to 12% Pension
- Health Care
- Flexible benefits scheme including Life Cover, Private health care, Dental Care, GymFlex, Techscheme, Enhanced Maternity/Paternity policy, Give as You Earn scheme & Travel Insurance
- 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays with the option to buy or sell 5 holidays, plus an option to carry over 5 days
- Health and Wellbeing Support through Mental Health First aiders, Employee Assistance programme & Smart Health services
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportingauditfinancial controlVAT reportingcorporation tax reportingprocess automationcontinuous improvement methodologiesworking capital optimisationcash managementmonth-end reporting
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationinfluencingteam developmenteffective communication
Certifications
ACCAACAprofessional accounting qualification