Finance Manager
Online Education Services (OES)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Birmingham • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £60,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Responsible for the UK finance operations, reporting and compliance
- Manage outsourced providers and oversee accounting operations: billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, tax compliance, general ledger, cost accounting and revenue recognition
- Treasury Management: Cash flow management, including forecasting and cash collection
- Improvement of key business processes
- Monthly reporting and analysis on financial performance and KPIs of the UK numbers
- Working with heads of departments to identify and explain monthly variances
- Reforecasting the expected performance every month
- Providing value adding operational reports
- Ensuring compliance with all external obligations including annual returns/filings and quarterly VAT returns
- Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of both local and OES’s regulatory and audit requirements
- Providing support to produce annual budgets and rolling financial forecasts
- Providing financial analysis and advice on existing initiatives, identifying and tracking key KPIs in order to meet targets
Requirements
- Qualified accountant with experience in finance operations, month end reporting, compliance, process improvement and an understanding of local tax compliance requirements
- 3+ years as a Post Qualified (i.e. CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) Experienced Accountant (or equivalent) in a similar role with experience across both financial and management accounting, including tax and audit
- Motivated, adaptable, outcome-orientated, with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Proven ability to translate financial performance into strategic insights and to influence business decisions at a senior level
- Evidence of being a hands-on, self-starter and solutions focused attitude and track record
- Exceptional communication skills (verbally and in writing), with the ability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving environment
- Experience implementing change in a complex environment (i.e. cross border; cross cultural or cross functional)
- Ability to build robust working relationships at all levels within the OES team
- A strong understanding of financial control and business performance management
- Understanding of local compliance obligations, including tax obligations
Benefits
- Global organisation focused on growth with lots of opportunities for our employees
- Engaging & vibrant organisational culture
- 35 hour working week, within a flexible working environment
- OES values driven recruitment principles
- Career-life fit – health & wellbeing focus
- 25 days of annual leave + Bank holidays
- Purchased leave scheme
- OES strategy reflects respect, honesty & diversity
- Continuous improvement through challenging & meaningful work
- Study assistance and leave for eligible employees
- High growth industry & strong partner/shareholder backing
- Genuine focus on student success
- Global mentoring program
- We are proud to support the Living the Wage movement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
finance operationsmonth end reportingcomplianceprocess improvementtax compliancefinancial accountingmanagement accountingfinancial analysisbudgetingKPI tracking
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsmotivatedadaptableoutcome-orientedinfluencing skillsself-startersolutions focusedrelationship buildingstrategic insights
Certifications
CIMAACAACCA