Finance Business Partner

Role Purpose
To oversee and drive the group financial reporting control. This will include all statutory filings as well as board reporting. It will include global taxation compliance and external audits for the whole Group. Including, but not limited to, ad-hoc project work and analysis, system enhancements and month end processes. The role will report direct to the Finance Director and have frequent exposure to the CFO, other C-Suite members, and professional advisors. The successful candidate will have a strong appetite for improving processes and delivering accurate, high-quality information to the Finance Director and CFO.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the delivery of accurate, timely Profit & Loss Account & Balance sheets with fully
  reconciled month end files and board operating report
• Responsibility for improving finance processes and reporting efficiency across the group,
  including international taxation matters and structure work
• Lead cash management processes (A/R and currency balances) to maintain strong cash
  conversion
• Drive automation and efficiency within financial reporting of group, acting quickly to improve
  manual processes

• Work to develop the Financial Accountant and Assistant Accountant and to take the lead on automation projects to improve finance function efficiency
• Overseeing overall billing system, driving change request system & using/improving automated CTN system to improve efficiency.
• Oversee the credit control process and work with accountants to provide quality automated weekly reports & continuously drive debtor day reduction and cash conversion
• Drive continued improvement to key finance related KPIs, including debtor days & use of automated credit control & monitor of group cash balance & debt covenants
• Maintaining & overseeing key reconciliations including but not limited to accruals, deferred revenue and prepayment/amortized expense schedules
• Oversee concur integration and work with accountants to further enhance integration efficiency and automated reporting
• Increase NetSuite automated reporting by working with team members and external consultants
• Manage integration of banking systems into NetSuite to create feeds and automated entries across all accounts, facilitating weekly bank reconciliations and cash conversion reporting
• Full ownership of accounts preparation & annual statutory audit process, including tax
  reporting of the group & ensuring deadlines are met across the subsidiaries.
• Involvement in annual budget process including facilitating cost centre budget papers delivery
• Document/enhance accounting processes & controls, considering where improvements &
  automation efficiencies can be achieved
• Provide accounting information to outsourced accounting firms to prepare local tax returns
  for foreign subsidiaries
• Take ownership of all financial reporting and tax filings globally, including consistent filing
  deadline monitoring
• Oversees compliance work for existing and new subsidiaries rollout
• Ensure the delivery of timely accurate MI to cost centre owners and provide business
  partnering in relation to resource allocations with regards to impact on full year departmental spend
  Financial planning & Analysis

Skillset & Person Specification

• Qualified Accountant with industry experience (ACA, ACCA, etc)
• Good working knowlesge of Excel
• Experience of cost centre and multi-product accounting
• A motivated, enthusiastic self-starter with strong work ethic
• A desire to own and manage the technical accounting requirements of the business
• Good team player who is looking to develop quickly but needs to be self-sufficient
• Articulate and able to communicate well in written and spoken English
• Needs to enjoy a demanding, fast paced and changing working environment
• Gravitas and presence are required in dealing with internal and external stakeholders

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Role Purpose
To oversee and drive the group financial reporting control. This will include all statutory filings as well as board reporting. It will include global taxation compliance and external audits for the whole Group. Including, but not limited to, ad-hoc project work and analysis, system enhancements and month end processes. The role will report direct to the Finance Director and have frequent exposure to the CFO, other C-Suite members, and professional advisors. The successful candidate will have a strong appetite for improving processes and delivering accurate, high-quality information to the Finance Director and CFO.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the delivery of accurate, timely Profit & Loss Account & Balance sheets with fully
  reconciled month end files and board operating report
• Responsibility for improving finance processes and reporting efficiency across the group,
  including international taxation matters and structure work
• Lead cash management processes (A/R and currency balances) to maintain strong cash
  conversion
• Drive automation and efficiency within financial reporting of group, acting quickly to improve
  manual processes

• Work to develop the Financial Accountant and Assistant Accountant and to take the lead on automation projects to improve finance function efficiency
• Overseeing overall billing system, driving change request system & using/improving automated CTN system to improve efficiency.
• Oversee the credit control process and work with accountants to provide quality automated weekly reports & continuously drive debtor day reduction and cash conversion
• Drive continued improvement to key finance related KPIs, including debtor days & use of automated credit control & monitor of group cash balance & debt covenants
• Maintaining & overseeing key reconciliations including but not limited to accruals, deferred revenue and prepayment/amortized expense schedules
• Oversee concur integration and work with accountants to further enhance integration efficiency and automated reporting
• Increase NetSuite automated reporting by working with team members and external consultants
• Manage integration of banking systems into NetSuite to create feeds and automated entries across all accounts, facilitating weekly bank reconciliations and cash conversion reporting
• Full ownership of accounts preparation & annual statutory audit process, including tax
  reporting of the group & ensuring deadlines are met across the subsidiaries.
• Involvement in annual budget process including facilitating cost centre budget papers delivery
• Document/enhance accounting processes & controls, considering where improvements &
  automation efficiencies can be achieved
• Provide accounting information to outsourced accounting firms to prepare local tax returns
  for foreign subsidiaries
• Take ownership of all financial reporting and tax filings globally, including consistent filing
  deadline monitoring
• Oversees compliance work for existing and new subsidiaries rollout
• Ensure the delivery of timely accurate MI to cost centre owners and provide business
  partnering in relation to resource allocations with regards to impact on full year departmental spend
  Financial planning & Analysis

Skillset & Person Specification

• Qualified Accountant with industry experience (ACA, ACCA, etc)
• Good working knowlesge of Excel
• Experience of cost centre and multi-product accounting
• A motivated, enthusiastic self-starter with strong work ethic
• A desire to own and manage the technical accounting requirements of the business
• Good team player who is looking to develop quickly but needs to be self-sufficient
• Articulate and able to communicate well in written and spoken English
• Needs to enjoy a demanding, fast paced and changing working environment
• Gravitas and presence are required in dealing with internal and external stakeholders

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Role

An opportunity to join the Finance Function as a Senior Financial Controller has arisen as a result of increased reporting requirements and significant internal projects. Working in a team, your role will include over-seeing the financial control, management and regulatory reporting.
Responsible for the delivery of all financial aspects to enable the business to formulate appropriate strategies to achieve the corporate objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Initiate and co-ordinate the formulation of the business plans/budgets and monitor progress towards their achievement, drawing attention to important trends, and to opportunities to maximise earnings and to minimise risk
• On a day to day basis and at the operational level responsible for the quality and accuracy of the reports produced by the finance function in London. As necessary improve understanding of finance and accounting issues by other division heads and staff within the Bank
• Develop financial data and reports for business management in the form and at the frequency required by the Management committee/ALCO and assist the Head of Finance in reports required for the Head Office. Provide management information of a financial nature, and its interpretation for effective business decision making in the Bank to maximise return on business
• As a certified individual under the SMR, ensure required steps are taken to comply with the SMR and all regulatory requirements.
• Supervise the production of the regulatory returns including ensuring an appropriately detailed review of all regulatory returns are completed ahead of submission to CFO and/or externally.
• Lead the production of the statutory financial statements and annual accounts of the Bank and to ensure these are prepared in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with statutory requirements and IFRS
• Lead the preparation, update and maintenance of all policy and procedure manuals.
• In conjunction with other business managers and functional heads, ensure that adequate accounting and other records and internal controls in the finance areas are maintained
• Lead the production of all required documentation to support the SAO certification on an annual basis.
• Co-ordinate the external audit function of books and records, and statutory and regulatory financial statements.
• Assist the Head of Finance to Lead, motivate, and develop staff in the finance and accounting function

Skills & Qualifications

• Professional qualification in accounting/finance discipline
• Experience working at a similar level, within accounting, banking or auditing fields with line management experience, preferably in the financial services sector
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products and database skills are highly desirable
• Highly competent in communicating orally and in producing written reports.
• An in depth knowledge of accounting standards and theory, and financial management principles and techniques, including planning, forecasting and budgeting, and the ability to apply them effectively in banking environment
• Knowledge of UK taxation and regulatory requirements ( CRR, CRD IV)
• Proficiency in making financial evaluations and judgments and an ability to present recommendations, both oral and written

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Role

An opportunity to join the Finance Function as a Senior Financial Controller has arisen as a result of increased reporting requirements and significant internal projects. Working in a team, your role will include over-seeing the financial control, management and regulatory reporting.
Responsible for the delivery of all financial aspects to enable the business to formulate appropriate strategies to achieve the corporate objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Initiate and co-ordinate the formulation of the business plans/budgets and monitor progress towards their achievement, drawing attention to important trends, and to opportunities to maximise earnings and to minimise risk
• On a day to day basis and at the operational level responsible for the quality and accuracy of the reports produced by the finance function in London. As necessary improve understanding of finance and accounting issues by other division heads and staff within the Bank
• Develop financial data and reports for business management in the form and at the frequency required by the Management committee/ALCO and assist the Head of Finance in reports required for the Head Office. Provide management information of a financial nature, and its interpretation for effective business decision making in the Bank to maximise return on business
• As a certified individual under the SMR, ensure required steps are taken to comply with the SMR and all regulatory requirements.
• Supervise the production of the regulatory returns including ensuring an appropriately detailed review of all regulatory returns are completed ahead of submission to CFO and/or externally.
• Lead the production of the statutory financial statements and annual accounts of the Bank and to ensure these are prepared in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with statutory requirements and IFRS
• Lead the preparation, update and maintenance of all policy and procedure manuals.
• In conjunction with other business managers and functional heads, ensure that adequate accounting and other records and internal controls in the finance areas are maintained
• Lead the production of all required documentation to support the SAO certification on an annual basis.
• Co-ordinate the external audit function of books and records, and statutory and regulatory financial statements.
• Assist the Head of Finance to Lead, motivate, and develop staff in the finance and accounting function

Skills & Qualifications

• Professional qualification in accounting/finance discipline
• Experience working at a similar level, within accounting, banking or auditing fields with line management experience, preferably in the financial services sector
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products and database skills are highly desirable
• Highly competent in communicating orally and in producing written reports.
• An in depth knowledge of accounting standards and theory, and financial management principles and techniques, including planning, forecasting and budgeting, and the ability to apply them effectively in banking environment
• Knowledge of UK taxation and regulatory requirements ( CRR, CRD IV)
• Proficiency in making financial evaluations and judgments and an ability to present recommendations, both oral and written

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Purpose of the job
You'll be responsible for the delivery of high standards of financial reporting, planning and analysis, both for external reporting purposes and internal management and decision support. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you'll have frequent interaction with and work closely with colleagues in the senior Finance team, including the Tax, Treasury, M&A and Financial Planning & Analysis Departments.

The key objectives include preparation of Group consolidated annual and half yearly financial statements (to UK listing requirements), reporting on accounting and reporting issues and developments to the Audit Committee, working with colleagues in Corporate Finance to structure deals, provision of financial information and accounting advice for transactions including acquisitions. You'll also advise operating companies in accounting matters, including implementation of new accounting standards and be responsible for ensuring that the Group maintains a sound financial control framework.

Key job responsibilities

• Preparation of Group consolidated financial statements and disclosure notes (annual reports and press releases), project management of external financial reporting, and assisting in the preparation of commentary and analysis for shareholders, ensuring compliance of financial statements with accounting standards, company law and listing requirements in the UK.
• Analysis and advice on the commercial and business implications of accounting issues, including preparation and review of accounting papers, to ensure compliance with the Group’s accounting policies and IFRS.
• Preparation and presentation of accounting and financial reports to the audit committee
• Investigate, interpret and articulate accounting policy on behalf of the Group, including the governance and maintenance of the accounting policy framework
• Deliver automated statutory reporting software including the preparation of RFP, management of the tender process and system implementation
• Monitoring levels of distributable reserves, working with head of treasury and tax to establish proposals for maintaining levels of reserves in parent companies
• Providing expert support and advice to the operating businesses on the application of International Financial Reporting Standards
• Responsibility for Group head office entities accounting and reporting, including management of preparation of statutory accounts
• Preparation of the Group’s monthly Board reporting pack
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key parties: external audit partner and audit engagement team; operating company FDs and senior finance staff within the Group
• Manage lessons learned working groups with internal stakeholders and external auditors to deliver year-on-year improvements
• Responsible for development, setting and maintenance of IFRS financial accounting/reporting policies Group wide and roll out of changes to polices, processes and systems.
• Development of control templates for group financial control and compliance with those controls, work with internal audit and risk colleagues to advise on control improvements across the business
• Provide the Finance team and audit committee with regular technical updates to ensure the team are kept abreast of changing requirements

Personal/Work Skills

• Ability to pick up systems and processes quickly
• Demonstrate excellent MS Excel skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

• Educated to degree level
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in a finance or audit team
• ACA / ACCA qualified
• Experience of working in a large organisation
• Demonstrated experience of head office accounting issues for large, complex, international companies and recent reporting experience
• Proven ability to communicate complex ideas, clearly presented in a format suitable for senior managers
• Experience of IFRS and Group consolidation in a multi?currency environment essential
• IFRS technical experience – IFRS 3, 15, 16 essential and IFRS 9 desirable
• The ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment interfacing with key senior executives on a regular basis
• Ability to operate at both a senior financial level as well as in a more hands-on capacity as required

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Purpose of the job
You'll be responsible for the delivery of high standards of financial reporting, planning and analysis, both for external reporting purposes and internal management and decision support. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you'll have frequent interaction with and work closely with colleagues in the senior Finance team, including the Tax, Treasury, M&A and Financial Planning & Analysis Departments.

The key objectives include preparation of Group consolidated annual and half yearly financial statements (to UK listing requirements), reporting on accounting and reporting issues and developments to the Audit Committee, working with colleagues in Corporate Finance to structure deals, provision of financial information and accounting advice for transactions including acquisitions. You'll also advise operating companies in accounting matters, including implementation of new accounting standards and be responsible for ensuring that the Group maintains a sound financial control framework.

Key job responsibilities

• Preparation of Group consolidated financial statements and disclosure notes (annual reports and press releases), project management of external financial reporting, and assisting in the preparation of commentary and analysis for shareholders, ensuring compliance of financial statements with accounting standards, company law and listing requirements in the UK.
• Analysis and advice on the commercial and business implications of accounting issues, including preparation and review of accounting papers, to ensure compliance with the Group’s accounting policies and IFRS.
• Preparation and presentation of accounting and financial reports to the audit committee
• Investigate, interpret and articulate accounting policy on behalf of the Group, including the governance and maintenance of the accounting policy framework
• Deliver automated statutory reporting software including the preparation of RFP, management of the tender process and system implementation
• Monitoring levels of distributable reserves, working with head of treasury and tax to establish proposals for maintaining levels of reserves in parent companies
• Providing expert support and advice to the operating businesses on the application of International Financial Reporting Standards
• Responsibility for Group head office entities accounting and reporting, including management of preparation of statutory accounts
• Preparation of the Group’s monthly Board reporting pack
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key parties: external audit partner and audit engagement team; operating company FDs and senior finance staff within the Group
• Manage lessons learned working groups with internal stakeholders and external auditors to deliver year-on-year improvements
• Responsible for development, setting and maintenance of IFRS financial accounting/reporting policies Group wide and roll out of changes to polices, processes and systems.
• Development of control templates for group financial control and compliance with those controls, work with internal audit and risk colleagues to advise on control improvements across the business
• Provide the Finance team and audit committee with regular technical updates to ensure the team are kept abreast of changing requirements

Personal/Work Skills

• Ability to pick up systems and processes quickly
• Demonstrate excellent MS Excel skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

• Educated to degree level
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in a finance or audit team
• ACA / ACCA qualified
• Experience of working in a large organisation
• Demonstrated experience of head office accounting issues for large, complex, international companies and recent reporting experience
• Proven ability to communicate complex ideas, clearly presented in a format suitable for senior managers
• Experience of IFRS and Group consolidation in a multi?currency environment essential
• IFRS technical experience – IFRS 3, 15, 16 essential and IFRS 9 desirable
• The ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment interfacing with key senior executives on a regular basis
• Ability to operate at both a senior financial level as well as in a more hands-on capacity as required

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.