Accounting Manager

The Role

Step into a key role as an Accounting Manager, where you'll be at the heart of our financial operations, overseeing quarterly reporting for our high-profile U.S. parent company on the NYSE. You'll lead the charge in managing consolidations, supporting comprehensive review and audit processes, and ensuring top-notch SOX controls. Your expertise in U.S. GAAP and external reporting within a listed company environment will be highly valued as you navigate the complexities of our financial landscape.

Enjoy the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to collaborate in our Edinburgh office just two days a week while enjoying the flexibility of remote work. 

The Impact you will make:

Financial Reporting

• Preparation and review of group consolidations (multi-currency) at various levels for reporting purposes

• Planning and communicating the various reporting cycles ensuring reporting and filing targets are set and met in a timely manner

• Management of the review/audit process for the company with group auditors, including coordination with the audit team, managing deliverables, and responding to queries

Board Reporting

• Management of the group's financial reporting requirements to U.S. group on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis

Month-end

 Consolidation for monthly management accounts purposes

• Assist the rest of the finance team with review and analysis at month-end

 Taxation

• Assist group Tax Manager with year-end tax reporting requirements, transfer pricing and other ad-hoc tasks

Process Improvement

• Maintain and document all financial reporting policies, procedures and controls

• Continually develop processes to enable consistent, timely group reporting

• Identify and implement process improvements within the group reporting function

SOX Improvement

• Assist with the SOX requirements for the company, working with the group and auditors as necessary

What You'll Bring to Us:

•       Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP, and a working technical knowledge of both U.S. GAAP

•       Practical experience of group consolidations, including multi-currency considerations

•       Fully qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with at least 5 years’ PQE

•       Experience with U.S. listed company is preferred

•       SOX experience is preferred

•       Big 4 experience is preferred

•       Experience in managing the requirements of a year-end audit process

•       Ability to meet demanding deadlines, often with competing priorities, and adaptability to business needs

•       Interest in process improvement and implementation of change

•       Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word

•       Knowledge of Netsuite (beneficial but not essential)

•       A strong sense and awareness of control and attention to detail, balanced with an ability to see the bigger picture

•       Must be extremely diligent, reliable and self-motivated in nature

•       Excellent time management, planning and co-ordination skills are essential

•       Possess strong analytical skills

•       Excellent communication skills

What we will offer you:

• 35 days holiday (including public holidays)

• Pension plan

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Life insurance

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Private medical insurance with Vitality

• Training & Development sessions with our in-house L&D Platform

• Unlimited office snacks

• RSU's (Restricted Stock Units) plan

• Offices in major cities around the world and a cross-company collaboration unlike anywhere else.

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Last updated on Aug 15, 2024