Financial Accountant

• Support the Overheads Finance Manager and Assistant Financial Accountants within the team to establish and maintain high quality and timely management accounts
• Day to day team management including objective setting and regular one to one reviews
• Review of period related P&L trend analysis and analytical reviews for their entity/entities
• Maintain the period related balance sheet reconciliation process
• Maintain a period related balance sheet reconciliation schedule for each entity
• Ownership of the inter-company position of all entities under remit
• Work with the Commercial Finance Business Partners to ensure all accruals, prepayments and ad hoc journals are processed
• Collaborate with lines of business (Travel, Health and Multilines) around scheme specific arrangements
• Support the Finance Operations team to ensure all transactions processed are accurate and complete
• Support the Overheads Finance Manager on all audits
• Manage the completion of VAT, Corporation Tax, CASS and any 3rd party reporting as required
• Preparation of periodic Board packs and other senior level reporting
• Manage the delivery of the cashflow forecast for their entity/entities
• Assist with continuous improvements, supporting UAT as required
• Ensure robust controls are in place
• Keeping abreast of accounting developments
• Ensuring all process documents are regularly reviewed and updated
• Strive to deliver process improvements, delivering ‘best’ in class processes

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or Equivalent) or qualified by experience
• Good knowledge of SAP preferable
• High personal levels of motivation and delivery orientated focus
• Able to work well under pressure
• A proactive, forward-looking and challenging mindset
• Detail focused with strong organisation and planning skills
• Ability to interact with and develop working relationships internally and externally to achieve best outcomes for the business and customer
• Experience of leading high performing teams
• Ability to encourage, train and develop the Assistant Financial Accountants
• Knowledge and experience of best practice within industry to consistently improve delivery within department

Good knowledge of SAP

• We use our expertise and products to craft customer experiences
• Our range of services helps global brand acquire, engage and retain choice-rich customers
• Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms
• opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work