Finance Manager (Reporting)
Checkatrade - The trusted foundation of every home
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified ACA/ACCA Financial Reporting Manager to join us. This is a pivotal role within the Corporate Finance function to assist in the delivery of the annual financial statements and audit as well as all other specialist areas of financial reporting including tax and treasury. This includes key involvement in critical business projects. This opportunity will be central to appraising our initiatives, selecting and prioritising those which best deliver both our short and long-term goals. Sound good? There is more! Our foundations are solid, and our future is bright. Are you used to working at pace? Rich in ideas? Delivery focused with hyper attention to detail? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire or Kings Cross, London. Hybrid working applies, 3 days in the office minimum.
Where do you fit in?
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Finance, you’ll be the go-to person reviewing the prepared draft financial statements for all entities. You’ll lead key internal and external audit meetings, ensuring the company leads from the front in levels of compliance. This includes leading on implementation of SOX controls. Additionally, you’ll prepare key accounting papers, liaising with commercial teams and demonstrating technical understanding to help guide the accounting treatment of new initiatives.
You’ll also critically assess the monthly software resource capitalisation calculation and support with the review of the captured information. In addition, you’ll assist with the review of new lease contracts and assist the Financial Accountant with their application. You’ll also provide ad hoc analysis and project work, providing direct support or cover for the Head of Corporate Finance. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is the role for you!
What’s in it for you?
- A career-defining opportunity to join a modern marketplace business with impressive growth plans. You could be part of this!
- An opportunity to work with top-notch business leaders across technology, commerce, marketing, product and more!
- A role with a direct impact on our bottom line, future ambitions, and innovations. We are not here to settle for a status quo. Instead, we are here to challenge it, to evolve, to innovate, and to grow. We are here to be the best at what we do, and to inspire others to do the same too.
- An excellent salary and benefits package plus much more.
We are an equal opportunities employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
What do you need to succeed?
- Previous experience in financial reporting role at a high-growth business.
- Growth mindset; a willingness and expectation to develop and grow into a future finance leader
- An awareness of SOX controls.
- Highly data literate, comfortable augmenting and interpreting large unstructured data sets.
- Excellent operating across all levels of stakeholders and with strong people skills and a flair for building and maintaining trust and relationships.
- Adept at using systems to identify and implement process improvements.
- Experience in capitalisation of software development would be a bonus!
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