Group Reporting Accountant Reporting to the Director of Finance for this impressive Business Service client. The Group Reporting Accountant is responsible for performing the group consolidation, producing financial statements and managing the audit process. Additional areas of involvement will be the group-wide entity rationalisation project, the financial reporting system transformation project and providing the wider business with technical accounting expertise Your core responsibilities Perform group consolidation and produce financial statements at both half year and year end Manage external auditors throughout the year to ensure a smooth year end audit process Prepare annual accounts for individual statutory entities Support operational finance personnel across the business to solve problems Review tax numbers produced by the tax team Co-lead the ongoing entity rationalisation project to simplify the group structure and improve efficiency Provide a source of expertise on technical accounting areas including pensions, derivatives and service concession arrangements going forward Produce technical accounting papers where required Exercise judgement on acquisition accounting Involvement in the ongoing design, data migration and implementation of the new financial reporting system Interact with the treasury team on certain areas such as covenant calculations Identify areas where new controls and processes could be established Requirements: Recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) Experience from a professional services firm and/or group finance in a large corporate Experience of group consolidation and producing statutory accounts Strong understanding of IFRS accounting standards and ability to produce technical accounting papers Advanced Excel and top class analytical skills Confident and able to challenge / influence stakeholders at all levels Well organised with excellent attention to detail Strong time management with the ability to prioritise effectively Adaptable with the ability work effectively under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines Benefits: Competitive salary with annual review Performance bonus Generous pension scheme Private medical and dental scheme Retail and leisure discounts Holiday and travel discounts Bike to work scheme Flexible working and wfh opportunity. 1/2 per week office based. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Group Reporting Accountant Reporting to the Director of Finance for this impressive Business Service client. The Group Reporting Accountant is responsible for performing the group consolidation, producing financial statements and managing the audit process. Additional areas of involvement will be the group-wide entity rationalisation project, the financial reporting system transformation project and providing the wider business with technical accounting expertise Your core responsibilities Perform group consolidation and produce financial statements at both half year and year end Manage external auditors throughout the year to ensure a smooth year end audit process Prepare annual accounts for individual statutory entities Support operational finance personnel across the business to solve problems Review tax numbers produced by the tax team Co-lead the ongoing entity rationalisation project to simplify the group structure and improve efficiency Provide a source of expertise on technical accounting areas including pensions, derivatives and service concession arrangements going forward Produce technical accounting papers where required Exercise judgement on acquisition accounting Involvement in the ongoing design, data migration and implementation of the new financial reporting system Interact with the treasury team on certain areas such as covenant calculations Identify areas where new controls and processes could be established Requirements: Recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) Experience from a professional services firm and/or group finance in a large corporate Experience of group consolidation and producing statutory accounts Strong understanding of IFRS accounting standards and ability to produce technical accounting papers Advanced Excel and top class analytical skills Confident and able to challenge / influence stakeholders at all levels Well organised with excellent attention to detail Strong time management with the ability to prioritise effectively Adaptable with the ability work effectively under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines Benefits: Competitive salary with annual review Performance bonus Generous pension scheme Private medical and dental scheme Retail and leisure discounts Holiday and travel discounts Bike to work scheme Flexible working and wfh opportunity. 1/2 per week office based. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Due to continued expansion, they are now looking for more Analysts to join their M&A team. The firm is sector agnostic so individuals will be considered from any background as long as they can demonstrate previous engagement exposure - There are several roles available. Our client would be interested in between 1- 3 + years experience as long as you have been exposed to origination and execution activity such as… Preparing financial models (operational & cash flow forecasting) Performing financial analysis, including transaction & public company Pitch books for marketing and transaction execution purposes Attend relevant meetings and industry conferences Experience with cross border corporate finance transactions highly desirable Extensive understanding and exposure to the transaction execution process Excellent academic history, numerical ability as well as written and verbal communication By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Group Accounting Manager / Knowledge Hub WFH (monthly requirement to travel into London - 3 days per month) This leading professional services client is a established global business with a sterling reputation in safety optimisation across multiple sectors. This is an opportunity to build your career within a Group function offering high visibility to support and interaction across the business. Competitve salary, bonus and superb Employer Pension contribution plus wider Corporate benefits and hybrid working. Group Finance The Group Finance consists of four teams - Accounting, Tax, Treasury and FP&A. This role forms part of the Group Accounting team led by the Group Statutory Reporting Manager. The Group Accounting team work closely together and provide advice on a wide range of accounting issues including assessing forecast profitability of the group through sensitivity analyses; merger and acquisitions activity (through analysing results, review of completion accounts and post-acquisition accounting and system integration; and continuous process improvement. Other recent projects include advice on decommissioning the previous ERP system; revenue recognition and foreign exchange accounting on complex contracts; and accounting the disposal of a division. The team are responsible for production of consolidated and subsidiary statutory financial statements. The team owns the Group Finance Manual and Chart of Accounts and works with Business controllers and GL teams to ensure a robust system of financial control is in place through management and review of monthly management accounts. Group Finance leads the accounting for all acquisition and disposal activity in addition to providing technical advice on the interpretation and commercial implementation of financial reporting standards under UK GAAP. Transactional finance are outsourced. Role Purpose: To support the Group Statutory Reporting Manager and his direct reports to ensure the Group and UK subsidiary statutory accounts are accurately prepared in a timely manner to comply with the UK companies and charities acts and to support their audit by the external auditor Deloitte. Lead the preparation of the consolidation and statutory accounts for the Group and selected UK subsidiaries to ensure they comply with FRS102 and the UK Companies Act (or Community Benefits Society Act) and are filed in line with the internal timetable Management of the overall analytical review summary to assist directors in their review of the group financial statements Liaise with and provide support across the global Finance functions in the implementation of Group accounting policies and, where required, processes Preparation and review of disclosure notes required for the Group, Foundation and subsidiary accounts Review of subsidiary accounts for accuracy before external audit Review of group management consolidation and group managed account balances on a monthly basis Liaise with the Group's external auditors as requested by the Group Statutory Accounting Manager Close collaboration with other teams in Group Finance (Group tax, Group treasury and Group FP&A Other ad-hoc projects as requested by the Group Statutory Reporting Manager, such as acquisition accounting, group re-organisations, process improvement projects Technical / Professional Requirements: Essential - Experience of the close process, consolidation and production of Group and subsidiary financial statements for an international multicurrency business. (Several of the subsidiaries are effectively consolidated groups with extensive networks of international branches Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with demonstrable up-to-date knowledge of: - [Required]: Companies Act; UK GAAP (FRS102); and - [Required]: Experience of auditing/operating in an international finance function Experience of ERP and Management Information Systems Needs to be confident; influential; and be regarded as a trusted and credible resource by key stakeholders within finance An enthusiastic and committed team player who can establish and maintain strong relationships with the external audit team, members of the Finance teams and other associated central functions. Have a 'hands on' approach with good communication and other interpersonal skills Ability to build and maintain effective networks and relationships, both internally and externally and use these to inform organisational direction. Ability to drive results and operate effectively, demonstrating a sound skill in dealing with ambiguity By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Cash Management & Product Analytics Manager: This role will be expected to manage the cash management and analytics sub-team within Product Control. You will be expected to build and develop models and management information to aid business decision making and support accounting processes. Based within the Treasury Product Control and Analytics team and work closely with the FP&A team as both teams collaborate in producing the financial planning models. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for financial modelling, an expert on Excel and someone who shows great technical competence and commercial knowledge. The role holder will be expected to deputise for the Head of Treasury Product Control and Commercial Analytics on a number of matters Key Responsibilities Cash & Swap Management / manage the current Cash Management & Product Analytics team of two, monitoring day-to-day cash management and forecasting, optimising unrestricted cash versus funding costs * Conduct scenario and stress test analysis on cash-flow and funding based on microeconomic and macroeconomic factors to access business risk * Forecast cash optimisation methods to maximize operational efficiency and mitigate risk on non-working cash * Managing swap product control, month end accruals and pipeline swap forecasting whilst mitigating MTM risk * Collaborate with FP&A to confirm that actual reported data is prepared each month end to support modelling assumptions and drive developments where needed Commercial Analysis * Evaluate investments using various financial valuation methods * Analyse product profitability by funding channel and origination channel within different market conditions * Multi-origination channel management, incorporating new forward flow agreement allocation thresholds * Structure complex excel models using advanced formulae to manipulate data and present outputs in a clear and consistent way throughout * Manage to preparation of Board, ALCO and other Management Information packs and be able to answer any questions or present if necessary to Senior Management clearly and assuredly * Interpret results of financial models to identify errors & provide summary analysis to support business decisions Jd - Cash Management Product Analytics Manager October 2022 Re-engineering , MI Development & Model Governance * Ensure the accuracy of the new models while enhancing the quality of existing models * Innovate modelling tools continuously and identify opportunities for improvement in existing models/spreadsheets by understanding the end-to-end business need * Develop user friendly data sources to aid delivery of more complex ad-hoc reporting where frameworks may not exist and data is coming from a variety of sources * Proactively liaise with a wide range of staff at all levels to obtain information/data required and vice versa respond to all Finance queries in a timely manner to maintain strong communication between teams * Manage the teams priorities effectively to deliver on a variety of BAU and ad hoc work and update stakeholders when necessary to ensure delivery is met against agreed timelines and to the agreed quality * Provide general modelling and analysis support for the function and the broader business as required and develop overall business knowledge to facilitate this function through informal and formal networks * Support others in Finance / the business to ensure processes & data quality are robust and of a consistent high quality * Lead the Product Control contribution on the monthly meet call with Finance * Take ownership of own personal development Essential Skills / Qualifications / Experience * Financial Services experience or strong mathematical background * First class analytical skills: flexible thinking when mining "big data", and experience of appropriate tools * Excellent Excel modelling skills with advanced formulae, backed by strong conceptual thinking * Detail-oriented to ensure accuracy and quality, but with the ability to summarise key points for senior management * Ability to work with a structured approach to deliver within tight timelines, with a "right first time" and can-do attitude * Ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently * Good presentational skills, with ability to tailor to individual recipients * Good team player; the team's success is a reflection on their managers success By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Finance Manager Reading - £55,000 - £67,500 + bonus Our client is offering an opportunity that will provide development and broad experience as you take possibly your first managerial steps as a qualified accountant. An award winning and highly acquisitive business within a buoyant sector that will provide long term career opportunities and skills development. Managing the month end reporting process for a key business services division (encompassing 10 legal entities), ensuring the monthly management accounts and group reporting documents are delivered accurately and within deadlines Providing insightful analysis to Divisional MDs on their monthly results, highlighting any areas of concern/overspend. Supporting with Divisional heads as required to review their P&L Attending quarterly Board meetings for the Risk business, providing update on financial performance Liaising with external service provider to support in line with Group reporting requirements Ensuring that balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis by the team. Review of balance sheet reconciliations ensuring all issues are resolved. Staff management, development and training, together with recruitment where required. Responsible for annual performance reviews Dealing with and resolving queries from the group's auditors. Identify and implement process improvements to drive greater efficiency and accuracy in the production of the management accounts. Maintain and recommend best practice financial procedures and controls in line with business growth. Assist in the annual budgeting process. Assist divisional heads and Group Financial Controller on ad hoc projects as required Requirements Qualified (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) Line management experience essential Strong attention to detail Strong written and oral communication skills Able to plan and prioritise Excellent IT skills - Experience of Microsoft suite of products, Word, Excel etc. Able to communicate at all levels Business Partnering Experience Experience of D365 accounting system Month end processes Comprehensive understanding of accounting principals. Minimum of 2 years PQE required Experience of divisional or departmental accounts By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Our client is an international Pharma / Biotech client Purpose: Reporting to the Head of Finance, our Finance Manager will help drive the growth by being a key figure in the production of the monthly consolidated management accounts, have responsibility over the balance sheet, as well as other financial and management duties. You will support the Head of Finance by maintaining the integrity of accounting records and will gain exposure to a broad range of finance tasks. As a growing business, we require an ambitious, highly motivated individual to help us maintain financial control and insight through this period. The purpose and responsibilities of this role will likely evolve over time Key Accountabilities: Production and consolidation of monthly management accounts, including reviewing and posting journals. Analysis of monthly P&L (actual vs budget/forecast). Review of balance sheet reconciliations. Production and analysis of consolidated balance sheet. Liaison with local overseas teams to ensure alignment of deadlines/reporting required. Cashflow forecasting and reporting on a monthly basis. Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting process. Review payroll for group globally. Seek opportunities to enhance, innovate and improve existing processes and controls. Key point of contact on annual audit and preparation of statutory accounts. Purchase order approvals. Quarterly VAT reporting and other HMRC processes. Manage and mentor the Accounts Assistant and Assistant Management Accountant. Manage end to end accounts payable process. General accounting system and data maintenance. Technical requirement: Excellent accounting knowledge especially FRS 102 Good understanding of UK and international (particularly US) corporate tax Exposure to foreign exchange Analytical; spots trends and develops practical solutions Strong Microsoft Excel Strong communication skills; able to communicate effectively and succinctly both verbally and in writing Other: Emotionally intelligent and builds and develops constructive and collaborative relationships at all levels Attentive to detail Pro-active with a desire to go the extra mile Strong time management and prioritization skills. Team player; able to work effectively as part of dynamic, global and virtual teams: Experience: Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA) Experience putting together complex financial information, analyzing, and summarizing key trends and results Experience working with multi-currency revenues and costs. Comfortable with foreign currency consolidation preparation and analysis Flexible - able to adapt to a dynamic environment and manage ambiguity By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Cash Management & Product Analytics Manager: This role will be expected to manage the cash management and analytics sub-team within Product Control. You will be expected to build and develop models and management information to aid business decision making and support accounting processes. Based within the Treasury Product Control and Analytics team and work closely with the FP&A team as both teams collaborate in producing the financial planning models. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for financial modelling, an expert on Excel and someone who shows great technical competence and commercial knowledge. The role holder will be expected to deputise for the Head of Treasury Product Control and Commercial Analytics on a number of matters Key Responsibilities Cash & Swap Management / manage the current Cash Management & Product Analytics team of two, monitoring day-to-day cash management and forecasting, optimising unrestricted cash versus funding costs * Conduct scenario and stress test analysis on cash-flow and funding based on microeconomic and macroeconomic factors to access business risk * Forecast cash optimisation methods to maximize operational efficiency and mitigate risk on non-working cash * Managing swap product control, month end accruals and pipeline swap forecasting whilst mitigating MTM risk * Collaborate with FP&A to confirm that actual reported data is prepared each month end to support modelling assumptions and drive developments where needed Commercial Analysis * Evaluate investments using various financial valuation methods * Analyse product profitability by funding channel and origination channel within different market conditions * Multi-origination channel management, incorporating new forward flow agreement allocation thresholds * Structure complex excel models using advanced formulae to manipulate data and present outputs in a clear and consistent way throughout * Manage to preparation of Board, ALCO and other Management Information packs and be able to answer any questions or present if necessary to Senior Management clearly and assuredly * Interpret results of financial models to identify errors & provide summary analysis to support business decisions Jd - Cash Management Product Analytics Manager October 2022 Re-engineering , MI Development & Model Governance * Ensure the accuracy of the new models while enhancing the quality of existing models * Innovate modelling tools continuously and identify opportunities for improvement in existing models/spreadsheets by understanding the end-to-end business need * Develop user friendly data sources to aid delivery of more complex ad-hoc reporting where frameworks may not exist and data is coming from a variety of sources * Proactively liaise with a wide range of staff at all levels to obtain information/data required and vice versa respond to all Finance queries in a timely manner to maintain strong communication between teams * Manage the teams priorities effectively to deliver on a variety of BAU and ad hoc work and update stakeholders when necessary to ensure delivery is met against agreed timelines and to the agreed quality * Provide general modelling and analysis support for the function and the broader business as required and develop overall business knowledge to facilitate this function through informal and formal networks * Support others in Finance / the business to ensure processes & data quality are robust and of a consistent high quality * Lead the Product Control contribution on the monthly meet call with Finance * Take ownership of own personal development Essential Skills / Qualifications / Experience * Financial Services experience or strong mathematical background * First class analytical skills: flexible thinking when mining "big data", and experience of appropriate tools * Excellent Excel modelling skills with advanced formulae, backed by strong conceptual thinking * Detail-oriented to ensure accuracy and quality, but with the ability to summarise key points for senior management * Ability to work with a structured approach to deliver within tight timelines, with a "right first time" and can-do attitude * Ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently * Good presentational skills, with ability to tailor to individual recipients * Good team player; the team's success is a reflection on their managers success By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Finance Manager Reading - £55,000 - £62,500 + bonus Our client is offering an opportunity that will provide development and broad experience as you take possibly your first managerial steps as a qualified accountant. An award winning and highly acquisitive business within a buoyant sector that will provide long term career opportunities and skills development. Managing the month end reporting process for a key business services division (encompassing 10 legal entities), ensuring the monthly management accounts and group reporting documents are delivered accurately and within deadlines Providing insightful analysis to Divisional MDs on their monthly results, highlighting any areas of concern/overspend. Supporting with Divisional heads as required to review their P&L Attending quarterly Board meetings for the Risk business, providing update on financial performance Liaising with external service provider to support in line with Group reporting requirements Ensuring that balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis by the team. Review of balance sheet reconciliations ensuring all issues are resolved. Staff management, development and training, together with recruitment where required. Responsible for annual performance reviews Dealing with and resolving queries from the group's auditors. Identify and implement process improvements to drive greater efficiency and accuracy in the production of the management accounts. Maintain and recommend best practice financial procedures and controls in line with business growth. Assist in the annual budgeting process. Assist divisional heads and Group Financial Controller on ad hoc projects as required Requirements Qualified (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) Line management experience essential Strong attention to detail Strong written and oral communication skills Able to plan and prioritise Excellent IT skills - Experience of Microsoft suite of products, Word, Excel etc. Able to communicate at all levels Business Partnering Experience Experience of D365 accounting system Month end processes Comprehensive understanding of accounting principals. Minimum of 2 years PQE required Experience of divisional or departmental accounts By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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Finance Manager Reading - £50,000 - £55,000 + bonus Our client is offering an opportunity that will provide development and broad experience as you take possibly your first managerial steps as a qualified accountant. An award winning and highly acquisitive business within a buoyant sector that will provide long term career opportunities and skills development. Managing the month end reporting process for a key business services division (encompassing 10 legal entities), ensuring the monthly management accounts and group reporting documents are delivered accurately and within deadlines Providing insightful analysis to Divisional MDs on their monthly results, highlighting any areas of concern/overspend. Supporting with Divisional heads as required to review their P&L Attending quarterly Board meetings for the Risk business, providing update on financial performance Liaising with external service provider to support in line with Group reporting requirements Ensuring that balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis by the team. Review of balance sheet reconciliations ensuring all issues are resolved. Staff management, development and training, together with recruitment where required. Responsible for annual performance reviews Dealing with and resolving queries from the group's auditors. Identify and implement process improvements to drive greater efficiency and accuracy in the production of the management accounts. Maintain and recommend best practice financial procedures and controls in line with business growth. Assist in the annual budgeting process. Assist divisional heads and Group Financial Controller on ad hoc projects as required Requirements Qualified (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) Line management experience essential Strong attention to detail Strong written and oral communication skills Able to plan and prioritise Excellent IT skills - Experience of Microsoft suite of products, Word, Excel etc. Able to communicate at all levels Business Partnering Experience Experience of D365 accounting system Month end processes Comprehensive understanding of accounting principals. Minimum of 2 years PQE required Experience of divisional or departmental accounts By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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