Global Accounting Manager

Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary and Community Organisations Limited; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services provider based in Bristol is seeking an experienced qualified accountant to manage month end close processes and oversee outsourced teams. You'll ensure efficiency in accounting practices, monitor compliance with IFRS standards, and lead a team of accountants. This hybrid role offers flexibility and the chance to contribute to a dynamic organization focused on growth and improvement.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Health and wellbeing rewards

Salary share purchase options

Recognition awards and team get-togethers

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with significant management experience.
• Strong technical background from Practice and direct industry experience.
• Experience managing an accounting function in a global organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage month end close processes and oversee outsourced teams.
• Review internal control and support compliance with accounting standards.
• Monitor quality and timeliness of offshore work and provide feedback.

Skills

Management experience

Strong knowledge of IFRS

Effective communication

Ability to improve accounting processes

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Tools

ERP (Oracle, SAP, Workday)

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Based in Bristol with hybrid working option

Responsibilities include managing month end close processes and overseeing outsourced teams

Requires a qualified accountant with significant management experience

Location: Bristol (Hybrid)

In this position, you’ll be based in the Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week.

We give you a world of potential

The Global Accounting Centre of Excellence (CoE) coordinate and oversee the month end close activities for Record to Report (Accounting) and Hire to Acquire (Assets).This involves coordination and liaison with colleagues in our primary markets (US, UK, Canada and Australia) as well as our offshore operations in India.

We are responsible for the majority of the monthly journal postings - allowing FP&A and Group to perform monthly reporting - as well the accounting within the Cash Management, Fixed Assets, and Intercompany sub-ledgers. We also prepare balance sheet reconciliations for Financial Control.

With a team of 20 people in the CoE overseeing the output of Global Accounting, they help to establish the right people, processes and policy compliance to deliver globalised, standardised and automated services.

A role you will love

You will ensure that the month end close processes are run in an efficient and effective manner, that the group timetable is met, and holds our outsourcing partner to account to meet their SLA’s and KPIs. You will be responsible for line managing 2-4 accountants/assistant accountants and will also be jointly responsible for monitoring the efficiency of our offshore resources, which includes ensuring efficient use of all resources against the incoming workload.

Key Responsibilities

• Review the month end and period end closing results & output as prepared by the outsource team.
• Approve journal entries/allocations for special cases with high material values.
• Review internal control and supporting compliance with accounting standards and control frameworks.
• Support the Financial Control team to provide group external audit support.
• Oversee the effective running of the applicable R2R and A2R teams in the shared service.
• Manage the outsourced vendor relationship level and escalates where appropriate to the Global Head of Accounting.
• Work with the offshore accounting Lead on education and training for the outsourced operation team.
• Ensure that work volumes and resources are matched in the most efficient manner (capacity planning)
• Support the Global Head of Accounting to define the strategy, service delivery standards, SLAs and oversee the work of the outsourced team.
• Monitor the quality and timeliness of offshore work and provide feedback to offshore colleagues and the senior management team as part of ongoing quality improvement.
• Act as point of contact & escalation to support requests, resolves conflicts and other issues raised by other finance and non-finance teams.

Manage risks & issues and ensure those are resolved or escalated on a timely basis.

What will you bring to the role?

The successful individual will be a qualified accountant possessing a strong technical background, ideally obtained from several years in Practice, alongside direct industry experience. You will have already gained management experience in a large complex organisation or be ready to take on a management role within a Global Financial Services business.

Key attributes

• An ability to understand, challenge, improve and execute accounting processes.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS accounting standards, and ability to apply them to monthly accounting processes.
• Experience in managing an accounting function in a global organisation with experience of managing teams in shared services
• Track record of leading, developing and motivating a functional team in line with the group values and standards
• Effective communicator with the ability to adapt style to engage all layers of the organisation.
• Expert understanding of emerging finance and technology trends across the globe and competitor positioning
• Experience using ERP (Oracle, SAP, Workday, other) experience with exposure to Lean / Six Sigma and proficient in Microsoft products (word, excel, power point).
• Possessing an Accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub

About Us

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 11,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

Fairness and culture

We're dedicated to providing you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

About the Team

Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.

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