Head of Management Accounts (UK)

Utaceram; Bedford; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international company in mobility solutions is seeking a qualified individual to head its finance team based in Bedford, UK. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting skills and experience in managing teams. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with financial statements, managing management accounts, and providing ad-hoc financial advice. Candidates must be ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified and able to travel as needed. This role offers competitive benefits and promotes a diverse workplace.

Benefits

Life Cover

Wide range of discounts via the Perkz reward scheme

Contributory pension schemes

Family-friendly policies

Employee assistance support services

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA is required.
• Experience in managing an accounting team is essential.
• Availability for travel and flexibility in work arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to health and safety and quality procedures.
• Meet internal reporting deadlines efficiently.
• Manage and develop the management accounting team.
• Deliver accurate financial reporting and comply with accounting standards.
• Provide ad-hoc financial business partnering.

Skills

Strong technical accounting background

Advanced Excel skills

Management and leadership skills

Solid communication and presentation skills

Excellent relationship building skills

Education

Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Job description

UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice & expertise, certification, training, corporate events and classic & sportscars festivals.

The Group provides services and test solutions to customers in the various sectors: mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland and Morocco; it has subsidiaries in China, Japan, South Korea, Italy & Romania. UTAC employs around 1300 people across its various locations.

As a group we share a strong and clear vision to deliver safe and efficient solutions and systems to our customers. We are proud and confident in our heritage, our capabilities and our people and believe that by creating a culture where individuals feel they can make a difference and enjoy coming to work, we can deliver the best possible service to our customers.

Our core values of Expertise, Innovationand Integrityprovide a clear daily guide to how we work together safely, as one team, helping each other to succeed.

Job Description

UTAC Is looking for a newly qualified candidate; 1st or 2nd move from practice and

ready to manage a team.

Reporting to - UK Head of Finance

Responsibilities

• Ensure all H&S and quality procedures have been adhered to.
• Meeting all weekly, monthly and year-end internal reporting deadlines
• Maintaining, improving and controlling the quality of the management accounts
• Delivering accurate and timely financial reporting
• Responsible for the management and development of the management accounting team (3 direct reports)
• Accountable for the compliance of financial statements with UTAC Group
• Accounting policies, IFRS and relevant tax law
• Preparation of subsidiary accounts for external reporting
• Ongoing Balance Sheet control and review
• Continually improving financial processes, including system improvements. Devising and implementing change across the business to drive efficiency
• To provide ad-hoc business finance partnering to operations and group.
• Providing guidance and support to UTAC’s non-UK Finance teams
• Enforcing strict adherence to financial controls
• Supporting annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting process
• Act in accordance with the behaviours for UTAC staff at all times.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Skills

• Strong technical accounting background
• Advanced Excel skills
• Management and leadership skills
• Solid communication and presentation skills
• Excellent relationship building skills

Other

• Flexibility to travel as and when required
• Full UK driving licence & own transport (UTAC Millbrook is not easily assessable via public transport)
• Willing to undergo a Criminal Disclosure check

Additional Information

For you, as a potential UTAC team member, we believe that the international and diverse nature of our business combined with the passion, energy and friendliness of our people create a great place to work. UTAC is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing inclusion and supporting our people to be themselves and at their very best.

By joining us you will gain access to a broad range of learning relevant to your role and personal development, as well as exposure to leading technologies and expertise.

Our reward and benefit programmes are designed to support our people with competitive and locally tailored packages combined with support for individual health and wellbeing both inside and outside of work.

In the UK this includes;

• Life Cover
• Access to a wide range of discounts and offers via the Perkz reward scheme
• Recognition awards linked to our UTAC values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity.
• Contributory pension schemes
• Attractive family friendly policies; maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, flexible working.
• Access to a variety of employee assistance support services.

Learn more about UTAC and what and how we do what we do at www.utac.com

Candidates for positions at UTAC must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the country the role is based in. Immigration visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Note to Recruitment Agencies:

UTAC do not accept speculative applications from agencies for our open positions and any submissions made will not be accepted and no fees will be accepted or paid in respect of speculative CVs received.