Finance Manager- 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Job Description

We’re on a mission to save our users as much money as possible. Through Moneysupermarket.com, MoneySavingExpert & Quidco we reach more than 24 million visitors per month, helping UK households save over £2bn each year. Can you tell this is something that we're exceptionally proud of!

We’ve got big plans and are looking for a Finance Manager to join our Transactional Finance team, where we are looking to drive our output to be a centre of excellence in producing timely, relevant and reliable information to colleagues around the Group.

This a great opportunity to join the team and experience working as a Finance Manager as well as supporting on our Continuous Improvement project. The objective of this project is to review and improve our systems and processes by automating manual processes and streamlining our data to enable the team to have more time for insight and analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Management and financial accounts/reporting:

• Production of monthly management and financial accounts packs to include analysis and commentary on all areas of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow

• Control and reporting of Capex spend

• Ensure that all processes, procedures and controls have been applied, including the maintenance/development/improvement of internal controls reporting and all associated documentation.

• Ensure all Balance Sheet reconciliations are prepared, reviewed and any issues dealt with promptly

Statutory reporting:

• Production of Group consolidated and individual statutory accounts and drafting of associated press releases, presentation materials, Annual Report, Audit Committee papers etc

• Lead contact for external auditors

• Management of the half year, year end and subsidiary accounts audits

• Review and analysis of accounting regulation changes and preparation of technical papers to propose and support accounting treatments

Treasury:

• Maintenance and development of detailed cash flow forecasting, tied in with the quarterly re-forecasting process

• Reporting and management of cash balances, including recommending taking mitigating actions as necessary

• Loan drawdown/repayment monitoring

• Bank covenant monitoring and reporting

Taxes:

• Preparation, review and delivery of corporate and deferred tax calculations for statutory reporting

• Responsible for all returns and payments, including corporate tax and VAT, being made on accurate/timely basis

• Responsible for maintaining and developing in-house expertise and awareness through training sessions, training materials etc

Projects/Systems:

• Working with the Systems team to continually develop our use of Tableau and Workday functionality and continue to migrate away from Excel based inputs/outputs whilst constantly seeking to maintain and improve the control environment

• Key role for any Workday enhancements including project managing, liaising with different teams across the business and managing expectations of local finance teams whilst ensuring reporting is delivered accurately/on a timely basis

Continuous Improvement project

• The project's objective is to deliver a new operating model through data, process, and reporting optimisations to move away from time-intensive manual processes. Deliver standardised automated forecasting, enhanced data insights and self-serve reporting for the business, as well as end-to-end process optimisation on core finance processes with clear hand-offs agreed. There are several workstreams and phases within the project therefore you will be expected to support on this as required.

What do you need to excel in this role?­­

• Accounting qualification with the expectation, given the focus on statutory and technical reporting, of ACA or ACCA

• Strong accounting and tax technical knowledge, including IFRS, UK GAAP, Corporation Tax, VAT and PAYE

• Experience of year end Group reporting process from production of Audit Committee papers through to delivery of Annual Report and associated materials

• Ability to review and analyse data or complex technical accounting issues, drawing out key matters of significance and interpret them in written or verbal communications to finance and non-finance colleagues

• The ability to form close working relationships with management, to be able to communicate at their level, understand their requirements, gain their trust and influence them where vital.

• An understanding of the key drivers of the MONY Group business model and how developments or changes could impact from an accounting and tax perspective.

• Proactive demeanour with the ability to offer constructive advice or solutions.

• The ability to motivate and lead, with particular emphasis on coaching/development and fostering a culture of constant improvement and review of output

• Insists on accuracy and self-checking by team members and a culture of review

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At MONY Group, we believe in the strength of diversity and see inclusion as a strategic advantage. Our values guide us in creating a workplace where fairness and equity is a reality for all. We’re committed to minimising systemic bias and creating a level playing field for all candidates.

Contact us for reasonable accommodations in the application process, no need to disclose your disability or condition, just specify your needs. Unsure what to ask for? We can guide you through available accommodations.

We understand that job adverts only say so much and you’re likely to have a lot of questions. If you’d like to know more before applying such as more on hybrid working, salary, our parental leave policy etc, please just let us know, and we’ll be happy to help. You can contact the recruiter for this role, Laura at laura.hughes@monygroup.com

We believe that success isn’t solely defined by ticking boxes on a skills checklist. We encourage your application, so we can discover your skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role

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