We believe that this is a very special place and we are delighted to have been ranked in the UK’s Best Workplaces awards. Working at Belron® International Limited means collaborating with intelligent, driven associates to solve people’s problems with real care. We know this will be the best place you’ll ever work.
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Interim Finance Manager
12 month Fixed-Term-Contract
Position Summary
The role has two distinct areas to it:
- Responsibility for the financial reporting of Belron International Limited, including the monthly flash and actual reporting in line with FRS and group accounting policies.
- Management and continual improvement of the transactional processing teams, mainly accounts payable, accounts receivable and intercompany.
We are looking for an individual who will be comfortable in dealing with whatever is thrown their way. This role requires an individual who is not afraid to be hands on.
Belron is currently going through an extensive transformation and this individual will be critical in driving transformation initiatives, improve efficiency, effectiveness and reduce operational risk for the finance team.
Reporting and Structure
This role reports into the Head of Group Corporate Services.
Key Responsibilities
Financial management:
- Preparation of the monthly flash and actual management reporting pack for BIL in accordance with Group deadlines, including any ad hoc reporting requirements for BIL, e.g. IFRS questionnaires.
- Prepare and post journal entries for corporation tax and VAT and certain GL accounts where confidentiality is required (limited).
- Preparation of some and review of month-end reconciliations of direct reports.
- Responsible for miscellaneous tasks which form the month end close including opening/closing period, ensuring all journals are adequately reversed and ensuring currency balance sheet revaluations are executed correctly. Assist with multi-currency transaction processing and reporting
- Support of the half year and year end external audit, including support of the preparation of the BIL year-end Statutory Accounts including some working papers.
- Responsible for the BIL ONS reporting where appropriate.
Management of transactional processing teams:
- Oversee and manage a team of 2 (AP manager and Intercompany accountant). The AP manager manages a team of 3.
- Support for other members of the team including junior members with the expectation to provide informal mentoring and support.
- To review existing processes and make recommendations to streamline and improve these.
- Assist with the implementation and testing of any accounting system changes.
- Ensure VAT is being charged and reported appropriately through review. Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns (with support from Ernst & Young).
- Provide back-up for the master data management team by approving new supplier set-ups.
- Involved in ad hoc accounting and tax projects as required.
Key Skills
- Well-developed financial management skills to analyze and translate the complex dynamics of the business into reporting
- Prior experience with transformation projects and BPO desirable
- Sound knowledge of IFRS and the ability to interpret group accounting policies to apply to the organization.
- Experience in a multi-national, complex organization.
- Sound written and verbal communication skills to work effectively across the organization, including with senior stakeholders at several levels
Critical Success Factors
- Management experience or a desire to develop as a manager, with a focus on establishing a high performing, happy team.
- Comfortable working with senior stakeholders across the business – finance and non-finance with strong influencing skills.
- The ability to function effectively in a fast moving, agile environment, with the ability to adapt and cope with ad hoc requests and changing demands.
- Numerate and analytical, with strong Excel skills.
- Focus on accuracy and quality of output and integrity of numbers - attention to detail.
- Questioning style and able to ask or challenge if something doesn’t look right - strong level of curiosity.
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This exciting role comes a very competitive salary and an extensive benefits package.
To All Applicants: Unfortunately, it is not going to be possible to respond to every application so if you have not heard back from us within 7 days, please assume that, unfortunately, your application has not been successful.
What We Do
Operating in 37 countries across 6 continents, and home to around 29,000 employees, who served 15 million customers in 2022, Belron is the world’s leading vehicle glass repair and replacement group.
We focus on building strong brands in the countries we operate in. Our key brands include Carglass®, Safelite® AutoGlass, Autoglass®, Lebeau®, O'Brien®, Smith&Smith® and Speedy Glass® .
Belron has a rich history and family values. How we do business today, our ethics and our spirit can be traced back to those values established many years ago in South Africa where we began. We are very clear about our purpose - we solve people’s problems with real care.
