accountant Woking, England
Job description
Here at P&O Ferries we continue to grow, and we are looking for a Head of Accounting and Reporting to join our finance department. This role will be based at our Dover office but you may have to attend meetings in Woking, at our brand new satellite office as and when so a degree of flexibility is required.
In this role you will manage a number of direct reports as well as lead their performance and development. As a member of the Senior Finance Team you will work closely with a number of our leadership team including Head of Financial Services, Head of Performance and Head of Commercial Finance. You will lead on all internal and external financial accounting as well as lead on reporting to DP World Finance.
There has never been a better time to join our organisation with our enviable brand history and the support of our DP World family we continue to invest in our business with 2 new state of the art ships joining our fleet in 2023 the opportunities to grow your career are endless.
Location – Dover
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for day-to-day administration for CODA and reporting systems for the whole finance department
- Responsible for multi-currency cash management, reporting and forecasting to ensure liquidity, bank covenant compliance and reporting.
- Ensure the accuracy, completeness and timelines of all direct and non-direct Tax submissions and other government returns including tonnage tax, corporation tax etc
- Coordination of the development, implementation and operation of CODA and Cognos reporting throughout the finance department to deliver improved reporting.
- Management of P&O Ferries annual financial reporting process, liaison with internal and external audit teams
Key skills and experience:
- ACCA/ACA qualified – extensive knowledge of UKGAAP & IFRS
- Able to communicate and work at a senior level within a large, complex organisation.
- Able to effectively lead a team and develop their skills and competencies.
- Demonstrable experience in financial systems development and implementation
- Desirable – experience in an audit role at management level
- Desirable – experience of working in a multinational and multicurrency organisation.
- Desirable – experience in financial systems development and implementation specifically CODA, Cognos and Oracle
At P&O Ferries we want you to be you. Not only will that make us stronger but will allow us to bring authenticity to everything we do. We know our customers come from all walks of life and so do our employees. We are all about connecting the world and that starts with finding connections with who you work with.
When we recruit, we want to you to bring your whole self to work and we are working towards increasing diversity across all of our employees. We know we cannot be the best unless we recruit the best regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or neurodiversity
