Financial Accounting Manager London, England
Job description
Role title: Financial Accounting Manager
Function: Financial Operations
Department: Financial Accounting & Control
Reports to: Senior Finance Operations Manager
Location: London
Role purpose:
Responsible for managing financial accounting and group reporting for Vodafone Business entities
The role will require hands-on accounting expertise on IFRS, strong analytical mindset to analyse and report on balance sheet, strong financial controls focus, and a growth mindset to continuously drive process, reporting and controls improvements.
- Act as the primary contact with the Group Reporting team based in London to ensure compliance with all accounting standards and implement internal accounting controls and procedures
- Advise business and finance teams on key accounting matters as and when they come up; write up detailed accounting papers stating the impact of new product propositions and complex transactions; have them reviewed by the senior manager and maintain them in the central Team site; conduct quarterly/frequently control (as preparer) to review NPD and propositions from designated tools and complete the accounting impact assessment; Liaise with relevant Finance Operations Manager to inform of the impact and track relevant actions to ultimately lead to a controlled compliant delivery of the proposition into live systems
- Oversee Consolidation entities balance sheet; Keep full BS reconciliations (as preparer, or reviewer or approver) and understanding of balances in the consolidation entities (GBZ4, 5, 6 and 7) and ensure that all entries are understood, full supported and represent correct accounting; Limit use of the consolidation entities for designated purposes only
- present a summary output at the end of each month explaining the details of the MEC review process undertaken
- Act as Reviewer or Primary approver or Back up approver of certain balance sheet reconciliations;
- Support in driving improvement in processes and controls with a focus on efficiency and effectiveness, leveraging key systems; ensure strong SOX-compliant control environment.
- Drive significant improvements in streamlining extended trial balance through appropriate journal posting in SAP
- Strong Accounting and Financial reporting experience
- Applied thinker – using initiative to overcome challenges
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including presentation skills, within multiple levels of organization.
- Deadline driven with highest possible accuracy
- Ability to prioritise and manage time efficiently
Must have technical / professional qualifications:
- 10+ year’s progressive experience, including audit training in professional firm and post qualification experience in Industry.
- Strong technical accounting background including thorough knowledge of revenue recognition principles, finance lease accounting and experience with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Extensive familiarity with global accounting processes/procedures and controls (including SOX/ COSO control objectives); demonstrated success in process improvement, with risk-based approach.
- Experience working across departments to implement new processes and improvement upon existing processes.
- Telcoms or Software company experience preferred
- ACCA/ACA qualified or any other appropriate professional qualification
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
