Senior Manager - Financial Accounting & Fixed Assets Edinburgh, Scotland
Meraki
Full Time
Edinburgh, Scotland
80000 - 90000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Meraki Talent are exclusively engaged on the permanent position of Senior Manager – Financial Accounting & Fixed Assets based in the central belt of Scotland paying £80,000 - £90,000 plus bonus & a highly competitive benefits package.
The Company
This highly commercial international business is constantly looking to evolve and expand. It’s growth has been hugely impressive over the past decade, with European presence and growth being of paramount strategic importance. The business has an extremely exciting journey ahead which will include new markets, services, high profile group projects and acquisitions.
The company is extremely proud of it’s inclusive, flexible and interactive culture & environment which has attributed to one of the best retention rates in the UK of accountancy & finance professionals. This has been achieved through it’s phenomenal finance leadership team’s approach to balance employee welfare & well-being with business needs.
The top European finance professionals have all started in lower level positions demonstrating the excellent career blue-print and progression that the business is renowned for.
The Opportunity
This newly created position will be part of the European financial leadership team that will be responsible for restructuring, redeveloping and building the financial accounting & fixed assets team to ensure it’s fit for purpose whilst ensuring solid foundations & platforms for future growth.
Whilst technical competence is critical, the ability to business partner is of equal importance. This includes senior finance and non-financial Departmental Heads & Directors such as Corporate Development, FP&A, Systems, Operations, Procurement, Legal etc.
The role components would include:
Candidate Profile
We are keen to engage with candidates that meet the following criteria:
On Offer
The company is based along the M8 corridor with excellent flexible/hybrid working making the role accessible to anyone based within the central belt of Scotland. The company is willing to accept as little as 1 day a week in the office and will leave it to the successful individual professional judgement of when office presence is required. The role will offer:
Next Steps
Please do not hesitate to contact John Gilbertson for a private & confidential discussion regarding this excellent permanent opportunity.
A full job specification is available to share with suitable applicants.
The Company
This highly commercial international business is constantly looking to evolve and expand. It’s growth has been hugely impressive over the past decade, with European presence and growth being of paramount strategic importance. The business has an extremely exciting journey ahead which will include new markets, services, high profile group projects and acquisitions.
The company is extremely proud of it’s inclusive, flexible and interactive culture & environment which has attributed to one of the best retention rates in the UK of accountancy & finance professionals. This has been achieved through it’s phenomenal finance leadership team’s approach to balance employee welfare & well-being with business needs.
The top European finance professionals have all started in lower level positions demonstrating the excellent career blue-print and progression that the business is renowned for.
The Opportunity
This newly created position will be part of the European financial leadership team that will be responsible for restructuring, redeveloping and building the financial accounting & fixed assets team to ensure it’s fit for purpose whilst ensuring solid foundations & platforms for future growth.
Whilst technical competence is critical, the ability to business partner is of equal importance. This includes senior finance and non-financial Departmental Heads & Directors such as Corporate Development, FP&A, Systems, Operations, Procurement, Legal etc.
The role components would include:
- Ownership of financial accounting & fixed assets European function
- Leading, developing and building the finance team
- Business partnering with senior finance and non-financial stakeholders to influence strategy, direction and decision making
- Significant involvement in high profile and value global projects including mergers, acquisitions, due diligence, integration, ERP developments, continuous improvement etc.
- Reviewing, developing and enhancing processes, procedures, controls & systems
- Ensuring a robust financial control and governance environment
- Production and presentation of monthly reporting packs – KPI’s, dashboards, trends, fluctuations etc.
- Internal and external audit preparation
Candidate Profile
We are keen to engage with candidates that meet the following criteria:
- Qualified Accountant
- Strong technical competence with both financial accounting & fixed assets
- People management experience with a finance management position
- International accounting experience – European GAAP’s, US GAAP
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to business partner with senior individuals
On Offer
The company is based along the M8 corridor with excellent flexible/hybrid working making the role accessible to anyone based within the central belt of Scotland. The company is willing to accept as little as 1 day a week in the office and will leave it to the successful individual professional judgement of when office presence is required. The role will offer:
- £80,000 - £90,000 base salary
- Discretionary bonus
- A range of other benefits & perks
- Excellent flexible and hybrid working
Next Steps
Please do not hesitate to contact John Gilbertson for a private & confidential discussion regarding this excellent permanent opportunity.
A full job specification is available to share with suitable applicants.
