Finance Reporting and Accounting Manager - 6-9 Months...

Full job description
At Joseph Joseph we love solving everyday problems through intelligent design to create distinctive, functional products that are a pleasure to own and use. We are one of the world’s leading houseware brands with a global presence spanning over 100 countries, available in most major department stores and independent houseware stores worldwide as well as our rapidly growing ecommerce channel.

We are recruiting for a Financial Reporting and Accounting Manager to join us on an interim basis to lead a team of two Direct Reports.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, responsible for leading monthly and annual financial reporting and tax compliance for the Joseph Joseph group.
Lead the month-end accounting close and financial reporting the Group
Lead preparation of consolidated Group and UK operating legal entity statutory accounts
Oversee statutory audits for UK and overseas legal entities, ensuring all data requirements and controls are in place
Lead Corporation Tax and VAT compliance for the Group – including ownership of Transfer Pricing processes and Intercompany contracts and transactions. In addition, provide support with ongoing assessment of Group legal entity structure
Provide technical accounting guidance to finance and operating teams; drafting and implementing Accounting policies where required
Take a fresh-eyes perspective to identify and implement process improvements and best practices optimising data analytics
Additional ad hoc tasks as required
What we need from you:

Qualified Accountant with extensive post qualified experience, including experience in a similar role within a multinational Group environment
Experience leading year-end statutory accounts preparation and audits for a consolidated Group and standalone legal entities
Experience of UK and international tax compliance (Corporation Tax, Transfer Pricing and VAT) including support with returns preparation and reviews
Experience of managing high-performing teams
Detail oriented, constantly challenging processes, ability to explain complex finance and accounting matters to a non-finance audience
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel; experience of SAP and Power BI is a plus
Relevant experience working within a Consumer Goods business would be an advantage
Keen to work within a high growth environment
What you will get from us:

A competitive salary and holiday allowance
A pension contribution
Exclusive staff discount
Flexible working – 3 days in the office, 2 from home and flex start/finish times
External private employee wellbeing support
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