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Overview
The primary purpose of this role is to support strategic financial decision-making by producing comprehensive management accounting reports that reflect both current and forecasted financial positions. This includes delivering high-quality insights and in-depth financial analysis to inform business performance. Additionally, the role involves assisting the Head of Finance in the day-to-day operations of the finance function across the U.S. and Canadian entities. This includes supporting end-to-end financial processes to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance across all financial activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepare and deliver monthly management account reporting packs, providing high-quality, in-depth insight and analysis in line with Group reporting deadlines.
- Lead group audit procedures for the North America region, ensuring compliance with Group accounting standards and timely submission of audit deliverables to external auditors.
- Ensure balance sheet integrity through the preparation of accurate, timely, and fully reconciled accounts.
- Manage and coordinate the monthly and annual ledger close processes.
- Conduct variance and inventory analysis; lead physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
- Ensure the accuracy of revenue recognition by analyzing the full order-to-cash process, from order placement through to invoicing and payment.
- Provide financial support and guidance to departments across the business, including budgeting, cost-saving initiatives, spend analysis, performance tracking, and ad hoc financial advice.
- Assist the Head of Finance in the preparation and review of annual budgets.
- Take full ownership of income and sales tax processes, ensuring accurate reporting and full compliance with applicable tax regulations.
- Liaise with external advisors for U.S. and Canadian tax filings, ensuring timely and accurate submission of returns and payments.
- Implement and enforce global policies, procedures, guidance documents, and internal controls across U.S. and Canadian entities, ensuring consistent compliance.
- Identify, support, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Perform ad hoc duties and participate in special projects as required.
Team Management
- Proactively manage and monitor individual and team performance to ensure work objectives and standards are achieved and formally address sub-standard performance quickly and constructively, in line with Company procedures.
- Motivate and encourage your team to realize their full potential and objectives.
- Undertake an Annual Performance Development Review and interim reviews for the team ensuring regular review of goals and objectives.
- Ensure all unauthorized/unplanned absences are effectively managed.
- Actively seek to develop the skills and capabilities of the team and that any skills gaps are identified.
Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
- Fully qualified accountant (e.g., CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
- Strong experience in preparing and presenting high-quality management reporting packs with detailed financial insights and analysis.
- Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
- Proven ability to identify inefficiencies and implement improved financial procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Self-motivated and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Collaborative team player, capable of working effectively across diverse teams and cultural backgrounds.
- Results-driven, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in ERP systems; experience with SAP is a strong advantage.
- Knowledge of U.S. and Canadian financial compliance and regulatory requirements is preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is beneficial.
- Adaptable and resilient, with a growth mindset and openness to change.
Living by the Peak Values
- Put the Customer First: keep customer needs at the heart of every decision and action.
- Be Innovative: always curious and open to new ideas and better ways of doing things.
- Stay Agile: be responsive and make timely, considered, and well-informed decisions taking accountability for the outcomes.
- Always Respectful: kind and supportive, always look for the best in each other and strive to help one another do a better job.
- Show Pride & Passion: be proud about what we do and enjoy our work.
Seniority level
Employment type
Job function
- Finance and Sales
- Industries: Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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