About This Role
Leading the financial accounting team's operations, including financial reporting and providing key insights and strategic direction to support business decision-making, is the core of this Finance Manager role. As a trusted adviser, you will ensure strong financial governance and compliance across financial close and reporting processes, while collaborating with stakeholders to manage financial outcomes and expectations.
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day activities of the financial accounting team
- Prepare and analyse monthly financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets
- Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations, prepayments, journals and accruals
- Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure accuracy and integrity of the accounts
- Support the interim and annual audit process including overseeing the preparation of annual financial statements and notes
- Lead process improvement and leverage technology to enhance efficiency and promote best practice
- Conduct weekly cash flow analysis and general cash flow management (e.g., sweeps)
- Identify and maintain key processes and controls to ensure strong financial governance and discipline
- Supervise and mentor a team of accountants, empowering them to deliver initiatives aligned with the Finance Strategy
- Maintain comprehensive documentation and records to adhere to BDO’s policies and procedures
- Work closely with the Financial Controller, the CFO and wider Finance team or business on relevant projects
Requirements
- CA/CPA qualified with at least 5 years of experience in a financial accounting role, ideally in a complex group environment
- Demonstrated experience in leading month-end and year-end close processes for a large or complex entity
- Demonstrated experience in process improvement, particularly in relation to month-end processes
- Experience with Workday is desirable
- Demonstrated experience in leading and developing a finance team
- Strong communication skills and experience liaising with senior stakeholders
- Driven, dynamic and adaptable with the ability to operate effectively in a changing environment
Benefits
- Opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services
- Access to Partners and professional mentors
- Various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits via the BWell program
- Exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities
- Travel perks
- Retail discounts
