Location
Horsham, West Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Senior Manager Finance, Accounting & Controlling Horsham will lead the Accounting & Controlling function for Horsham and supporting any other CTD entity in the region. The position is responsible for accurate & timely financial accounting in accordance with laws and regulations in Horsham (UK) as well as US GAAP.
This role will work closely with Divisional Controllership, align with Corporate Accounting policies and fully engage with the EMEA FP&A team. The position holder will report to the Senior Director Finance, CTD EMEA and will be a key member of the CTD EMEA Finance leadership team.
Success in this role will be demonstrated through improved finance and accounting processes, accurate and timely period end financial closes, providing meaningful analysis towards achieving growth & profitability targets and improving our services for our customers, our company and ultimately the patients we serve.
Key Responsibilities:
- Directly lead the accounting teams General Ledger & Accounts Payable for UK.
- Ensure that all Controllership tasks for Horsham entity are performed in accordance with corporate policies.
- Perform monthly closing of the Horsham accounting ledgers ensuring accuracy, timeliness, consistency and completeness of period end financial statements.
- Review and improve the finance processes to create efficiencies and cost savings.
- Review all account reconciliations to maintain compliance with US GAAP, SOX and statutory requirements.
- Accountable for data entry, validation, and processing of various types of invoices like general overhead, subcontractor, and employee travel reimbursements.
- Maintain and review accounting activities & controls in adherence with SOX, US GAAP and statutory laws.
- Support all financial, statutory and customer audits related to the Horsham site.
- Build strong interpersonal alliances and work proactively to understand and mitigate risk.
- Hire and mentor the finance & accounting team to enable professional and technical growth as well as talent retention.
- Identify and drive improvement in execution initiatives to ensure sufficient support for changing business dynamics.
- Standardize procedures to generate efficiency.
- Evaluate the efficiency of accounting software and supporting database, as needed.
- Lead vendor relations from a Finance perspective and provide business support for the procurement organization.
- Complete other projects and ad hoc requests as per business need.
- Promote a culture of personal responsibility/accountability and open communications.
- Demonstrate and promote the company's vision and values.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications: - Candidate will show strength in the following areas: general ledger, revenue recognition, capital assets, accounts payable, period end closing and financial reporting.
- Strong internal and external customer focus and the ability to make logical assumptions, incorporate external and internal information, draw conclusions from customer and stakeholder feedback and effectively link processes with intended results.
- Ability to identify process and control gaps, and champion improvement initiatives through Practical Process Improvement.
- Strong written communication skills along with clear and concise verbal skills.
- Proven history of building organizational relationships with peers and operating partners to enforce compliance of finance and accounting processes.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, exercise solid judgment, and prioritize projects and time.
- Possess a dedication to continuous learning.
- Excellent skills with MS Excel, Power BI and MS PowerPoint are required.
Education/ Experience: - Bachelor's degree in accounting - CPA Preferred
- Has a strong background in General Ledger, Accounts Payable and other Operational Finance roles with leadership experience
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