Capita - Group Support Lead/Senior Manager - Controlling - CA

Function : Group Finance / Corporate Accounts

Reporting to : DGM - Finance / Head of Controlling

Management of : Manager / Dy. Manager / AM / Analyst

Role Objective :

This role will be responsible for leading the team of accountants responsible for the consolidation of the BU / Division financial results and for reviewing and analysing information from the general ledger and will be responsible for month end activities and entity level reports. The role will support in finalising financial information prior to submission to Group Finance, Business Partners and the Business Units.

Academic : B.Com & Chartered Accountant

Experience :

- At least 7-9 years- experience post qualification experience as a controller / accountant

- Knowledge of current regulations including IFRS, UK GAAP and Companies Acts / Regulatory Licences.

- Excellent knowledge of SAP & forecasting tools like BPC/ Axiom/ Hyperion etc.

- Strong financial, analytical, communication and project management skills

Working Relationships :

Internal :

- Group Finance

- Group Business Team

External : Auditors

Primary Responsibilities :

Work with the Business and execute the following responsibilities :

- Review and supervise the analysis of information from the general ledger and other accounting records to ensure accuracy and completeness, and take corrective action, as appropriate

- Ensure deadlines are met at all times.

- Oversee and review Balance Sheet analysis, review P&L and adjustments made by accountants

- Support the Corporate function in the consolidation of the BU / Division financial results

- Oversee the preparation of Group financial reports

- Address audit enquiries / investigation

- Responsible for the accurate month end reporting

- Facilitates the provision of general accounting support and month end reports

- Review and supervise fixed asset processing and payroll accounting to enable controlling, reporting and capital expenditure management

- Roles may evolve in future to provide support towards Business Planning & Forecasting

- Develop sound professional working relationships with colleagues, business staff and management, building their confidence and acquiring an understanding of the business

- Be proactive in issue resolution, the provision of feedback and the delivery of ideas to develop and improve solutions

- Undertake any necessary training associated with the duties of the post and participates in training and development procedures

- Maintain confidentiality and observes data protection guidelines

- Carries out any other reasonable duties commensurate with their capability

- Manage any regulatory submissions and be a point of contact for regulatory bodies

- Adhoc reporting and stakeholder management

- Manage and lead teams and mange workload efficiently across resources

Key Result Areas :

- Effectively communicate financial performance and impact to operational colleagues

- Comfortable with autonomous working

- Excellent organizational and leadership skills

- Ability to think out of box, bring improvements and fluid approach towards changes

- Good influencing skills across all levels

- Mentor team