Senior Financial Reporting Accounting Manager

at  Celeros Flow Technology

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.
Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision. We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas. We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The role of Senior Financial Reporting Accounting Manager is a newly developed position and will report directly to the Finance Director. The role holder will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely annual financial results for multiple legal entities within the Celeros Flow Technology portfolio and be the point of contact for all interim and year end audits. Moreover, the successful individual will be expected to continuously assess the financial controls and processes, ensure compliance with statutory reporting requirements and lead improvement projects where necessary.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong understanding of financial standards IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP and technical accounting knowledge
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong analytical and communication skills required
• Strong business and financial understanding with the ability to analyze financial statements
• Energetic individual with a clear sense of urgency
• Ability to work well under deadlines and to deliver results on time
• Self-starting with good organizational skills
• Ability to work in a team-oriented matrix environment that is fast-paced and demanding

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Hold an accountancy qualification (ICAS/ACCA/ICAEW or equivalent) with a minimum of 2-3 years post-qualification experience
• Proven track record in a financial environment, with experience managing interim and year-end audits
• Experience in the consolidation of Group financial reporting
• Collaboration with advisers including external auditors, legal and tax advisers

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare and submit statutory accounts for all UK subsidiaries and holding companies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with IFRS & UK GAAP
• Lead all external interim and year end audit activity, working closely with auditors and internal stakeholders
• Manage assigned areas of the month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes
• Support the development of part-qualified team members
• Ensure compliance with UK statutory regulations, HMRC guidelines, and industry standards
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement changes in methods and procedures to improve the efficiency of the accounting function in a continuous improvement environment
• Assist Finance leadership with special projects as required

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work)
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone)
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.)
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended period