Financial Service Director

Location: Leeds, UK

Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 DOE

Hours: Monday to Friday - 08:30am - 17:00pm

Tru Talent are excited to be working with an ever growing company who run all over the world. We are looking for an experienced Finance Director to join a growing team and become part of an exciting new project with a go live date of November 2022.

This position is spent 50% working with reporting on corporate finances, and project based open book accounting with our client and 50% working with on-site financial team to reconcile all financial transactions (e.g, payments via multiple channels, refunds, disbursements, billing transactions. etc)

As the Finance Director you will be responsible for:

Project Reporting / Reconciliation -

Reviews the financial model with the client to ensure margin cap requirements are maintained through the life of the contract
Reviews account & banking reconciliations, credit card, check and cash, from multiple sources
Reviews reconciliation prior to going to the client
Reviews open book accounting details prior to going to the client
Reviews and is responsible for all financial reporting to our client
Work with client to review and resolve open issues; includes reporting, working with development team, resolving and sending a closure package
Manager Functions -

Oversight of two teams providing project and corporate accounting/finance to ensure financial monthly deliverables are met based on service level agreement.
Facilitates development, coaches, mentors, interviews and resolves conflicts and conducts performance evaluations.
Corporate FP&A -

Oversee the yearly budget, quarterly forecast and bi-weekly estimates for the upcoming quarter
Build and maintain the preparation of financial reporting, budget, forecast/plan (P/L, B/S, Cash/Cash flow, AR and Collections, Capital Expenditure, etc) with all departments and functional areas concerned (Operations, Sales, Accounting & Finance Corporate, etc
Integrates month-end close process analysis by partnering with Accounting & Operations teams for assigned operating units.
Reviews P&L for accuracy and completeness, understanding business reasons for any deviations to established projections.
Provides accurate and timely information for strategic and operational decisions at the business/functional level.
Prepares variance analysis & explanations on the material budget/forecast changes for complex operating units/contracts.
Support financial reporting requests from Corporate and/or Business Operations.
Supports preparation of projected financials for pricing proposals to new or existing customer/contracts. Oversee and support planning processes.
Partner with cross functional teams to understand/challenge major assumptions & other drivers of the business to create accurate forecast/plan.
Prepare actual v. budget variances, re-forecasts, and long-term plans for clients monthly
Produce ad hoc analysis as required
Update and track operating indicators and financial metrics
As the Finance Manager the following will be required :

Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or Accounting
Hold a valid qualification from one of the following: Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA); or Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA)
Strong leadership skills to lead / mentor an accounting operations team
Proven experience supporting VP-level and C-suite business partners, with ability to guide and influence business partners when necessary
5+ years of relevant FP&A and/or Accounting experience
Expansive expertise with MS Excel & Power Point required
Strong understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US GAAP
Experience with financial systems a plus - e.g. JD Edwards System, Management Financial Reporting and Planning, Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud
Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve data issues/needs quickly
Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate information across teams; comfortable presenting to executives
Please contact Aimee Wilkins at Tru Talent on (phone number removed) or (phone number removed), using reference (802), or you can 'Apply Now