Job Description

Who we are

We are moved by what moves people, by what moves the world and in our ever-growing cities. Through honesty, transparency, and a commitment to colleagues and clients, they foster a culture of entrepreneurship, passion, and responsibility. With unique engineering expertise, we provide comprehensive support for urban mobility, ensuring safety and efficiency in vertical transportation throughout the lifecycle.

What we expect

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We are looking for an experienced and passionate Head of Accounting to join our finance team based in Nottingham, who will be responsible for financial compliance and control across the business.


As Head of Accounting, your day to day will include:

Responsible for the financial accounting team, credit control and purchase ledger functions Key liaison for ad-hoc group queries and tasks throughout the month Technical accounting expertise, reporting under FRS 101. Providing authoritative guidance on complex accounting issues and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards, working with Group experts where required. Expertise with IFRS 16 processing and completeness with key business contacts is essential. Ownership and development of cash flow forecasting and reporting, providing insight into key KPIs such as debtor days and business cash flow Ownership of the treasury processes, including overseeing internal forward hedges on EUR transactions (all outside of hedge accounting) Key contact for external reporting, liaising with external auditors and external tax advisors for key reporting deadlines and RDEC. Responsible for preparing statutory accounts to relevant deadlines Identifying process weaknesses and designing, implementing and enforcing process improvements across the central finance team, alongside the Head of Controlling Ownership of month-end process in coordination with the Head of Controlling Routine month-end journals and coordination with intercompany partners, driving analysis and brief forecasting where necessary Balance sheet reconciliations for complex areas Monthly and quarterly group management reporting in IFRS, ownership and understanding of the group reporting templates Ownership of the newly implemented risk and control matrix, driving best practices and control improvements and enhanced documentation Completion of group intercompany reporting Ability to navigate complex and challenging systems and offering process improvements Driving the process improvements that have been set in place and encouraging best practices

Who we are looking for

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ACA/ACCA Fully qualified candidates from a practice background Competent in IFRS accounting Highly inquisitive and a strong desire to learn and continue to drive process improvements Professional, motivated and looking to forge a career in a global leading company Strong skills using MS Office and large data sets Consistently works to deadlines Strong organisational and people skills Excellent time management skills Highly motivated, reliable and hardworking Demonstrates high levels of integrity

What we offer

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Competitive salary paid on a monthly basis 34 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays Attractive company pension scheme Health cash plan provided, allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and more. Life Assurance Scheme - 4x annual salary Free access to premium health and wellbeing apps Subsidised gym membership Industry-leading enhanced maternity and paternity provision Multiple salary sacrifice benefits including Electric Cars and Cycle2Work Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefits Employee Assistance Programme * Refer a friend scheme