Job Description

Location

: This role is offered on permanent basis. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our Corby office in the UK or our Riga office in Latvia.

Overview of the Role

We're looking for an experienced and strategic finance leader to join our Global Shared Business Services (GSBS) team as the EMEA Head of General Ledger. Based in Corby or Riga, this is a high-impact, permanent role leading a team of 20 and reporting to the VP GSBS EMEA. You'll play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence, managing complex financial processes, and supporting RS Group's growth across 13 operating companies.

What You Will Be Doing

Leading and developing a team, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. Managing the year-end audit process and monthly group reporting. Overseeing balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany processes across EMEA. Driving automation and efficiency in banking operations and payroll postings. Leading the integration of new acquisitions and supporting new T&E system rollouts. Ensuring compliance, governance, and continuous improvement across all operational accounting functions. Collaborating globally to deliver customer excellence, productivity savings, and service growth.

About You

Proven leadership in operational accounting within a global, matrixed environment. Strong ERP expertise and experience managing audits and group reporting. Skilled in change management, stakeholder engagement, and business transformation. Emotionally intelligent, culturally aware, and an excellent communicator. Curious, analytical, and highly organised with a passion for continuous improvement. You will ideally be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

RS - who we are

At RS we've been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the 'what ifs' into the 'why nots', the impossible into the possible. Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world. We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers. We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and in a human way with empathy. Because that's exactly how we partner with people - our customers, suppliers, colleagues, and communities - to solve problems. We'll also invest in your development and wellbeing - because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible, and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do. Come and join us and over 2000 colleagues here in the UK - and we'll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.

Rewards

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from a FTSE listed company, we've just introduced several new Family Friendly Policies including:

Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma. Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members. Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause. Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues.

Are you ready to explore the possibilities?

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