Finance Manager

Job Description

Client Finance ManagerWe are working alongside a global leader who partner some of the worlds largest organisations, delivering first class, integrated Facilities Management and Workplace Management solutions. Our client supports organisations around the world to develop, implementand manage their Integrated Facilities and Workplace Management strategies.Our client can provide you with a genuine opportunity to work with a progressive and innovative employer. They are a business pushing to the front of the Integrated Workplace and FM services world. You will make enduring professional relationships; you willwork alongside some of the best professionals in the business. If you are focused on aspiration, they will embrace that. More than anything else, they are a people business, their business is their people.Our client is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where you will feel welcomed, valued and empowered to achieve your full potentialThis is a varied role , an opportunity to really show what you can do and genuinely add value to a role, make it yours !The purpose of the role will be to:To deliver financial management and accounting for client managed spend budgets, incorporating the needs of clients, the business and their affiliates, whilst maintaining strong relationships with all stakeholders. There is a joint responsibility to deliverfinancial management and accounting for our clients corporate reporting for respective client accounts.To manage and develop existing client finance team, whilst supporting the wider client finance leadership team and initiatives.To ensure control of both the firms and clients assets by implementing and delivering client policies. To provide direction and ensure a smooth transition when taking over new accounts/locations.Core responsibilities:Support and work closely with Account Director, Client Accounting Director and other key stakeholders to ensure delivery of contract obligations.Support and work closely with Account Director, Client Accounting Director and other Global Stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate mobilisation of new locations and/or suppliers.Management of client accounting team to perform transactional processing activity and control of purchase order and invoice processing together with vendor payment utilising property and asset management and accounting applications - (E1 360, Yardi 7 andWorkDay and Client internal systems).Management of client accounting team including 121s, goal setting, performance review and planned development, ensuring that all appropriate tasks are delegated and well managed.Ensure payments are made in accordance with supplier terms and conditions and to avoid disruption to client services.Deliver all of primary client key deliverables via preparation of monthly deliverables calendar and work with account management and client to define scope of global accounting services needed.Manage production of detailed EMEA Regional contract monthly accounts with variance analysis which will form part of client reporting, provide timely Budget Vs Actual Reporting and participate in client meetings to provide accurate financial data and reviews.Produce contract management accounts with variance analysis monthly for internal corporate reporting purposes to the Finance FunctionDevelop and provide incisive performance management reporting contributing towards cost control and achieving reduction targets and identifying optimal tax reporting locations.Knowledge required of complex local reporting and tax requirements for each of the countries within the scope of our client portfolioEnsure compliance with all client, internal and statutory processes and procedures and requirements (VAT, Audit etc.).Ad hoc projects, e.g. financial modelling and undertake a key role in the annual budgeting processExperience / QualificationsQualifications:

• Qualified Accountant with minimum 4 years post qualification experience
• Degree qualified
• Project accounting
• Commercial knowledge (i.e. awareness of cost implications and thoroughly understanding contract and operational activities to be able to identify risks & ops as early as possible)
• Proven stakeholder and team management

Sound like youthen please get in touch !My client is an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religionor belief, disability or age. D E & I is engrained in their DNA.