Head of Accounting TK Elevator UK Ltd

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