Senior Management Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and first-level review of high-quality, audit-ready monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow), with clear narrative, ready for sign-off by the Head of Finance.
• Manage the month-end timetable across the team and sense-check the results from first principles, asking not just whether the close is complete but whether the numbers are right.
• Act as the Head of Finance’s sounding board, and deputise on the month-end close, audit and day-to-day team leadership.
• Line-manage and develop the Part Qualified Accountant, and provide first-line technical review and coaching to the two Management Accountants.
• Be the team’s technical reference point on FRS102 and group policy, preparing technical accounting papers and advising Commercial Finance and the wider business on the accounting impact of commercial decisions.
• Prepare the multi-currency group consolidation, and make sure intercompany and cross-border transactions are correctly accounted for from transacting through to settlement and reporting, including transfer pricing.
• Keep a clear view of balance sheet risks and opportunities, review the team’s reconciliations, clear historic reconciling items and strengthen controls across the close.
• Own actual cash flow reporting and the review of bank reconciliations, providing reconciled actuals to FP&A for the cash flow forecast.
• Lead on tax and day-to-day audit, and support investor and lender reporting and completion accounts.
• Challenge existing processes and lead improvement and automation projects end to end, acting as the team’s super-user for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and reporting tools.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with at least 3 years’ post-qualification experience, including experience in industry.
• A curious, resilient and detail-driven mindset, with strong problem-solving skills, a quick learner and the ambition to grow.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including FRS102, with experience of writing technical accounting papers.
• Proven experience of a three-statement month-end close and management accounts in a multi-entity, multi-currency group, including consolidation.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Global experience of intercompany and cross-border transactions, from transacting through to settlement and reporting.
• Strong year-end, audit and tax experience, including leading audit queries and working with external tax advisers and HMRC.
• A track record of challenging and improving finance processes, with tangible results.
• Strong ERP experience (Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar), advanced Excel skills and experience of Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Clear communication skills, confident presenting financial information to senior finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ideally, experience of a private equity-backed business, transfer pricing, completion accounts, line management and FMCG, beauty or retail.

Benefits

• We operate a Hybrid working model which means working any three days in our Filton (Bristol) Head Office and two days working from home. We also operate with flexible working hours, which means core hours are between 10am - 4pm.
• Generous Staff Discount on all your favourite ELEMIS products and spa treatments.
• Excellent well-being policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity policies, Income Protection, Life Assurance and more
• 27 holidays days per year!
• Birthday Day off!
• Company Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Cash Plan (with Dental)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme for all Associates and their families
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Length of Service Awards
• Much, much more!