Global Finance Senior Manager

About the role

This is a role for someone with a hands-on, "builder" mindset who wants to apply their technical and financial skills in an agile environment. Someone who is obsessed with optimising and innovating while consistently delivering high quality outputs.

You'll be a spreadsheet pro, but see the huge potential in solving problems with code and software. You may also be interested in other technical subject matter like employment law and data protection.

As the Global Finance Senior Manager, you'll be leading our strategic financial planning as well as our end-to-end finance operations and accounting.

Skills Builder's Global Division provides services and support to the UK division and to partners across the world, so it'll be important that you enjoy working with others, creating and maintaining positive working relationships.

We have big ambitions and your scope to grow, learn and achieve matches that. If you want to benefit from working with an inspiring team, with huge potential for learning, growth and development, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Finance:

• Run the finance function, which serves both the Global and UK divisions
• Responsible for timely, accurate accounts (from bookkeeping and management accounts through to audit)
• Lead on financial strategy including budgeting, financial modelling and insights

Commercial, Legal & compliance:

• Support the team with finance input to pursue different commercial models and secure favourable terms
• Ensure compliance with finance-related laws in the UK and across our global operations

Wider operations:

• Work closely with the operations team to develop highly automated and efficient systems and processes
• Contribute to organisational upskilling and decision making

Technical Skills and Experience:

• Financial accounting expertise, gained either through qualifications (e.g. ACCA CIMA), investment or business modelling experience.
• Compliance aptitude (either an interest in learning, or some experience for example through audit experience)
• Early adopter of tech. Adept at discovering and using tech and prototyping solutions.

Benefits:

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum

Term: Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

Working hours: Flexible (full-time or part-time)

Team days: We get together in person in Oxford or London 6 times a year for strategy, fun and food.

Holidays: 25 days per year, plus bank holidays & potential to buy back up to 5 days.

Location: UK remote allowing for regular travel or London (hybrid working with 1+ days in the office per week, free fruit, tea and coffee, 'pastry socials' and £600 London weighting).

Application Process

Applications should be made via our online form - on completion of the online application please also send your CV by email.

The application deadline is 0900 on 23 February, with first round interviews weeks commencing 2 & 9 March.

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