Finance Manager

Salary: £60,000 per year

Randstad is working in partnership with Conduent to find a Finance Manager for their new Leeds office. This role offers you the opportunity to be part of a new exciting project, ramping for the go live date in November 2022. A lot of hard work has gone into the project mobilisation over the last 12 months and you will continue to have the chance to put your own stamp on this position and drive forward the ambition of being best in class. Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on behalf of Fortune 100 companies and over 500 governments – creating exceptional outcomes for their clients and the millions of people who count on them.

This position is spent 25% working with our Finance Director reporting on corporate finances and project accounting & 75% working with the on-site accounting team.

Core Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Builds partnerships and maintains strong relationships with organisational leaders
• Ensures fiduciary responsibility across the programme by establishing and enabling proper and effective organisational processes, procedures, controls, and records for all aspects of financial transactions, events, and situations.
• Client reporting and reconciliation
• Manages the programme’s financial records, reviews chart of accounts, processing of journal entries, and adjustment of general ledger accounts for all financial transactions
• Performs operational activities to close the books on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis
• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the on-site financial accounting team providing programme and client accounting functions
• Supervises Individual Contributor team of 2-3 FTEs to ensure accounting monthly deliverables are met based on service level agreement.
• Provide input to the Finance Director for the yearly budget, quarterly forecast and bi-weekly estimates for the upcoming quarter and year.
• Assists Finance Director with building and maintaining the preparation of financial reporting, budget, forecast/plan, with the month-end close process analysis and with the preparation of variance analysis & explanations on the material budget/forecast changes for complex operating units/contracts.
• Produce ad hoc analysis as required

Salary:

• From £60,000per year (negotiable depending on experience)
• Monday to Friday

The ideal candidate:

• Enjoys a fast-past environment and building strong processes
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Hold a valid qualification from one of the following: Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA); or Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA)
• Strong leadership skills to lead / mentor an accounting operations team
• Proven experience supporting VP-level and C-suite business partners, with ability to guide and influence business partners when necessary
• 5+ years of relevant FP&A and/or Accounting experience
• Expansive expertise with MS Excel & Power Point required
• Strong understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US GAAP
• Experience with financial systems a plus – e.g. JD Edwards System, Management Financial Reporting and Planning, Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve data issues/needs quickly
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate information across teams; comfortable presenting to executive level

In return for your hard work:

• Participation on Conduent’s new joiner Buddy Scheme, supporting you through your first weeks with us.
• Ongoing personal development opportunities through our platform.
• Employee Discount Marketplace via the benefits hub featuring thousands of discounts and exclusive deals
• Employee Assistant Programme via Lifeworks, a confidential health and wellbeing toolkit to support you with events within your work and personal life. Free and strictly Confidential to all Conduent Employees 24 hours/365 days’ year.
• Life Assurance, Group Income Protection and Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Cover and Dental Insurance.

Conduent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender identity, gender expression, sex/gender, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, use of a guide dog or service animal, military/veteran status, citizenship status, basis of genetic information, or any other group protected by law.

Randstad UK is part of the world’s largest, leading recruitment organisation and at Randstad we pride ourselves on being a trusted recruitment partner in the technology-driven world of work we live in. By combining our passion for people and the power of innovative technology, we go above and beyond our competitors to create a world class recruitment experience