Overview
This role leads financial accounting and statutory audit processes to ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements and accounting standards, while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of financial data. It also involves managing, advising on, and monitoring tax matters across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on SCI/SCA global financial accounting policies and processes to meet accounting standards in the UK, Switzerland, and other relevant standards.
- Provide expertise and support to country and global teams on financial accounting matters.
- Support development of professional financial accounting skills across global and country finance teams.
- Lead on quarterly balance sheet reviews to assess accuracy of financial accounting data and develop action plans.
- Support data governance processes.
- Lead on preparation and review of SCI, SCA and Trading annual statutory Trustees report and financial statements.
- Lead on SCA/SCI Going Concern assessments.
- Support on reporting to Board, Finance Committee, Audit & Risk Committee and Members Meeting.
- Lead on planning, preparation and delivery of SCI and SCA annual statutory audits.
- Support with KPMG’s audit strategy and manage day to day relationship with KPMG.
- Lead on preparation of action plan to address and reduce audit findings.
- Support statutory audits & reporting in country where SCI operates.
- Monitor & review quality of deliverables with regards to VAT submissions to HMRC.
- Respond to tax queries relating to compliance, cost inclusion and donor recovery.
- Monitor & review quality of deliverables with regards to other routine returns to regulatory and/or government bodies.
- Assist the global finance controller in other tax responsibility areas.
- Lead the Financial Accounting team.
- Advise TDIT projects to ensure financial accounting matters are fully considered.
Required Experience
- Extensive knowledge of UK GAAP and substantial experience in financial accounting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of key tax computations e.g. VAT, corporation tax.
- Strong process management skills, with a track record of designing and implementing efficient financial accounting processes.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Leadership skills.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and in other financial software.
- Experience in leading the preparation and review of statutory financial statements and reports.
- Proficient experience in leading and managing external audits.
- Considerable experience in conducting financial data analysis and balance sheet reviews.
- Experience in advising and supporting multidisciplinary teams to embed financial best practices.
Qualifications
ACA from ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales).
