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Coca-Cola Enterprises

Salary

Competitive

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Associate Director (Finance), Supply Chain Operations

Job Purpose

To provide leadership to the country operations finance structure, and be a key member of the local finance leadership team representing supply chain finance at a country level. Displaying influence and challenge both internally and externally to drive the financial agenda across the country operations team. Be the business partner for the country operations leadership teams providing, guidance and support in assisting the delivery of the wider operations key initiatives.

Accountabilities

• Product development & exploitation
• Oversee the provision of manufacturing and warehousing costing data, advice and evaluations for new product developments so that the costs of components are accurately modelled.
• Engage locally with the Commercialisation team to ensure that the potential impact of upcoming projects is reflected in supply chain costs.
• Customer management & service standards
• Drive the financial agenda and via strong leadership ensuring Finance initiatives are consistently applied across the region.
• Be an effective business partner to the country BU and Local Operations leadership teams ensuring a collaborative partnership is achieved.
• Represent ESCF at all relevant country level meetings to ensure wider projects strategies and initiatives have appropriate ESCF insight
• Liaise with central functions to ensure the CRS initiatives are financially evaluated and the plant impact is reflected at a local site level.
• Effectiveness & efficiency
• Manage and lead the provision of timely, action orientated reporting and variance analysis showing Financial Performance versus Plan and Forecast at a country to utilising Trend, benchmarking and other analysis techniques to focus performance improvement effort.
• Provide leadership to establish and monitor financial action plans to enable the function to meet its targets.
• Through the provision of targeted and relevant financial and operational information help the Operations leadership team improve performance, efficiency and effectiveness.
• In conjunction with DEOF ensure that the agreed financial strategy for the operations team is executed.
• Responsible for the Local ABP and LRP cycles providing detailed analysis in support of the financial data to ESC & BU as required
• Functional excellence
• Lead the local operations finance function ensuring that the finance vision is executed via an engaged and talented pool of finance professionals.
• Utilise methodologies such as Lean, OE and Six Sigma to drive financial developments within Plants and central teams.
• Promote best practice within the European operations network.
• Implement best practice initiatives within own area of responsibility.
• Work closely with the local operations exec to raise awareness of financial management ensuring best practice is shared, standard and consistent processes implemented and managers understand the impact of their decisions on key financial measures.
• Agree and direct the processes to ensure standardisation across the plants to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Set the financial agenda and accountabilities for local plant finance to ensure that their work is aligned with the finance team and a consistent level of support provided.
• General Management
Qualifications & Experience
o Professionally qualified accountant
o Previous experience of:
• Leading and developing a high performing team
• Operation within a Lean, OE or Six Sigma environment
• Providing financial leadership via strategic financial analysis and advice to senior management teams
• Development of functional strategy
• Demonstrating an independent approach, set own agenda to deliver accountabilities
o Fluent English required, French would be a benefit
o Travel Required within GB (50%) and occasionally Europe
All roles offer the salary, flexible benefits, great career and development opportunities you'd expect from a global market leader.
We believe that equal opportunities mean inclusion, diversity and fair treatment for all.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply uploading the most recent version of your CV

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Discovery Communications Europe Ltd

Salary

Competitive

Location

London

Qualifications

Qualified accountant

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Position Summary:
This role is responsible for managing the relationship, budgets and service level of external service providers (external auditors, outsourced accounting service firms) and to lead process changes and projects with the support and input of regional finance, business, corporate tax and treasury. On a day to day basis this position exists to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance, an environment with robust controls and efficient processes, co-ordination and consolidation of accounting and reporting for all areas of General Accounting in EMEA and to assist with any Global ad hoc requirements and projects.

Responsibilities:
Manage day to day relationship, budget and service levels with outsourced accounting firms and external auditors across EMEA.
Oversee filing of all Discovery EMEA local statutory accounts (excluding those managed by SSC) and ensure appropriate reconciliations to US GAAP are in place .
Contact for local EMEA finance teams on any General Accounting US GAAP or local GAAP issues and support to Technical Accounting in preparation of accounting memos as required
Manage monthly accounting and reporting in all areas of ‘General Accounting’ remit for EMEA including transfer pricing, foreign exchange, intercompany reconciliations, joint venture accounting etc.
Work with other Functional Accounting groups for Europe Regional close process, delivery of reporting requirements, SOX certifications and quarterly assurance memos as required.
Manage EMEA SOX compliance requirements and appropriate administration and documentation for General Accounting function, including liason with internal and external auditors.
Lead and drive the development and revision of corporate policies and procedures and act as the owner of business process and policy and procedure manuals for the organization. Work with regional finance staff and other Functional Accounting groups to ensure consistency of policies and procedures and to identify and roll out best practice
Act as a contact point between finance and the business to develop and implement projects, processes, policies and procedures.
Ensure technical development and training for EMEA finance group on relevant accounting developments (UK GAAP, US GAAP, IFRS etc)
Lead and / or support General Accounting ad hoc tasks and projects.

Requirements:
Essential
Qualified accountant at least 5 years post qualified.
Good understanding of a range of financial systems, including SAP
Minimum 5 years’ experience in financial accounting, internal audit, or systems administration
SOX experience preferred
Strong technical & analytical skills and some project management experience
Strong knowledge of UK/US GAAP and IFRS
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, meet stringent deadlines, lead and drive projects, and work under pressure
Excellent attention to detail
Professional oral and written communication skills
Strong organisational and interpersonal skills required
Strong staff management, coaching and leadership traits, and willingness to work within matrix reporting structure
Able to interact and manage relationships effectively within the finance team and auditors, outsourced accountants and other external advisors.
Team player with consensus driven style, demonstrably able to influence a wide constituency.
A superior work ethic and a dedication to the highest work quality and job excellence.
Demonstrated ability to contribute to a culture of excellence, integrity and accountability and able to function in a changing environment.
Willingness to travel.

Desirable
Media industry experience and understanding of key Europe media markets preferred.
Education
Graduate in Finance, Accounting or Business management, with strong background in management accounts, or MBA.

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Employer Confidential

Salary

From £80,000 to £80,000 per year

Location

London, Surrey, Hertfordshire

Qualifications

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

C £80k negotiable
Exceptional Private Training Provider in London

This is a rare opportunity to join the Executive Board and Senior Management Team of a high profile private training provider in London. It has an excellent reputation with regulators, funders and most importantly its customers for the work it does.
The organisation has a strong presence in a large niche market. It is embarking on a period of expansion and development, capitalising on its strengths and reputation, to serve a wider population of learners. Whilst we are not at liberty to identify specific names we can say that the organisations currently working with our client reads like the who's who of the industry sector they operate in: names you will recognise immediately as the epitome of quality and class.

If successful you will take on responsibility for the continuing financial health and efficiency of this organisation plus contribute to its future strategic direction. Working closely with the other members of the Executive Board, managers and staff you will have a wide brief covering finance, estates, health and safety and MIS. In particular you will become the expert and strategic lead in all things funding and finance in the organisation, spotting opportunities for growth in profit, income and activity.

So you can see that you won’t be just an accountant! This role requires you to get fully involved in the training and education provided by this successful organisation, thereby helping it extend its range, reach and influence as well as its profitability. You’ll be closely involved with determining strategy and just as involved in making sure things happen, to time and quality standards. Working with the curriculum teams to work out the best way of financing new initiatives is just as important as controlling costs and ensuring efficiency.
At the very least you’ll be an accomplished and qualified accountant, an exceptional team player, with the desire, ability and aptitude to operate at a strategic level, with the skills and experience to capitalise on opportunities and potential. If you already know the FE Funding regime that’s an advantage, as is having a strategic brief already. What is not in doubt is that you’ll have a commercial mind-set, suited to working in an organisation that is fleet of foot, responds fast to opportunities and challenges and is at the top of its game.

If you want to apply for the post, please go our website where you will find details about the job and have access to the information pack. You’ll need to let us have your CV and a covering letter telling us your motivation for applying. Subject to the dates mentioned on the website, interviews will be arranged by mutual agreement.

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Discovery Communications Europe Ltd

Salary

Competitive

Location

London

Qualifications

Advanced tax experience

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Position Summary:
This role is responsible for ensuring that Discovery complies with all tax regulations and reporting requirements in the EMEA countries outside of UK, Germany, Italy and Netherlands.

Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of tax compliance and tax reporting for Discovery's European operations (excluding UK, Germany, Italy and Netherlands). This includes management of income tax filings, local GAAP tax accounting requirements and tax audits
Manage monthly and quarterly tax accounting and reporting process in accordance with US GAAP principles and US based Corporate Tax team requirements.
Manage preparation of local GAAP tax disclosures in financial statements.
Manage inbound and outbound withholding tax reporting for the region.
Manage day to day relationship, budget and service levels from external tax advisors across relevant European countries.
Manage any SOX compliance and appropriate administration and documentation requirements.
Support payroll and HR in ensuring appropriate employment taxes are applied across relevant European countries.
Key contact for finance teams and wider European business on any taxation issues and considerations (outside of UK, Germany, Italy and Netherlands).
Consider ways to make tax savings across European region, and assess the commerciality of tax planning initiatives
Support the US based VP of International Tax in the areas of tax strategy, structuring and planning in European countries.
Ensuring technical development and training for CEEMEA and non-SSC local finance groups on relevant tax developments
Ad hoc tax and business projects as required

Requirements:
Essential
At least 5 to 8 years of advanced tax experience and broad knowledge of the following:
European, particularly Eastern European countries, tax compliance and audits.
Tax forecasting
Foreign tax credit and cash repatriation planning.
US GAAP and IFRS accounting for income taxes
VAT, employment taxes and other non-income tax issues.
Strong tax technical and analytical skills and some project management experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, meet stringent deadlines, lead and drive projects, and work under pressure
Excellent attention to detail
Professional oral and written communication skills
Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
Diplomatic and able to influence stakeholders
Able to interact and manage relationships effectively within the finance team and auditors, outsourced accountants and other external advisors.
Strong staff management, coaching and leadership traits, and willingness to work within matrix reporting structure
Team player with consensus driven style, demonstrably able to influence a wide constituency.
Demonstrated ability to contribute to a culture of excellence, integrity and accountability and able to function in a changing environment.
Willingness to travel, estimate 20%.

Desirable:
Media industry experience and understanding of key Europe media markets preferred.