Recruitment Partner: Lizzy Parfitt
We're looking for someone to join the Boots UK finance team as Finance Manager - Controls. You will deliver accuracy into our processes and insight into your area of the business as well as driving positive change and having a restless desire to innovate and go further.
About the role
You will report into the Head of Finance – Financial Control; the main objective being the accurate delivery of month end close whilst adhering to monthly and quarterly controls. Responsibilities will also include supporting on delivery of projects, working with stakeholders within the business and providing technical accounting advice.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver accurate accounting for your area of the business and demanding the same of others
- Liaise with FP&A and Business Partnering teams
- Ensure ad hoc accounting impacts are captured and co-ordinating the resolution of Financial Accounting items or judgements
- Working with the offshore BPO team on daily activities, ensuring working processes around month end, quarter end and year end closes are effective
- Ensure adherence with WBA policies and procedures and SOX controls
- Help embed new systems due to be implemented in 2025
- Lead coordination of all audit deliverables along with review of certain BPO audit deliverables
- Aid in the completion of IFRS statutory accounts
- Provide back-up and support at a peer level across the wider Controllership team allowing opportunities for development across the wider controllership team
What you'll need to have
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
- Experience of IFRS and US GAAP and working in a SOX control environment
- Communication skills - work collaboratively with individuals across the business and feels comfortable in challenging the status quo
- Experience analysing and reporting data to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to improve results and find solutions
- Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues including implementing process changes
Our benefits
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.
What's next
If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion you will be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
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