Job Description:
Finance Accountant- UK & Ireland
Location: Slough- 50% Hybrid
Salary: £48,000-£59,500 + Bonus + Benefits
As the Finance Accountant, you will manage the UK & Irish Treasury operations, including treasury reporting, cash & currency forecasting, repatriation, and financing of the UK & Irish businesses. You will manage the operation of Cash Centre UK’s ledgers including ownership of all period-end reporting and analysis, pension forecasting for the UK, and the annual planning cycle. You will support the UK Tax & Stats team deliver UK & Irish Financial Statement & Corporation Tax reporting.
What are we looking for?
- ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified accountant with relevant treasury or finance experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
- The ability to prioritize and manage large volumes of work and meet deadlines, and experience in managing small projects.
- Experience in the finance processes found within UK units will be helpful.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Responsible for UK & Irish currency & cash forecasting and intercompany lending to support efficient cash management.
- Management of strategic financing and cash repatriation, including accurate and prompt payments, compliance with lenders’ requirements, supporting UK directors, and communication with lenders, International Tax staff, UK directors, and Global Treasury.
- Control and manage the bank relationships of the UK & Irish legal entities, ensuring banking services are effective for the UK & Irish units, taking into account all new requirements.
- Management of the Cash Centre UK’s ledgers, which includes integrating into the service finance organisation, balance sheet review & analysis, Period/Quarter/Year-end reporting and submissions, tax reporting, and annual planning cycle.
- Liaising with Global Treasury to ensure UK units correctly account for the UK Pension Promise and operate the financing of the UK Benefits Promises.
- Team leader for the UK Treasury team responsible for the design and implementation of controls and governance of UK & Irish treasury operations and cash centre UK – establishing best practice processes and documentation and sharing continuous improvements with units performing their own cashiering. Supervise, motivate, and coach 2 Treasury roles.
- Prepare supporting schedules for the Corporation Tax reporting for Mars UK group and supporting the UK Corporation Tax reporting and payments.
- Prepare supporting schedules for UK Financial Statements and support the impairment review of subsidiaries.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™.
We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
