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Job Description
Role title:
Financial Reporting and Accounting
Manager
Version number:
Reports to:
Financial Controller
Function:
Finance
GGS:
14
Location:
Amersham
Organisation
structure &
department profile:
MBNL is the 50/50 joint venture established between Three UK and
Everything Everywhere to consolidate their radio access networks to
achieve a shared 3G network with greater capacity and coverage at
lower cost. The consolidation was completed on target during October
2010. The consolidation was one of the biggest and most complex
projects of this nature ever undertaken, with projected savings in the
billions of pounds. The complement of MBNL itself is small at c 145
heads but the team is responsible for managing well over 1,000 staff
employed on the programme through a number of vendors, including
Ericsson, BT, Arqiva and Nokia Siemens. We are now entering Phase
2 of the programme which the aim of consolidating the legacy OUK
network and rolling out 4G technology. Our aim is to ensure we
continue to deliver excellence, realise savings and ensure the Best
Network.
Created by:
Director:
Date:
HR Partner:
Date:
Role purpose:
1.1
ideally one, maximum two sentences describing why the role exists
The role involves leading a small team of permanent FTE’s consisting
of fully qualified accountants and accounts payable staff. The key
purpose of the role is
To ensure that the company financial and management accounting
reporting requirements are met
To optimize the cash position of the company through effective cash
management and transparent cash reporting and forecasting
To ensure there are effective financial controls within MBNL in order to
ensure that the assets of the company are safeguarded
To implement effective month end and forecast processes in order to
ensure the SLA requirements of the Shareholders are met
Support the implementation of new reporting and forecasting tools
aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance
function
Key Responsibilities
&Accountabilities:
(In priority order)
up to 10 key activities undertaken in this role
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(Name)
Ensuring compliance with the organisation’s accounting policies
and ensure internal controls are effective and are continually
monitored
Drawing up and completing statutory UK GAAP accounts, and
ensuring that they are subject to annual audit and approval by the
board
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Key Challenges:
(in priority order)
key challenges specific to the role
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People
Management:
Work with other members of the finance team, parents and
vendors to ensure the month-end process works effectively and
all reporting and forecasting timelines are met
Support the delivery of the company quarterly forecast
Preparation of monthly management accounts which help drive
business decisions
Responsible for the transactional processing and controls within
accounts payable and receivable and the cash management
function.
Support statutory compliance including HMRC VAT submissions
Reconcile and process all intercompany entries on a monthly
basis, including restructuring, operating and organisational costs
Ensure balance sheet accounts are fully understood and are
reconciled on a monthly basis
Drive the delivery of new reporting and forecasting tools which will
enable the finance function to perform more effectively and focus
on more valued added activities
Support the delivery of financial projects which deliver benefits to
MBNL such as enhancing the control framework within MBNL,
improved automation across transactional tasks or reporting and
forecasting processes.
Working to maximise synergies between Shareholders who are
competitors and have differing priorities
Complex financial operating model with multiple inputs and
systems and many manual processes
Operating in a time pressured and changing environment
Line Manager?
Virtual (project) Manager of people?
Responsible for:
allocation of work (task based)
setting direction (objective based)
performance management
recruitment
absence management
No of direct reports:
Overall team size (headcount):
yes / no
yes / no
yes / no
yes / no
yes / no
yes / no
yes / no
4
6
Other People Mgt
comments:
Financial:
Other Financial
Impact comments:
Key Relationships
Budget manager
OPEX responsibility
CAPEX responsibility
P&L responsibility
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(Name)
yes / no
£15m
£55m
£
no
direct / indirect / n/a
direct / indirect / n/a
direct / indirect / n/a
Support the Finance Director in meeting the overall Finance team
objectives
Work closely with the Shareholders financial accounting teams to
ensure key deliverables are achieved
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Key MBNL
behaviours
Support internal stakeholders and other members of the finance
team through the delivery of transparent and reliable financial
information
Ensure the business is effectively supported through the procure to
pay process
Take personnel Responsibility:Been proactive and use your
initiative to make sure things happen. Been committed to
improvements at a personal, team and organisational level
Keep it clear:Been courteous, concise and stick to the point. Ensure
messages are crystal clear and people understand what they mean
Work as one team: Actively look to work with others. Build
effective, supportive relationships with colleagues, customers and
suppliers alike to achieve a common goal.
Critical Knowledge
& Experience (non
time related):
professional / technical
professional qualifications or equivalent; technical skills
must have:
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Qualified Accountant (ACA,ACCA,CIMA)
Strong communicator, good relationship builder
People Management skills
Experience of process and systems design and
re-engineering
Good inter-personal and influencing skills, able to
achieve delivery through virtual teams.
Experience of dealing with complete accounting
issues
Experience of VAT and tax
 SAP and Microsoft Dynamics experience
 Advances excel skills
business / context
nice to have:
internal company knowledge (policies; procedures; strategies); industry
background; knowledge of external market
Skills and
knowledge:
must have:
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Knowledge of UK GAAP accounting to support
the preparation of the annual financial statements
nice to have:
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Network technology knowledge
Skills and knowledge required for recruitment purposes should be recorded
here. Please select from the list below
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Planning andorganising
Working collaboratively
Coaching and developing team members
Influencing & Persuading
Delivery of Results
Innovation and continuous improvement
Any other
comments:
(Name)
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