We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is For everyone, for life, for good.
Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.
Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.
You will be accountable for managing the delivery of FSS and Tax activities to ensure the delivery of entity trial balances, reconciled tax and VAT data, and prepare initial accounting statements for the business within a robust financial controls framework. Key to delivery in this role will be managing the sub-ledger and general ledger close process and the interaction with Finance and Business stakeholders. You will drive the delivery of an agenda of continuous improvement both in terms of quality and efficiency, across FSS and Tax processes and systems, and identifying automation where feasible. Adhere to processes and transactions in compliance with Risk and Financial Control policies.
- Manage processes and transactions in compliance with Risk and Financial Control policies.
- Manage the review and approve FSS transactions and transaction corrections within the timescales set by SLAs and OLAs.
- Manage the delivery of reconciled period end Tax data to Tax Team for processing of tax returns.
- Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations within the timescales set by the period end checklist.
- At period end, coordinate and deliver the closure of sub-ledgers and the general ledger and manage the delivery of complete, accurate and reviewed trial balances to Financial Control.
- Coordinate and manage internal audit and external audit on queries and requests for information.
- Manage the delivery of technical support to Finance and business stakeholders via standard and ad hoc analyses and investigations.
- Manage the adherence to agreed 'service levels' and the provision of regular performance metrics.
- Manage Finance change projects requirements within own remit.
- Regularly review and promote FSS process and system continuous improvement opportunities. Deliver small-scale process change projects.
- Responsible for ensuring that any standard operating procedures and process maps utilised to carry out FSS processes are accurate and up-to-date.
- Responsible for ensuring that transactions, reconciliations, and any supporting documentation are filed and can be recovered in accordance with Financial Control policy.
- Enhance Finance skills via an agreed and documented development plan.
PZ Cussons is big enough to make your mark, small enough to make it yours. Apply to join us!
