Senior Accountant

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A job with meaning is more than a job. Creating the kind of positive change, we’re planning will need the skills of the world’s most talented people. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to affect your future and that of millions of others in ways you may never have thought possible. Curious? We hope so.

What you’ll do

Through business partnering and the use of digital tools, we are steering performance, championing compliance, and driving sustainable growth. Reporting to the Financial Controller UK, the Senior Accountant is responsible for managing and securing efficiencies in the company’s working capital as well as providing business partnering support to the distribution department of Volvo Car UK. The role will provide accounting support to the Financial Controller and Finance Management team and will be in close collaboration with our overseas Accounts Payable, Receivable and Accounting teams.  Proactively search for opportunities and make plans to mitigate risk and avoid pitfalls. Actively drive to deliver goals and sustainable growth. This is a 12-month FTC position with potential to become permanent.

Your key deliverables will include:

• Produce rolling 12-month cashflow/working capital forecast
• Help create tools to monitor and report stock levels on a regular basis
• Report on slow moving and/or ageing stock, develop necessary tools in close collaboration with Commercial Operations
• Develop procedures for tracking stock at physical locations and methodologies for stock take, In collaboration with UK logistics, group accounting and auditors,
• Manage stock levels within the company working capital targets
• Assists with overseeing receivables and payables, follow up and secure that shared service center is taking appropriate and timely actions
• Support Accounting Cluster team with tax reporting & compliance
• Support Financial Controller with annual internal control reporting & compliance
• Support the financial forecast and annual business planning process as required
• Call for actions and follow up that agreed tasks are completed
• Support Financial Controller with Finance Business Partnering to internal and external stakeholders as required
• Continually evaluates the effectiveness of the function and seeks to improve
• Develops and maintains good relationships with shareholders, stakeholders, retailers, customers and relevant industry bodies and regulatory bodies
• To effectively manage and lead their business area to ensure VCUK delivers against the annual plan and budget. Sets high standards and performance goals aligned with the VCUK’s objectives and leads others to achieve these goals.
• Ensures that their business area is delivering on all strategic objectives
• Manage the resources available to ensure they keep within cost budgets.
• Continuous review of processing efficiency and control effectiveness, ensuring maximum efficiencies are delivered within an effective minimum control framework.
• Continually evaluates the effectiveness of the function and seeks to improve. 
• Provides leading-edge products and services ensuring that VCUK retains its competitive edge as a premium service provider.

What you’ll bring

The successful candidate will have: 

• Newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Excellent accounting and governance skills
• Excellent analytical skills and with a knack for detail
• SAP ERP systems experience
• We are looking for someone who can lead independently and bring high levels of expertise in the field
• We are looking for a person who fits into our Listen-Learn-Lead framework for Business Partnering

A courageous person who builds networks, communicates effectively and listens to colleagues across the business

A true collaborator whom the organization can trust, and who constantly learns trough self-development

A results-oriented person who leads the way by planning and aligning actions within the organization, while balancing various stakeholders perspectives

Most of all, you share our values and can see everyone's potential. Your warm personality and eagerness to collaborate will be welcomed by all of us! 

Benefits & Life at Volvo Car UK:

• Salary of 60k basic per annum
• Competitive salaries that are reviewed and benchmarked annually
• Discretionary, performance related bonus scheme that rewards you whilst you help us to achieve our goals
• Hybrid working in our agile, state of the art offices or from home when convenient for you and your family 
• Everyday flexible working Monday-Friday, 7am-7pm depending on business needs
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (4 fixed & 4 unfixed) + the opportunity to buy up to 5 additional days 
• 15 days’ work from anywhere in the world policy
• 24 weeks enhanced and flexible parental leave for all employees regardless of gender up to a child’s 3rd birthday
• Matched pension contribution up to 5%
• Wellbeing benefits such as Health Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance with Vitality 
• 2 paid volunteering / charity days per year
• Access to our preferential employee lease car scheme for you and your family 
• Subsidised onsite restaurant plus free refreshments and snacks 
• Onsite electrical charging for your Plug-In Hybrid Electric or Battery Electric vehicle.
• A set salary sacrifice spend limit, refreshed every tax year for you to choose from multiple services and products to suit your lifestyle whilst saving on tax and NI within our extensive flexible benefits platform
• Discounted shopping site with 100s of brands and online retailers

Diversify our future: Volvo Cars is an equal opportunities employer. We are a company for people who care about other people and for the world we live in. We celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, and promotion. It’s what you do that counts and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future. With us, you can truly be yourself, embrace new opportunities, thrive and a make a difference.

Want to know more? We hope so

We’d love to receive and review your application. If you want more information about the role and its responsibilities or simply to learn a bit more about the team, please reach out to leigh.craddock@volvocars.com.

Volvo Cars - Driving change together

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential.

For the right person, an inspiring, and creative workplace awaits. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, paid parental leave policy? You’ll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that’s made us one of the world’s most awarded and progressive employers.