Finance Reporting Analyst

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. 

Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.  

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

This role is based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, offering hybrid working and working within North West Europe (UK, Israel & Ireland) finance team, a circa. £100M external revenue region.

You will be involved in various aspects across NW Region, business partner of Israel branch, supporting the UK activities and process improvement activities across NW Region finance team.

• Israel Branch Activities
  • Act as Business Finance Partner for the Israel Branch; understand the business in order to reviewing and challenging monthly results, completing monthly reporting in the Onyx consolidation systems, preparing monthly revenue & cash forecasts, completing formal Budget process, preparing balance sheet control file, bank mandate management and payment approvals, advise outsourced accountants on how to treat items and liaising with local team and outsourced accountants to complete local statutory & tax filings, review the control environment and ensure accordance with group policies. Point of contact for all interim & year end queries from Divisional finance and external audit teams.

• UK Monthly Reporting Activities
  • Act as primary support for Finance Reporting Manager in all matters related to UK company financial controls and reporting.
  • Deliver UK month end reporting process ad hoc tasks as required.
  • Assist with UK year end audit.

• Ad hoc UK Financial Activities
  • Assist with preparation of the statutory & tax filings for the UK entities; completing draft statutory accounts in CaseWare, completing the workings for the statutory accounts and ETB, iXBRL coding of the statutory accounts and performing various tax analysis for the preparation of the corporate tax returns by the outsourced provider.
  • Other information gathering & analysis tasks for the NW Europe region as required for items such as the PAYE Settlement Agreement, Insurance information submittal process, National Statistics.
  • Document the UK & Israel control environment for the annual Controls Self-Assessment process, ensuring accordance with group policies and completing the Controls Self-Assessment Questionnaire.
     
• Transformation
  • Lead on delivery of transformation projects for the NW Europe finance team focusing on improving efficiency of processes as well as a significant improvement in the documentation of controls. Also responsible for leading an improvement project with global implications for the Detection business, nature of projects to be decided.
  • Support SAP roll-out to Israeli entity
  • Deciding appropriate plans for the implementation of transformative projects on finance processes

• Planning month end activities with 3rd party Israeli accounting team
• Part of the team obtaining audit clearance in year-end Group audit
• Accurate accounting treatments reported in Group consolidation system, with good explanation for subsequent auditor inquiries and no journals or unadjusted errors.

• Fully Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA ,CIMA or equivalent) or Part-Qualified accountant with solid relevant experience
• Knowledge or experience of IFRS standards especially IFRS9, IFRS15 & IFRS16.
• Excellent excel knowledge.
• Experience of using & implementing management information systems (Oracle EPBCS / FCCS / SmartView or similar) is advantageous.
• Knowledge of SAP is preferrable.
• Foreign language skills (especially Hebrew) an advantage.
• Ability & motivation to persistently pursue and achieve effective results which drive the business forward.
• Accurate and well organised.
• Ability to evaluate, analyse and address problems and data of diverse scope.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with a strong ability to work independently.

At Smiths we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture and deliver market-leading innovative solutions that meet our customers' evolving needs and touch the lives of millions of people every day. We are a FTSE100, global business of around 23,000 colleagues, based in 55 countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity, and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customers’ operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage. We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with an almost 170-year history of innovation, and five global divisions, all experts in their field.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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