Finance Manager – Balance Sheet Reconciliations

Job title: Finance Manager – Balance Sheet Reconciliations

Company: Primark


Job description: Job DescriptionFinance Manager, Balance Sheet Reconciliations and Controls (12 month FTC)Because we strive to put people first.
Culture, our way.Finance at Primark
What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.What You’ll Get
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.What You’ll Do as a Finance Manager, Balance Sheet Reconciliations and Controls
Contribute to the continued development of techniques and the improvement of processes and workflow for the function, delivering a quality & timely service. In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Overall responsibility for Reconciliations Process across 17 markets & growing.
• Contributes to risk assessments and drives actions to address the root causes that persistently lead to operational risk losses by challenging both historical and proposed practices.
• Evaluates the current set of in-scope Reconciliations & Controls, recommending ways to optimize & further automate.
• Ensure effectiveness of own team and other closely related teams with a quality and timeliness of service provided.
• Continuous review & evolvement of outputs, together with effective reconciliations, ensuring appropriateness of controls in line with business requirements
• Coordinates audits, examinations, and deliverable requirements from internal and external reviewers by supporting coordinating activities within the team.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with internal & external customers and stakeholders through strong business partnering
• Manage team responsible for Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Coach and develop individual team members
• Break down information in a systematic and communicable manner
• Escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• An experienced accounting professional (ACA/ACCA/CIMA /CPA) 6 Years + who has worked in a rapidly growing environment and can bring experience of best practice gained including solid Accounting, Financial reporting and IFRS understanding.
• Excellent technology knowledge and experience with balance sheet reconciliation processes & implementations.
• In depth knowledge & experience in Oracle Financials & Excel.
• Proven track record of managing within shared service type environment and delivering improvement to operating processes and practices.
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate high-performance individuals & team.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills across all levels of the organisation.
• Pro-active about managing change and challenging existing procedures and processes to achieve best practice
• Provide subject matter expertise to business-driven initiatives, internal partners, leadership or projects related to operations as necessary.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future – and we’re excited to develop yours.About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we’re Caring and always strive to put people first. We’re also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.141608BRFunctionFinanceJob ProfileFinance ManagerTime TypeFull-Time

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Location: Dublin

Job date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 22:37:29 GMT

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