About the role
De Beers Brands & Diamond Desirability consists of 22 legal entities across 16 countries. The Financial Controller (Financial Accounting) team is responsible for all financial and regulatory reporting for these entities, along with running day to day finance and working capital operations including payables, receivables, inventory and cash management. The team also leads on all Group reporting into HFM and HSF with ownership of forecast and budget submissions in these areas. Forevermark is one of the core pillars of the Brands & Diamond Desirability business, historically home to the Marketing teams with their extensive reach and success.
Responsibilities
•Responsible for the management of the DB FM / IOD (Institute of Diamonds) Business Unit reporting process.
•Preparation and completion of month end reporting for FMUK and IIDGR UK for Group submission.
•Review of the monthly actuals of all eight DB FM / IOD international markets, ensuring these are successfully loaded onto the financial reporting system (HFM) and any queries are followed up.
•First port of support for the DB FM / IOD Global finance community and first point of contact for DB FM UK based Accounts Technicians for any reporting or day to day processes.
•Completion of the DB FM / IOD consolidation.
•Completion of stat notes and group templates at both half year and year end for FMUK and IIDGR UK.
•Manage, review and consolidate the stat notes and group templates completed by the Global DB FM / IOD business unit.
•Analyse monthly performance for DB FM / IOD entities providing variance analysis, lead on explanations during Group Flash calls.
•Review of monthly DB FM reporting and consolidation processes prepared by Accounts technicians, including Balance Sheet reconciliations, BU report and monitoring of International bank limits, and first review of CFO Report before final review by Financial Controller.
•Own the process of completing the Statutory Accounts of FMUK and IIDGR UK to the point that Finance Director performs high level review and signing. This involves managing and reviewing the preparation of the accounts and supporting files by the Accounts Technicians and engaging with the Company Secretary's team.
•Acting as the key liaison for the annual external audits of FMUK and IIDGR UK, providing analysis, explanations and support where required. This involves engaging with other areas of the business to obtain support required by the auditors, including Operations, Legal and Marketing.
•Work closely with fellow Accountants and Accounting Technicians within BDD and DBUK to ensure integrity and accuracy of the accounts.
•Particular emphasis placed on ensuring that good corporate governance, process and internal controls are maintained across all operations.
•First point of contact with the DB group finance team and manage the adherence to group timetables / financial procedures with support from Financial Controller.
•Support the Marketing Finance team with reporting of Marketing figures and due diligence of supplier onboarding.
•First point of contact for the International DB FM / IOD finance functions for internal controls to ensure that internal controls are consistent with Forevermark/DBUK internal control policies.
•Responsible for training all new international financial managers on group reporting requirements as well as providing technical accounting advice.
•Assist in project work resulting from changing business requirements, including business partnering with key pilot initiatives across the Business unit.
•Preparation of ad hoc reports at the request of management, including an active role in day to day SAP management.
•Regularly review liquidity of Forevermark and its businesses, ensure Treasury limits are not exceeded and discussions on required changes are held well in advance.
•As appropriate, assist in resolving payables and receivables issues.
•Working closely with Group Tax to complete FMUK and IIDGR UK tax requirements, including completing the annual tax packs as well as the review of international markets tax calculations.
•Support tax queries and investigations where appropriate.
Requirements
•Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
•7+ years post qualified experience
•Proven experience leading statutory reporting and/or audits of entities
•Excellent spreadsheet & modelling abilities
•Proven managerial and coaching skills, ideally through line management
•Fluent spoken and written English
•Strong Microsoft Office skills essential
•Solid accounting and technical reporting background including application and extensive knowledge of technical accounting standards including IFRS16 and IAS36
Nice to have
•Experience of financial reporting in the retail / luxury sector would be an advantage
•Additional languages would be an advantage but not essential
•HFM, SAP & Onestream systems knowledge an advantage
Benefits
•27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell leave via our flexible benefits platform
•Minimum 4% employee contribution plus 11% company contribution (15% total) pension
•Company-funded core Private Medical Insurance (Bupa), with options to upgrade or extend cover
•24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme, access to a Mental Health First Aider network, and wider wellbeing resources
•Access to a flexible benefits platform, including options such as holiday trading, travel insurance, dental cover, critical illness protection, retail vouchers and more
•Opportunities to participate in Anglo American share plans, including Free Shares, SIP and SAYE
•Employee discounts, staff discount options, and onsite benefits where available (e.g. gym and restaurant facilities)
