Head of Financial Accounting

Wolverhampton - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This is a great opportunity to join a marketleading fastpaced and rapidly expanding business. With multichannel growth major investment in a new distribution centre and a pipeline of new branches this is a rare chance to join a business led by a highly experienced senior management team thats scaling with real momentum.

You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy integrity and timeliness of monthly management accounts and statutory reporting. You will manage and develop a highperforming team own the monthend close process and act as the primary contact for external auditors.

This is a handson fastpaced position suited to a technically strong detailoriented and commercially curious accounting leader.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

Lead coach and mentor a team of six (mix of qualified and part qualified accountants)
Support personal development plans drive capability uplift and foster a highperformance culture.
Promote curiosity continuous improvement and bestpractice financial control.

Month-End Close (Working Day 4)

Coordinate the endtoend monthend close process collaborating closely with FP&A AP AR and Treasury teams.
Oversee preparation and review of P&L Balance Sheet and supporting reconciliations and schedules.
Ensure all journal entries are fully supported accurate and complete.

Financial Accounting & Statutory Reporting

Prepare annual statutory financial statements (consolidated and single entity) in compliance with appropriate GAAP.
Act as the primary audit contact managing all audit queries and deliverables.
Lead implementation of changes to accounting standards and financial reporting requirements.

Balance Sheet Control

Full ownership of the Balance Sheet ensuring complete timely and accurate reconciliation of all accounts.
Identify and manage risks opportunities and required remediation actions.
Maintain robust accounting controls and documentation.

Tax & Compliance

Own VAT return preparation and submission.
Working with our external tax advisors prepare supporting accounting information for corporation tax returns.
Engage effectively with audit teams external tax advisors and HMRC.

Projects & Continuous Improvement

Drive endtoend process improvements across financial accounting and controls taking a risk-based approach aligned to a multi-site distribution and retail business
Challenge the status quo and introduce scalable processes suitable for a highgrowth multisite environment.
Contribute to adhoc projects and business initiatives including systems enhancements integrations and PE-related reporting needs.

About You

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

Fully qualified accountant (ACA ACCA or CIMA)
Big 4 / Top 10 practice background preferred
Minimum 3 years PQE with demonstrable experience in industry
Strong technical accounting knowledge
Experience managing coaching and developing teams
Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
Resilient adaptable and comfortable working in a changing environment
Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical skills
Solutionfocused with a cando attitude and continuous improvement mindset confident in challenging existing processes
Effective communicator who can build strong relationships across the business

Desirable:

Experience in distribution logistics or multisite retail businesses
Exposure to PEbacked environments and fastgrowth operational models

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UKs leading automotive parts distributors supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts tools garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 211 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding 475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems which include our industry leading catalogue system Allicat and access to the Groups national garage programme Servicesure

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Required Experience:

Director