Record to Report (RTR) Manager, Golborne

J. Murphy & Sons Limited is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves lives by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. We provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; water; power; natural resources; and construction & property. Headquartered in London, we also have a number of related businesses - Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Urban Infrastructure; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. We are specialists in delivering pipelines; design; marine; structural steel; tunnelling; fabrication; bridges and piling; and invest heavily in our substantial holding of plant; equipment and facilities. Record to Report (RTR) Manager Based Stone Cross (Golborne) Murphy have implemented a Finance Shared Service Centre (SSC) for the UK, which has become a central building block of the business. Implementing the SSC has provided the platform for cost savings and ongoing performance improvement, including focussed continuous improvement in Finance and related Business processes. The Record to Report Manager will: * Managing month-end process and posting of journals to ensures accurate and complete management accounts * Manage cash management requirements * Timely and accurate recording of fixed assets * Preparation of clean, full reconciled monthly balance sheet reconciliations with action plans where appropriate * Work with the Head of Tax with the timely preparation of information/returns for fiscal requirements * Provide as required analysis for the Head of Group Reporting to aid the Group consolidation and preparation of the statutory accounts  * Excellent service delivery by the Record to Report Team evidenced by prompt responses and resolution of all queries * Maintaining excellent working relationships with internal / external customers * Provide company information to government and external auditors as required and that proper records are maintained in accordance with statutory requirements, e.g. Office of National Statistics returns * The role holder will work with all Murphy Business Units (which will contain Joint Ventures) and Functional Teams. * You will be required to line manage the Record to Report Team What we're looking for: * Senior Manager with significant post-qualification (CIMA or ACCA) general accounting and general ledger experience, preferably in a Shared Services environment * Strong academic record and experience in Finance * Experience of managing a team of c10 General Accounting / Ledger staff * In-depth knowledge of General Ledger processes * We use Microsoft Dynamics 365, so experience of this, or earlier versions (AX) would be advantageous * Championed and lead continuous improvement initiatives in Finance * Experience of presenting financial information to non-finance professionals * Construction Industry knowledge and experience of Joint Ventures would add weight to your application, or exposure to other project-based industries