Financial Accounting Manager (hybrid)

The Role

Imperial Brands, a forward-thinking and inclusive company supported by 25,000 dedicated employees is looking for a Financial Accounting Manager Join our dynamic Group Finance team in Bristol. In this pivotal role, you'll be at the heart of operational treasury accounting and reporting for our key financing entities, Imperial Brands Finance Plc and Imperial Brands Enterprise Finance Limited.

We are looking for someone who can drive process improvements, particularly in spreadsheet usage, to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of our accounting processes. If you're ready to make a significant impact and thrive in a challenging yet rewarding environment, we want to hear from you.

Principal Accountabilities

• Deliver operational treasury accounting and reporting, and collaborate with senior accounting colleagues and auditors on areas of judgement.
• Assist in maintaining and developing treasury accounting processes and policies, and support the finance community in applying relevant accounting policies.
• Provide ad-hoc treasury analysis, including the impact of changes to the Group’s structure, loan arrangements, financial instruments, and hedging strategies.
• Contribute to improving Group financial reporting and disclosures for internal management and external statutory reporting.
• Support senior management with technical and judgemental accounting areas, including preparing technical accounting papers for the Audit Committee.
• Administer intragroup loan changes, support internal finance teams with funding requirements, and maintain a strong financial control framework.

Skills and Experience Required

• Qualified accountant 
• High level of numeracy and ability to understand financial instrument valuations, accounting processes, foreign exchange, interest rate risk, and associated statutory reporting requirements.
• Technically astute with experience in accounting and reporting for company financial statements,
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, and understanding of period-end close processes in a Group context.
• Strong organisation and project management skills, excellent report writing skills, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, V-Lookups, multiple linked spreadsheets).
• Commitment to financial controls, attention to detail, drive and enthusiasm for meeting deadlines, willingness to challenge norms, and flexibility to work with team members on shared goals.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and many extras including a great pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and hybrid/flexible working opportunities as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.