Finance Manager (Immigration & Tax)

London, England, United Kingdom

11/15/2024

Company Description

Vialto Partners is a market leader in global mobility services. Our purpose is to ‘Connect the world’. We are unique and the only stand-alone global mobility business. This presents a rare opportunity for our clients, stakeholders and colleagues.

Our teams help companies streamline and effectively manage their global mobility programs in a cost-efficient and compliant manner. Our services focus on providing cross-border compliance and risk assessment for tax, immigration, business travel, rewards and compensation, and remote work.

Working at Vialto Partners is about getting the chance to be part of a global and dynamic team. Globally, Vialto Partners has over 6,500 staff and continues to grow. You will work with clients from a range of industries and different geographical locations. We believe in connecting the world and supporting our colleagues to do the same in their careers by undertaking assignments and opportunities globally that broaden their skills and ultimately benefit our clients.

Vialto is unstoppable when we work together in a culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive. We encourage employees to bring their true selves and share their unique talents and expertise to positively impact the communities we serve.

To learn more about what we do, tune in to our podcast On the Move to hear expert insights on issues affecting global mobility, and read about the latest news in the industry. You can also follow us on Linkedin and Instagram.

Job Description

As part of a team of 2 Finance Managers for the UK, you will be the commercial partner to either the tax or immigration team, supporting partners in commercial related queries such as: working capital management, month-end and year-end closing activities. In addition, you will mentor and support your own team of two Revenue Accountants with all admin activities within the territory. You will act as the primary contact for other Vialto finance teams such as billing & collections, regional finance and shared service centre accounting and will collaborate with budgeting and forecasting, working closely with billing partners and directors. Finally, you will provide performance analysis to support management decision making and improve profitability as well as maintaining strong financial controls over revenue and working capital.

Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Support month-end and year-end closing to fulfil both internal reporting and external statutory reporting.
• Support Revenue Accountants in ensuring regular client billing takes place, identifying opportunities to minimise WIP.
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition through regular WIP reconciliations, quarterly attestation and minimising aged WIP.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with established policies and internal control procedures.
• Support UK FD on all activity for annual budgets, periodic forecasting, and business plan updates.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly operating reviews, including analysis of historical financials, variance explanations, updated forecasts with risks and opportunities to current plan, and key performance indicators.
• Provide management reporting to business unit leadership, including variance analysis to demonstrate how the budget/forecast and prior period compares against actual performance.
• Monitor achievement of performance targets such as billing and collection goals, staff utilization, margin analysis, VVN (Vialto Value Network) utilisation, etc.
• Act as the local contact for all queries / requests from the centralised debt collection team.
• Investigate and resolve any finance or admin queries raised by the client engagement team, working with other finance departments and IT.
• Collaborate with Group functions such as Legal, Tax and HR on regulatory and statutory compliance when required.
• Ensure local compliance with all Group policies and processes, reporting all material issues or non-compliance to regional management.
• Deliver ad-hoc analysis and projects as requested by territory leader or Europe CFO.
• Ensuring that all monthly reports and filing to various government bodies such as tax return filing, statistics reporting are completed accurately and on time.
• Support in audits, including both internal and external.
  
  

Desired Capabilities And Skills

• Strong business acumen and focus on working capital management.
• Practical and commercial approach to problem solving or analysis.
• Analytical and results oriented.
• Proactive; always a self-starter.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including good command of spoken and written English.
• Collaborative and diplomatic approach when dealing with Business Leadership, Group Functions, Shared Service and colleagues.
• Able to leverage available technology tools, inc high level of excel.
  
  

Qualifications

Significant experience with a professional services company.

Exposure to complex organisations, eg leveraging a shared services function.

Line management experience.

FP&A experience.

Detailed understanding of accounting processes (revenue recognition, billing, working capital management, AP, payroll, corporate expense allocations and intercompany).

CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified with at least 2 years in a commercial role.

Additional Information

• This i s a hybrid role located in London.
• This is a regular full-time position.
• We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status.
• Please note, AI is used as part of the application process.