Financial Accountant

Just like our progress on the track, at Atlassian Williams Racing we are striving to strengthen our high-performance culture across the organisation, including a significant programme of finance transformation. This role is designed to have some set monthly accounting responsibilities with an emphasis on inventory reporting, but the successful candidate will also be comfortable working closely with finance and business stakeholders to drive improvements and build a strong platform for best-in-class financial reporting and analysis.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage the month end close process for your assigned business areas ensuring journals are completed in a technically accurate and timely manner and reconciliations are maintained to a high standard.
• To look after inventory accounting as well as a number of smaller areas across the business.
• Manage and reconcile balance sheet accounts, resolving reconciling items and delivering improvements to the auditability of the schedules.
• Review contract documentation to ensure correct accounting treatment and prepare technical accounting papers.
• Support the annual statutory and cost cap audits.
• Complete UK and Overseas VAT returns and ONS surveys.
• Collaborate to develop the Microsoft Dynamics (ERP) to maximise automation and support accurate financial accounting.
• Contribute to ongoing finance transformation projects helping to build best in class finance systems and processes.
  
  

Fulfil all organisational expectations, including but not limited to the following:

• Understand and work in line with Williams Values & Behaviours, encouraging others to do the same.
• Ensure understanding of and compliance with health and safety obligations.
• Maintain personal high standards of behaviour and conduct, being a positive ambassador for the department.
• Ensure you adhere to brand rules and maintain high standards of department presentation.
• Work to quality standards and identify and contribute ways to continuously improve department and personal performance.
• Ensure understanding of cost cap rules and requirements.
  
  

Qualifications and Experience Level:

• Qualified Accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified
• Manufacturing Environment Experience: Experience with inventory accounting is required.
• Accounting Principles: Solid understanding required.
• Process Improvement: Proven ability to manage and improve financial processes.
• Skills: Problem-solving, analytical mindset, attention to detail, strong communication skills, robust Excel skills, experience with PowerBI and D365 beneficial.
  
  

This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder will be required to carry out from time-to-time tasks in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within their capabilities.

Company Description

For almost 50 years, Williams Racing has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name.

Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven Drivers’ Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made history before and is out to make it again with a long-term mission to evolve and return to the front of the grid.

Additional Information

Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.