Senior Manager UK Treasury and Finance

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

This is a great opportunity to join us as a Senior Manager UK, Treasury and Finance  to support corporate functions. In this role you will be responsible for performing the accounting and financial activities of special purpose vehicles (Tenneco’s in house bank and internal factoring entities as well as holding companies).  You will recommend and implement best accounting practices and direct the accounting operations of the business. This is a ‘hands on’ role working closely with and reporting to the assistant treasurer but with exposure to the wider Tenneco group working with both internal and external stakeholders.
 

Job Responsibilities:

• Acting as a representative for four UK corporate entities and three Pension scheme companies.
• Prepare the annual statutory accounts of multiple UK entities.
• Perform quarterly VAT submissions for in house bank and factoring company.
• Prepare the monthly management accounts for three UK companies.
• Complete intercompany recharges and reporting.
• Notional cash pool administration (legal documentation, monthly postings and reconciliations)
• Monthly Treasury management accounting and full reconciliation of Balance Sheet in multiple currencies for EMEA, Asia and America regions.
• Intercompany loans administration (legal documentation, static data) inclusive of withholding tax calculations and quarterly returns
• Preparation and distribution of withholding tax certificates including applications for double taxation treaty towards UK tax authorities for intercompany loans, applications for certificates of residency.
• Review and sign off of monthly UK payrolls.
• Primary contact for UK external statutory auditors.
• Collection of data for tax computations including quarterly corporation tax and annual transfer pricing reviews.
• Completion of KYC documentation with banking counterparties
• Adherence to SOX and internal compliance rules
• Acting as trustee for 3 pension scheme companies, primary contact for trustee queries and as chair of monthly meetings.
• Document processes and procedures.

What will make you successful

Profile

• Minimum of 5 years financial accounting experience preferably with exposure to corporate entities (treasury vehicles, holding companies, SPV).
• Strong analytic skills, with excellent presentation and reporting skills, an exceptional problem–solver.
• Experience with Pensions legislation.
• Competent in the preparation of VAT returns
• Excellent working knowledge of company secretarial duties and UK company law.
• Flexible and robust individual, able to work autonomously and meet tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of withholding tax matters.
• Knowledge of UK and US GAAP rules.

Education

• Educated to University degree.
• Qualified ACCA / ACA accountant
• Trained within an Accountancy practice.
• Support would be provided to acquire ACT treasury qualifications should the candidate wish to pursue.

Skills

• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel). Advanced Excel skills welcome. 
• Preferably experience of SAP, OneStream or a similar Reporting package
• Able to work with colleagues internationally at all levels; excellent communicator.
• Organised and methodical; diligent, precise
• A wish to continuously improve processes and procedures.

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