Finance Shared Services Finance Manager

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.

Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.

Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the bran­d is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

About the role

Charlotte Tilbury are on the hunt for a Finance Shared Services Finance Manager to join our growing Group Finance team. This role will be in the newly created shared services function and will be an integral part of enhancing capabilities in the finance department by driving best practice across the global finance function. This role oversees financial operations within a shared services environment, ensuring efficient processes and accurate financial reporting. Responsibilities include managing general accounting and balance sheet reconciliations, streamlining workflows, and implementing best practices to enhance productivity and compliance. Additionally, this role provides strategic insights to support business decisions.

As a Finance Shared Services Finance Manager you will

Financial Reporting & Analysis

Analyse financial data and trends to provide actionable insights for business decision-making. Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all financial reporting.

Process Improvement

Identify opportunities for process optimisation and standardisation within the shared services finance function. Implement best practices for finance operations, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Lead projects to streamline financial processes and systems. Oversees preparation of bi-weekly Shared Services driven system and process-oriented project updates.

Team Management

Supervise and mentor a team of finance professionals, providing guidance and development opportunities. Allocate resources effectively and ensure the team meets key financial deadlines. Ensure adherence to internal controls, policies and procedures.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Work closely with internal customers, providing financial expertise and support in line with Service Level Agreement. Serve as point of contact between shared services and other departments for financial matters. Communicate financial results and key performance indicators (KPI’s) to Head of Finance Shared Services.

Compliance & Governance

Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, and corporate policies. Team oversight of supporting the audit process. Monitor and enforce internal controls to safeguard financial assets.

System & Technology Management

Drive the adoption of new technologies and tools to enhance financial operations. Collaborate with IT teams to ensure system integration and data integrity.

Change Management

Lead change management initiatives related to financial processes, tools, and systems within the shared services. Ensure smooth transitions during organisational changes and system upgrades. Support with development of strategic plan for setting up shared services centre for assigned finance/ accounting activities.

Oversight of Financial Accounting Activities

Maintain clean general ledgers, ensuring balance sheet accounts are reconciled fully and reconciling items are addressed and cleared on a timely basis. Review allocation and recharge of corporate costs to other entities within the Charlotte Tilbury group. Reconciliation of intercompany charges and balances.

About you

• Education – Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field
• Certifications – Professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or similar is essential.
• Extensive experience in finance or accounting, with a significant portion in a shared services environment.
• Leadership Skills – Proven ability to manage and develop finance teams.
• Technical Skills – Proficiency in financial software and systems, including ERP systems and advanced Excel skills.
• Analytical Skills – Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Communication Skills – Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Project Management – Experience in managing projects and implementing process improvements.
• Interpersonal Skills – Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders and departments

Why join us?

• Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
• We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees – and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.

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