Global Director of Accounts job for a Multinational Biotech Group in Manchester, paying up to £150k + bonus Your new company You will be joining a leading Multinational Biotech Group with an excellent reputation for its culture and progression model. The company has gone through some very exciting transformational changes recently and is looking to develop their commercial and reporting footprint. This is ahead of additional investment to support its growth plans across existing and new markets.Your new role You will be initially tasked with driving best practice across the finance reporting team and directing innovation, looking for continuous improvements, whilst leading and developing a high performing team, ensuring all the entities are compliant with their relevant local GAAP, SOX and internal controls. Your team will lead month-end closing activities, ensure reliable and timely closing, and review reports and analysis in support of internal and external reporting requirements. You will be visible and central to business, partnering with internal shared service global process owners on matters relating to Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable and other general accounting.What you''ll need to succeed You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), with previous experience of dealing within large complex international accounting structures. You will need to have strong communication skills and be able to adapt and communicate with a large finance team ..... full job details .....