Financial Accounting Manager

Red Bull UK is currently recruiting for a Financial Accounting Manager to be based in London, UK.

If you are looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact across a diverse and dynamic business, this is an opportunity to take ownership of financial accounting, governance and control activities across multiple entities and projects.

The Financial Accounting Manager is responsible for managing the Financial Accounting team, ensuring the delivery of accurate financial reporting, a robust control environment and compliance with UK GAAP, IFRS and company policies. The role acts as the key technical accounting expert for the business, partnering with Finance, Operations, Sales and Marketing teams, while serving as a trusted contact for Group Finance, auditors and regulatory bodies.

Managing a team of finance professionals, the role is accountable for developing technical capability, driving continuous improvement, strengthening financial controls and supporting the business in achieving its strategic objectives.

The role requires a proactive and commercially aware finance leader who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, can manage competing priorities and is comfortable influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

All the responsibilities we’ll trust you with:

• Leadership & Team Management
  • Lead, develop and motivate a team of Financial Accountants, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Manage workload prioritisation, resource planning and performance management across the team.
  • Establish and deliver individual development plans, coaching team members on both technical accounting and professional development.
  • Ensure appropriate succession planning and capability development within the department.
  • Promote best‑practice financial control, governance and compliance standards across the business.
• Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting
  • Own the month‑end and year‑end financial close processes, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to local management and the wider Group Finance team.
  • Review and approve accounting entries, accruals, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Provide technical accounting expertise and guidance on IFRS, UK GAAP (FRS
    102) and Group accounting policies.
  • Lead the assessment, implementation and communication of new accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Review and challenge balance sheet forecasts and planning assumptions as part of annual business planning cycles.
  • Partner with the Tax Manager to ensure accounting structures and reporting processes support tax compliance requirements.
• Financial Control & Governance
  • Maintain and continuously enhance the financial control framework, ensuring appropriate controls operate effectively across all business processes.
  • Identify, assess and mitigate financial reporting and compliance risks.
  • Drive process improvements, standardisation and automation initiatives whilst ensuring accounting policies, procedures and documentation remain current and aligned with Group requirements.
  • Lead control assessments and support remediation activities where weaknesses are identified.
  • Champion the application of technology, automation and data analytics within Finance, leveraging tools to enhance reporting quality, strengthen controls and reduce manual effort.
• Business Partnering
  • Act as a trusted advisor to Finance, Operations, Sales and Marketing teams on financial reporting and accounting matters.
  • Support business initiatives by providing accounting guidance and evaluating reporting impacts of commercial decisions.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to strengthen financial awareness and control ownership throughout the organisation.
  • Partner with wider Group Finance to ensure alignment with global reporting requirements.
  • Lead or support strategic projects, organisational changes and finance transformation initiatives, ensuring appropriate accounting, reporting and control considerations are addressed.
• Audit, Statutory Reporting & Compliance
  • Lead all aspects of the external audit process, acting as the primary contact for auditors and coordinating delivery across the business.
  • Oversee…