Job Description

• Managing the half year and full year reporting processes, including Group consolidation and external reporting together with the financial reporting team
• Overseeing the preparation, audit and filing of 100+ sets of statutory accounts in line with timetable throughout the course of the year, together with statutory reporting team of three
• Overseeing the accounts payable team
• Supporting the Head of Financial Reporting on ad hoc technical accounting matters for the Group
• Preparing certain technical accounting work papers and memos, including but not limited to goodwill impairment, pensions, unwinding of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments and equity investment accounting
• Preparing Group viability and going concern assessments
• Agreeing timetables with external auditors for the year and being a key point of contact for audit related matters
• Proactively preparing for HY and FY processes with the financial reporting and other relevant teams, including agreeing disclosures and template financial statements with auditors in advance of reporting periods
• Reviewing work prepared by your teams, including Group consolidation, balance sheet reconciliations and calculations supporting HY and FY reporting disclosures
• Driving improvement in processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of financial reporting
• Ensuring we are maximizing the benefits of recently implemented tools including a consolidation tool, IFRS16 tool and reporting tool
• Being aware of upcoming changes to accounting standards and disclosure requirements and ensuring the Group are proactively addressing these changes
• Supporting and developing your teams
• Keeping up to date with business developments and considering the implications for financial reporting
• To work with regional teams across the business in understanding any accounting matters and ensuring financial reporting processes are running efficiently and effectively
• To maintain productive relationships with the Group's external auditors

What's on Offer

• Attractive base salary, company car allowance and bonus potential of up to 25%
• Wide range of flexible corporate benefits
• Ability to work from home part of the time as the requirements of the job dictate.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities