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

The Successful candidate for the Group Financial Reporting manager role will be Technically Outstanding. Fully Qualified - likely ACA / ACCA. Experienced in dealing with listed company external reporting processes, either from within Practice or Industry, including consolidation. Experienced in the preparation, review and audit of financial statements under IFRS, FRS 101 and FRS 102, and comfortable generally with IFRS accounting standards. Experienced in leading and developing teams.