Job Description

Due to an internal move, we are now looking for a Head of Financial Reporting to join our Group Finance team.

This is a high-profile position requiring someone with advanced stakeholder management skills to lead Financial Control, Tax and Financial Reporting for the Group.

Together is a business that is never standing-still and provides an exciting place to work for someone who likes to deliver to a high-standard and is comfortable with change.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the planning & preparation of all annual statutory accounts, including the Group's glossy annual report and accounts, plus approximately 30 other entities and quarterly interim reporting;
• Engagement with senior stakeholders around the group in relation to external financial reporting, liaising directly with:
  - The Group CFO in explaining key areas of the Group's annual reporting,
  - Executives and senior management in developing the 'front-end' reports for the group's glossy accounts,
  - Investor Relations to gain their input into messaging to investors,
  - Other senior members of the Finance management team.
  - Divisional CEOs,
  - Risk, marketing and operational areas,
  - The external auditors both in planning the audit and addressing issues;
• Co-ordinating and drafting audit committee papers, co-ordinating with other teams as required, for onward submission to the Group CFO, Audit Committee and External Auditors on the key areas of judgement and key accounting policies used within the statutory accounts;
• Lead the relationship with the external auditors, managing the annual external audit, quarterly interim reviews and also managing the transition from our current auditors to new ones throughout the coming year;
• Leading the financial control team, including maintenance of appropriate finance and tax controls in support of the Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) requirements and leading the team responsible for the delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual financial close and reporting processes;
• Manage the design and implementation of the control framework for the Financial Reporting and Financial Control teams. Continuously improve and manage an appropriate and effective end to end financial control framework, which is documented and risks managed and tracked in a Risk and Control Self-Assessment;
• Developing the team, creating a vision for the future;
• Responsibility for the performance management and development of three direct reports, plus overall responsibility for the leadership of a team of approximately 12;
• Provision of technical expertise in preparation reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and FRS102.

Qualifications

Essential Experience

• Qualified ACA or similar with experience in producing glossy accounts in a listed business or a financial services business, or experience in leading audit teams delivering similar;
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills;
• Highly organised and efficient with an ability to work under pressure and deliver to agreed deadlines;
• Understanding of risk and control assessment and the design of appropriate controls;
• Ability to develop individuals and a team into a high-performance team;
• Strong focus on the quality of work with attention to detail;
• Experience in the review, design, implementation and documentation of control frameworks;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Candidates who can demonstrate the below will be given further consideration:

• Financial services experience;
• IFRS9 financial instruments experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified ACA or similar with experience in producing glossy accounts in a listed business or a financial services business, or experience in leading audit teams delivering similar; • Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills; • Highly organised and efficient with an ability to work under pressure and deliver to agreed deadlines; • Understanding of risk and control assessment and the design of appropriate controls; • Ability to develop individuals and a team into a high-performance team; • Strong focus on the quality of work with attention to detail; • Experience in the review, design, implementation and documentation of control frameworks; • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Candidates who can demonstrate the below will be given further consideration: • Financial services experience; • IFRS9 financial instruments experience.