SUMMARY OF PURPOSE:
The Group Reporting Manager will take ownership of group wide financial reporting consolidation and statutory compliance. This role will lead the group reporting process and assist in coordinating the external audit ensuring robust financial controls and technical accounting standards across the group. This position operates at a strategic group wide level.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Group Reporting & Consolidation
- Own and manage the monthly quarterly and annual group consolidation process.
- Preparation of quarterly management accounts
- Ensure intercompany balances are reconciled and eliminated accurately.
- Deliver high-quality board and shareholder reporting packs.
- Maintain and enhance group reporting systems and processes.
- Responsible for ensuring the business appropriately adopts new accounting policies legislation and best practice
- Providing technical accounting support across the business
Statutory Accounts & Audit
- Lead the year-end statutory accounts preparation process for group entities.
- Act as the primary contact for external auditors.
- Coordinate audit deliverables and ensure timely resolution of queries.
- Manage technical accounting matters and prepare position papers where required.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and financial reporting requirements.
- Prepare group financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards UK GAAP as applicable.
Financial Control & Governance
- Own and strengthen group-wide financial controls and policies.
- Actively manage and standardise entity-level reporting to ensure consistency and accuracy
- Take full responsibility for the monthly group close process including hands on balance sheet reconciliations and review
- Support the implementation and monitoring of internal controls.
- Identify process improvements and efficiencies across the finance function.
- Maintain and improve systems & processes to ensure strong financial control identify risks and implement internal controls
Business Support & Leadership
- Provide technical accounting guidance to finance managers across the group.
- Support strategic initiatives including acquisitions and system implementations.
Requirements
KEY SKILLS:
Essential
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent).
- Significant experience in group reporting and consolidations.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge.
- Experience managing external audits.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with consolidation/reporting systems preferred.
- Proven ability to operate at a senior level and influence stakeholders.
- Previous commercial experience required (not a first or second move)
- Strong attention to detail and analytical capability
- Experience within a multi-entity group structure.
- Exposure to M&A activity.
- Experience with Business Central D365
- ERP management experience
Required Skills:
Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent). Significant experience in group reporting and consolidations. Strong technical accounting knowledge. Experience managing external audits. Advanced Excel skills; experience with consolidation/reporting systems preferred. Proven ability to operate at a senior level and influence stakeholders. Previous commercial experience required (not a first or second move) Strong attention to detail and analytical capability Experience within a multi-entity group structure. Desirable Exposure to M&A activity. Experience with Business Central D365 ERP management experience
SUMMARY OF PURPOSE: The Group Reporting Manager will take ownership of group wide financial reporting consolidation and statutory compliance. This role will lead the group reporting process and assist in coordinating the external audit ensuring robust financial controls and technical accounting stan...
SUMMARY OF PURPOSE:
The Group Reporting Manager will take ownership of group wide financial reporting consolidation and statutory compliance. This role will lead the group reporting process and assist in coordinating the external audit ensuring robust financial controls and technical accounting standards across the group. This position operates at a strategic group wide level.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Group Reporting & Consolidation
- Own and manage the monthly quarterly and annual group consolidation process.
- Preparation of quarterly management accounts
- Ensure intercompany balances are reconciled and eliminated accurately.
- Deliver high-quality board and shareholder reporting packs.
- Maintain and enhance group reporting systems and processes.
- Responsible for ensuring the business appropriately adopts new accounting policies legislation and best practice
- Providing technical accounting support across the business
Statutory Accounts & Audit
- Lead the year-end statutory accounts preparation process for group entities.
- Act as the primary contact for external auditors.
- Coordinate audit deliverables and ensure timely resolution of queries.
- Manage technical accounting matters and prepare position papers where required.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and financial reporting requirements.
- Prepare group financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards UK GAAP as applicable.
Financial Control & Governance
- Own and strengthen group-wide financial controls and policies.
- Actively manage and standardise entity-level reporting to ensure consistency and accuracy
- Take full responsibility for the monthly group close process including hands on balance sheet reconciliations and review
- Support the implementation and monitoring of internal controls.
- Identify process improvements and efficiencies across the finance function.
- Maintain and improve systems & processes to ensure strong financial control identify risks and implement internal controls
Business Support & Leadership
- Provide technical accounting guidance to finance managers across the group.
- Support strategic initiatives including acquisitions and system implementations.
Requirements
KEY SKILLS:
Essential
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent).
- Significant experience in group reporting and consolidations.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge.
- Experience managing external audits.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with consolidation/reporting systems preferred.
- Proven ability to operate at a senior level and influence stakeholders.
- Previous commercial experience required (not a first or second move)
- Strong attention to detail and analytical capability
- Experience within a multi-entity group structure.
- Exposure to M&A activity.
- Experience with Business Central D365
- ERP management experience
Required Skills:
Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent). Significant experience in group reporting and consolidations. Strong technical accounting knowledge. Experience managing external audits. Advanced Excel skills; experience with consolidation/reporting systems preferred. Proven ability to operate at a senior level and influence stakeholders. Previous commercial experience required (not a first or second move) Strong attention to detail and analytical capability Experience within a multi-entity group structure. Desirable Exposure to M&A activity. Experience with Business Central D365 ERP management experience
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