At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead group reporting, statutory accounts, and financial controls in a dynamic finance team.
- Company: Join a successful, private equity-backed business in an exciting growth phase.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, discretionary bonus, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant visibility and career growth within a high-performing team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on financial reporting and governance in a growing organisation.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with strong experience in group financial reporting and consolidations.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 70000 £ per year.
Leicester | Hybrid 2–3 days per week in the office
£70,000 per annum + Discretionary Bonus + Benefits
A highly successful, private equity-backed business is entering an exciting new phase of growth and transformation and is seeking a technically strong Group Reporting Manager to join its high-performing finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of group reporting, statutory accounts, consolidation and regulatory reporting within a complex, acquisitive environment.
You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, leading the external audit process, strengthening financial controls and supporting a range of finance transformation initiatives as the business continues to scale.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the Group consolidation process and production of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
- Preparing consolidated statutory accounts and Group cash flow statements
- Overseeing subsidiary statutory reporting across the wider Group
- Managing external audit deliverables and acting as a key contact for auditors
- Leading regulatory reporting requirements and ensuring ongoing compliance
- Improving financial controls, governance and reporting processes
- Supporting finance transformation projects and system enhancements
- Monitoring debt reporting and covenant compliance
- Managing and developing a Financial Reporting Accountant
- Providing technical accounting expertise to senior stakeholders across the business
About You
We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with:
- Strong experience in Group financial reporting and consolidations
- Excellent technical accounting knowledge across IFRS and UK GAAP
- Experience preparing statutory accounts and managing external audits
- A track record of operating within complex, multi-entity environments
- Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills
- The ability to drive process improvements and enhance financial controls
- Big4, top 10 audit background preferred
- 1-2 years industry experience is a must
Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to join a growing, PE-backed organisation where finance is at the heart of the growth agenda. You'll have significant visibility across the business, exposure to senior leadership, and the opportunity to help shape a best-in-class reporting and control environment while contributing to ongoing acquisitions and strategic initiatives.
Due to the high volume of applications received, we are only able to contact candidates who have been selected for interview. If you do not hear from us, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
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