Finance Manager – Account-to-Report & Consolidation
About the Role
This is a senior finance leadership opportunity overseeing reporting accuracy and compliance for a global network of legal entities. You'll run the Account-to-Report team and share responsibility for group consolidation, working closely with Tax, Treasury, Group Reporting and external auditors to keep reporting on time, on standard and audit-ready.
The role also sits at the heart of several major change programmes reshaping how finance operates — including a systems migration to SAP, a shift away from the current consolidation platform, and the rollout of a new planning tool over the next two years.
What You'll Be Doing
Reporting & Group Consolidation
- Jointly manage consolidation for the entity group, keeping reporting aligned with IFRS and internal group standards across the relevant finance platforms
- Investigate and clear discrepancies between balance sheet and cash flow consolidation outputs
- Take ownership of the close cycle — monthly, quarterly and annual
- Guarantee that everything submitted upstream to Group Reporting is complete and correct
- Contribute to balance sheet planning, keeping figures aligned across systems
- Play an active part in the finance transformation agenda, including system migrations and platform changes
Statutory Reporting & Audit
- Run the process for drafting, checking and filing statutory accounts
- Weigh in on judgement calls around impairments, provisions and other technical accounting questions
- Keep reporting in step with local regulation and shifting accounting standards
- Manage and develop a team of accountants, building a culture geared toward improvement
- Handle appraisals, goal-setting, succession planning and development conversations for your direct reports; support wider team members too
- Champion new tools and automation to modernise how the team works
- Plan resourcing so deadlines for reporting, audits and projects are consistently met
Working Across the Business
- Serve as the finance function's main point of contact for Tax, Treasury, Group Reporting and Shared Services
- Translate consolidation and reporting complexity into clear guidance for decision-makers
- Build the kind of relationships, internally and externally, that keep audits and compliance moving smoothly
Controls & Compliance
- Keep the control environment around reporting and consolidation strong, fixing gaps as they're identified
- Uphold group accounting policy, IFRS standards and control frameworks throughout
What You'll Bring
- A degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or similar)
- Strong experience in financial accounting, consolidation, statutory reporting or audit
- Experience of managing finance teams and navigating senior stakeholder relationships
- Familiarity with consolidation software — SAP or Hyperion/HFM background a plus
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