At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial reporting and enhance processes for a global PLC.
- Company: Join a well-established, rapidly growing PLC with a fantastic reputation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £80,000, 10% bonus, and hybrid working.
- Other info: Develop and mentor a high-performing team while ensuring compliance and financial reliability.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment with career progression opportunities.
- Qualifications: Qualified ACA accountant with experience in group consolidations and statutory reporting.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 80000 £ per year.
Job Description
Your new company Your new business is a well-established, rapidly growing PLC, with a fantastic reputation and a global presence.
Your new role You will lead the Group consolidation process, ensuring the timely production of high-quality financial reporting and insightful commentary to support decision-making.
Review and enhance financial and management reporting processes, identifying opportunities for improvements in accuracy, efficiency and output.
Take responsibility for the preparation and review of the Group's interim and statutory accounts, as well as the statutory accounts of UK subsidiaries, ensuring full compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
Build strong relationships with divisional and functional leaders, providing both support and constructive challenge while contributing to key business initiatives and enhancing technical accounting capability across the Group.
Develop, mentor and support a high-performing team, while establishing and maintaining robust financial reporting controls to reduce risk and improve reporting reliability.
Partner with external auditors to ensure an efficient and effective audit process and liaise with professional advisers where required.
Develop and maintain Group accounting policies, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, industry standards and consistent adoption across the Group.
What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified ACA accountant with a strong technical accounting background, ideally gained within a Top 10 accountancy practice firm.
You will currently be operating at Manager level, with significant experience leading complex group consolidations, statutory reporting and external audit engagements.
A strong understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP is essential, alongside the ability to provide clear and insightful financial analysis to senior stakeholders.
You will have a proven track record of driving process improvements, strengthening financial controls and influencing business leaders across a large and evolving organisation.
Experience of working with listed, private equity-backed or multi-entity groups would be advantageous.
What you'll get in return In return, you will join a well-known PLC with an excellent reputation.
The business is constantly evolving, and the team is passionate about providing opportunities for development and career progression.
You will receive a salary of up to £80,000, depending on experience, along with a 10% bonus, hybrid working in South Manchester, and a range of other benefits.
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