Finance Manager / Senior Manager in City of London

London is our global headquarters where 220 colleagues across Finance, Risk, Corporate Development, Legal, HR, MAC and Education drive the success of our 90+ schools in 35+ countries.

The Group Finance Manager plays a pivotal leadership role within the finance function, overseeing the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting across central entities. This role demands delivering robust financial controls, enhancing process efficiencies, and leading the preparation of statutory and management accounts with precision and timeliness.

Focal responsibilities include:

• Advancing the efficiency and automation of accounting procedures, whilst ensuring strict adherence to internal control frameworks.
• Managing treasury accounting activities and supporting external audit processes for seamless compliance.
• Driving continuous improvements within finance systems and practices, fostering a culture of operational excellence.
• Inspiring and developing a high-performing finance team, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing across the wider organisation.
• Acting as a key influencer, challenging conventional approaches to embed best practices that support strategic growth and financial sustainability.

We are seeking an accomplished and motivated professional to join us as our Group Finance Manager. The ideal candidate is someone with a comprehensive understanding of corporate finance, exceptional analytical skills, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-evolving environment.

Financial Reporting & Control:

• Own the end-to-end delivery of financial statements and management reports for central entities, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Lead statutory account preparation and audit coordination for international subsidiaries, maintaining transparent and effective communication with auditors.
• Implement and maintain rigorous financial controls by overseeing trial balances, account reconciliations, and regular balance sheet reviews.
• Act as the primary liaison for external audits, adeptly managing audit queries and fostering positive auditor relationships.
• Prepare comprehensive tax reporting documentation and collaborate proactively with the corporate tax team to ensure compliance and optimisation.
• Champion automation initiatives to streamline core accounting workflows, significantly reducing manual intervention and enhancing accuracy.
• Drive optimisation and enhancement of finance systems, including active involvement in refining the Treasury Management System to better support financial operations.
• Facilitate the organisation's transition toward a controls-based audit environment by promoting best practices and updating critical financial process documentation regularly.

Treasury & Technical Accounting:

• Manage central treasury accounting transactions with exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accurate and timely recording.
• Provide sound, practical accounting advice on complex, non-routine transactions, assisting the wider finance team in navigating technical challenges.
• Oversee intercompany transactions, related party disclosures, and specialised accounting areas such as asset revaluations and exceptional item treatment with strict adherence to policy and regulation.
• Collaborate closely with regional finance teams and senior leaders across the Group, fostering strong partnerships that facilitate strategic objectives.
• Support acquisition activities by leading financial due diligence, integration planning, and post-acquisition finance alignment to ensure smooth transitions of new schools into the Group.
• Deliver insightful financial analysis and bespoke reporting that informs strategic decision-making and enhances organisational effectiveness.

Our ideal candidate embraces change, communicates effectively, and demonstrates a strong commitment to continuous professional growth. Nord Anglia Education is the world's leading international schools organisation. Our 90+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 100,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.

We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we're at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.

As a member of the world's leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination. Nord Anglia Education is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards in our schools and we expect every employee to share this commitment.