Senior Group Reporting Accountant in Southampton

Fixed Term Contract Duration - 5 Months

Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation. Quilter oversees £134.8 billion in customer investments (as of September 2025). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management.

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues. Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric.

As a Senior Group Reporting Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of Quilter’s financial and regulatory reporting at both Group and entity level. You will be part of a team responsible for ensuring the financial statements of the Group and its subsidiaries are prepared on time and meeting all of the relevant requirements in legislation and accounting standards. You will also be involved in the preparation of Group and entity-level regulatory returns and reports. This role will report to the Head of Financial Reporting and the role sits within the Financial and Regulatory Reporting team which is part of Group Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce statutory financial statements (IFRS/UK GAAP) and regulatory returns to a high standard.
• Lead month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting cycles, ensuring accurate and timely financial and regulatory reporting.
• Manage and develop a small team of reporting accountants.
• Implement and maintain strong reporting policies, systems, processes and controls.
• Review financial statements and regulatory submissions, supporting governance and sign-off.
• Provide clear reporting guidance, templates and support for contributors across the business.
• Work with Group Financial Controllers on Board and committee reporting.
• Interpret complex accounting and regulatory requirements with technical specialists.
• Support accounting for major corporate transactions.
• Partner with Technology on Workday general ledger structures and reporting processes.
• Act as a key contact for external and internal auditors.
• Drive continuous improvements to reporting systems, processes and consistency.
• Collaborate with Tax, FP&A, Capital & Treasury, Corporate Secretariat and Risk on reporting matters.
• Support production of Quilter Foundation financial statements.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Practical experience in financial reporting processes and controls.
• Excellent organisation and planning skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to influence and manage stakeholders effectively.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting to change in a complex environment.
• Experience in process improvement and reporting simplification.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work collaboratively, flexibly and effectively within a matrix organisation.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience in financial reporting within the UK financial services sector.
• Experience with consolidated reporting.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting under the Investment Firms Prudential Regime and/or Solvency II.
• Experience preparing technical papers or accounting memoranda.
• Understanding of UK company law and Listing Rules in a financial reporting context.
• Experience working with large, complex data sets.
• Familiarity with Quilter’s reporting systems (e.g., CDM, Workday).
• Experience in external audit.
• Experience leading and developing a team.

Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential.

Core Benefits

• Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)
• Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.
• Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only.
• Benefit Allowance: A cash benefit allowance is payable in lieu of some of our core benefits.

We create brighter financial futures for every generation. We do this by guiding our customers and their families through the complexity of planning for their financial future, responding to their rapidly evolving needs and giving them peace of mind.