At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial reporting and ensure compliance while supporting strategic decisions.
- Company: Join a large, dynamic consumer-facing organisation with a strong focus on finance.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, hybrid working, and generous employee benefits.
- Other info: Gain exposure to senior stakeholders and develop your career in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on financial integrity and governance in a high-performing team.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a qualified accountant with a strong background in financial reporting, technical accounting, and controls to join a large, complex consumer-facing organisation. You'll play a key role in maintaining financial integrity, ensuring compliance, strengthening controls, and supporting strategic decision-making within a dynamic and evolving environment.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Finance Manager - Financial Reporting will play a critical role in safeguarding the organisation's financial integrity while supporting the delivery of accurate reporting, robust governance, and continuous improvement across the finance function.
This role offers broad exposure across a diverse and complex business, providing the opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders and contribute to key finance initiatives.
- Provide technical accounting expertise across complex accounting matters, ensuring compliance with IFRS and relevant statutory requirements.
- Support business decision-making through technical accounting guidance and financial insight.
- Prepare and review technical accounting papers and supporting documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
- Support the development, implementation, and enhancement of financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Support month-end reporting activities, helping to improve reporting quality, controls, and processes across multiple entities.
- Assist in the preparation and review of statutory accounts and financial statements.
- Support finance transformation projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Coach and develop junior members of the finance team, sharing technical expertise and best practice.
Requirements:
- ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and a solid understanding of IFRS.
- Experience within financial reporting, technical accounting, audit, controls, or governance-focused finance roles.
- Strong understanding of financial risk management and internal controls.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- External audit experience.
- Experience supporting statutory accounts preparation and audit processes.
- Experience documenting, reviewing, and improving financial controls.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation where you'll gain exposure to senior stakeholders, work on complex technical accounting matters, and play a key role in strengthening financial reporting and governance processes. The role offers genuine breadth, visibility, and the opportunity to develop your career within a high-performing finance function.
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