Senior Group Reporting Manager

Our client has implemented an exciting strategy to diversify its business model and create a global multi-channel group with a strong presence in the UK, North America and Canada. Turnover has increased to £500m. As part of their ambitious plans, they now seek to hire a results focused Head of Group Reporting with experience of a “first in-class’ group finance function within a plc. We are ideally seeking someone with a desire to be part of a fast-paced growth organisation with plans to IPO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage statutory reporting for the Group, including drafting of the annual and interim statutory accounts
• Manage the monthly P&L, balance sheet and cashflow reporting process
• Manage the consolidation process to ensure key information is provided to our internal and external stakeholders in accordance with agreed timetables
• Contribute to the ongoing process of improving the quality of key information to internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare timetables and instructions to the Group to ensure reporting deadlines are met
• Responsible for maintaining the group reporting structure, including preparing consolidation accounting for acquisitions, disposals and group restructuring
• Prepare and deliver training programmes to finance and non-finance personnel on areas of complex accounting under IFRS
• Maintain a robust financial control environment, ensuring that risks are adequately mitigated with appropriate controls and processes are constantly challenged.
• Lead the Group Audit reporting (discussing group wide audit issues, ensuring full adherence to IFRS requirements) and preparing briefing papers on commercial and accounting issues
• Ad-hoc project work

Requirements:

• You will be a qualified accountant, ideally with practice experience and or experience gained working for or with a multinational FTSE listed business, demonstrating strong technical skills and knowledge of operating across multiple currencies
• Previous experience with global, multi-currency consolidations in line with IFRS, experience of delivering group monthly and annual management reporting
• Strong technical proficiency in IFRS
• Excellent time management with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet continuous deadlines
• Able to communicate effectively with all levels of the company coupled with the ability to reason, persuade and influence effectively.
• Self-motivated and capable of working on your own initiative
• Experience of working in fast moving environments

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