Group Financial Reporting Manager

GC Aesthetics UK; Aix-en-Provence; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

GCA group, based in Aix-en-Provence, is seeking a Group Financial Reporting Manager to lead the production and review of monthly management accounts, prepare IFRS financial statements, and manage annual audits under IAS within required timelines.

You will coordinate with global finance teams, oversee month-end close, and provide accounting guidance on new standards and processes to ensure accurate, timely reporting for the group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required or a similar qualification.
• 5+ years of professional experience with consolidation/CPM applications.
• Robust experience in preparation of full IFRS financial statements.
• Experience with monthly management accounts preparation and review.

Responsabilités

• Lead group multicurrency consolidation under IFRS and advise on accounting treatments.
• Oversee month-end close process and ensure timely reporting across entities.
• Prepare and review annual IFRS financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate with external auditors and manage audit process.
• Provide guidance on new accounting standards and group policies.

Connaissances

Financial reporting

IFRS

Consolidation

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Communication

Team player

Formation

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Outils

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Oracle Financial Consolidation tool (FCCS)

MS Excel

Description du poste

GCA group is looking for a Group Financial Reporting Manager to join its Aix en Provence based Group Finance team. The purpose of this role is to lead the production and review of monthly management accounts, the production of annual IFRS financial statements and the management of the annual audit under IAS within the required timelines and lead/assist with ad hoc projects at Group level.

The Group operates in several international locations. This role will liaise with local controllers in a distributed global finance team to manage the delivery of financial reporting in line with monthly, quarterly and annual deadlines. The Group has a number of different sites and this role will require management of the teams and reporting from other finance team globally.

The successful candidate must have a solid financial reporting background under IFRS and consistently keep up to date with new IFRS and company law requirements. Apart from his/her education and experience, he/she must be a team player and able to work on his/her own initiative and under time pressure.

He/she must ensure that financial reports are accurately and timely prepared to add the maximum value to the Group to facilitate the success of the business.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to Group Financial Controller and assist in board and shareholders’ presentation, due diligence for fundraising and investors & lenders reporting including loan covenant compliance assessment and reporting.
• Responsible for group multicurrency consolidation in accordance with IFRS and provide guidance to financial controllers on accounting treatment for new processes and application of new accounting standards and amendments to existing standards to align with group policies and procedures.
• Preparation of technical accounting calculations (e.g. fair value calculation of financial liabilities, consolidated tax workings, cash flow statements, bad debts calculation, etc.) for annual reporting under IFRS.
• Review the individual management accounts submission from entities across the group for consolidation and against budget.
• Overseeing month-end close process of group entities and ensure month-end/quarter-end and year-end reports are completed accurately and timely.
• Work with group entities’ financial controllers on process simplification/improvements and global KPI measures.
• Primary contact person for external audit of the group consolidated financial statements and review balance sheet reconciliations and audit package for annual statutory audit.
• Prepare the group consolidated financial statements.
• Provide accounting, tax and technical guidance to Financial Reporting team and other finance staff involve in the budgeting, consolidation process, preparation of management accounts and statutory accounts.
• Lead transfer pricing policy implementation of GCA Group entities in coordination with professional tax advisor and local teams and provide recommendations on transfer pricing process improvements across the group.
• Lead process improvements initiatives throughout the finance control function.
• Manage other ad hoc projects as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, experience in big 4 audit firms a plus
• 5+ years of professional experience with Consolidation/CPM applications
• Robust experience in preparation of full IFRS financial statements
• Robust experience in preparation and review of monthly management accounts against budget and prior year, and reviewing management accounts of subsidiaries
• Experience with ERP systems preferred i.e. Microsoft Dynamics AX, Oracle Financial Consolidation tool (FCCS) and high level of proficiency in MS Excel
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with cultural awareness for dealing with different nationalities
• Ability to work with and influence people at all levels in the organisation
• “Hands-on can-do” approach to work
• Ability to work on their own initiative and confidence in dealing with senior management

Proficiency in English (professional language), Portuguese and/or Spanish would be a plus