Consolidation Manager

RELX; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance professional to lead a dynamic team in delivering high-quality financial reporting. This role offers the chance to work closely with senior finance leaders and manage the transition to a new financial consolidation system. With a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, you will play a key role in shaping financial processes across a global organization. Join a company that values work-life balance and offers a wealth of benefits, including generous holiday allowances and wellbeing programs, to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Save As You Earn share option scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Optional Dental Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in financial accounting, ideally in a Group consolidation role.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS accounting standards and their application.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to produce consolidated financial statements and quarterly SOx reporting.
• Implement a new consolidation system and ensure smooth transition.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication Skills

Financial Accounting

Organizational Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

Fully Qualified Accountant (CA/ACCA or equivalent)

Tools

Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS)

Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)

SmartView

Job description

Are you a Finance professional looking for a new challenge in the next stage of your career?

Do you have a willingness to learn, develop new skills, and have demonstrated leadership potential?

About the role:

In this position, you will be responsible for the high standard and timely delivery of the RELX group’s quarterly consolidated results, primarily for external reporting purposes, and to support RELX’s performance management and decision making.

Reporting to the Head of Reporting and working with their established team, you will also work closely with the RELX Group Financial Controller and have interaction with the RELX CFO. The role involves significant interaction with the group’s finance teams located in various countries and locations including several senior finance team members across our business area financial controllers and central functions such as Tax, Treasury, M&A, FP&A and Company Secretariat.

Location:

Hybrid working – home and office based in London and Sutton, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and develop a team of 3 finance professionals to produce:
  • RELX group consolidated financial statements released externally at half year and year end;
  • Quarterly SOx reporting;
  • US and Netherlands consolidated financial statements and the RELX (UK) Ltd standalone statutory accounts;
  • UK and US government form submissions.
• Lead implementation of a new consolidation system, Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS) and ensure smooth transition from the current system (Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)).
• Provide systems development and maintenance ensuring the existing Group consolidation and analysis systems are properly maintained through the transition period to FCCS.
• Liaise with external auditors to ensure requests are resolved in a timely manner.
• Drive consistent application of accounting policies across the group.
• Assist in drafting of quarterly Audit Committee papers.
• Involvement in adhoc projects supporting the continuous improvement of internal and external reporting processes.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Fully qualified accountant (CA/ACCA or equivalent) with financial accounting experience preferably gained in a Group consolidation role in a company audited by a Big Four firm.
• Experience in working with UK or US listed complex multi-national companies.
• Experience in managing people and working collaboratively with multidisciplined global teams.
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task and re-prioritise workload through excellent project management and communication skills (verbal & written).
• Have the gravitas and self-confidence to critically examine information and provide constructive challenge to stakeholders to validate various sources of information.
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS accounting standards and their practical application.
• Oracle consolidation (HFM or Oracle FCCS) and SmartView experience required.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days.
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits.
• Wellbeing programs.
• Life assurance.
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme.
• Save As You Earn share option scheme.
• Travel Season ticket loan.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme.
• Optional Dental Insurance.
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children.
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you.
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer.
• Access to extensive learning and development resources.
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work.

About the Business

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The group serves customers in more than 180 geographies and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 36,000 people, of whom almost half are in North America. The headquarters is in London. The market capitalization is about £62bn ($65bn), making it one of the 10 largest listed companies in the UK. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE. The company has four market segments. It develops information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in the Risk, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Legal, and Exhibitions sectors.

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