Financial Reporting Manager

Bupa; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Financial Reporting Manager to oversee financial controls and reporting for a substantial central cost base. This role involves managing a dedicated team, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and streamlining processes to enhance efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess a professional accountancy qualification and a strong background in financial reporting. With a commitment to health and wellbeing, this organization offers a supportive environment that values flexibility and diversity, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Access to health and wellbeing services

Fixed-term benefits allowance

Confidential employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification required.
• Experience in financial reporting and process improvement preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial controls and reporting for a central cost base of £250m.
• Lead and support a team of 6-7 individuals in financial reporting.

Skills

Professional accountancy qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA)

Financial and statutory accounts reporting

Process improvement

People management

Leadership skills

Education

Professional accountancy qualification

Tools

Power BI

Oracle

PeopleSoft

Job description

Job Description: Financial Reporting Manager

Location: Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge, Angel Court

Duration: Secondment: 12 months

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours, and working patterns.

Working in our UK support functions, you’ll play a key role in helping our customer-facing colleagues deliver exceptional customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have opportunities to do meaningful work and make a difference in the lives of our customers every day.

The role

As Financial Reporting Manager, you will support the Head of Functional Reporting in delivering financial control and reporting for the Functional and Central cost base.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing financial controls for reporting and reviewing the central cost base of £250m
• Ensuring the preparation and completion of central year-end statutory accounts and VAT returns, including supporting documentation, to professional standards
• Streamlining processes to reduce wastage and applying appropriate controls, including process mapping and documentation using tools like Power BI, Oracle, PeopleSoft
• Leading, managing, motivating, and supporting a team of 6-7 individuals
• Regularly reviewing and updating financial statutory reporting and controls, including process mapping and risk register maintenance
• Ensuring regular balance sheet reconciliations with a risk-based approach
• Managing financial and board reporting for the Bupa Foundation
• Overseeing staff training and development

Qualifications and skills

• Professional accountancy qualification (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
• Experience in financial and statutory accounts reporting
• Experience with process improvement preferred
• Solution-oriented, flexible, and pragmatic approach
• Ability to work under pressure, managing multiple priorities and conflicts
• Strong people management and leadership skills

Benefits

Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing, including the Viva global wellbeing programme covering mental, physical, financial, social, and environmental health. We support flexible working and offer family-friendly benefits.

Joining this role, you will receive:

• 25 days holiday per year, pro-rata
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• Fixed-term benefits allowance
• Confidential employee assistance program

Why Bupa?

We are a health insurer and provider, focused on our customers without shareholders. Our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives and to make a better world. We value bravery, caring, and responsibility in all we do.

We promote diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria and provide reasonable adjustments as needed.

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