EMEA Head of Financial Reporting

Michael Page Finance; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational organisation is seeking a Head of Reporting & Accounting. This temporary position involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance with regional reporting requirements, and managing audits. The ideal candidate will be ACA qualified and immediately available, with experience from a Big 4 firm.

Benefits

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Detail-focused professional with strong accounting and finance expertise.
• Experience in multi-currency environments.
• Ideal candidate is immediately available.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit complete financial statements for management.
• Oversee statutory audit process and ensure timely filing.
• Manage EMEA balance sheet and conduct entity balance reviews.

Skills

Accounting expertise

Financial analysis

Education

ACA qualified

Job description

This temporary role as a Head of Reporting & Accounting is ideal for a detail-focused professional with strong accounting and finance expertise. This role is key in Financial operations and requires understanding of multi-currency environments.

Client Details

Multinational organisation

Description

1. Prepare and submit timely and complete monthly and annual financial statements for management reporting purposes.
2. Ensure that EMEA meets all regional reporting requirements with clear and insightful commentary on all material variances and trends.
3. Responsible for the accounting records, ensuring these are maintained in line with IFRS and suitable for management reporting; resolving conflicts between statutory and management books when necessary.
4. Oversee the statutory audit process and ensure timely filing within the deadlines stipulated by the Companies Act and group audit reporting requirements.
5. Manage the EMEA balance sheet, ensuring accurate consolidation and conducting regular reviews of individual entity balances for focus and improvement areas.
6. Ensure compliance with Global and Regional accounting policies, documenting and maintaining local procedures as needed.
7. Deliver monthly, half-yearly, and annual analyses of EMEA costs within the existing matrix operating model.

Profile

• Immediately available
• ACA qualified, ideally from a Big 4 Firm

Job Offer

• Day rates at market rate
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements