External Reporting Senior Manager

Gerrard White Consulting; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits package

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior Manager to handle group external reporting and consolidation. The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA qualified with extensive IFRS knowledge and experience in financial services. This full-time role involves leading the Annual Report and managing external auditors, with remote work options and occasional site presence in Manchester.

Qualifications

• Strong post-qualification experience in industry, ideally with Big 4/Top 10 training.
• Deep understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Experience leading audits and preparing consolidated financial statements.
• Experience delivering regulatory returns and liaising with external auditors and senior stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience in writing technical accounting papers.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and resilience through intense reporting cycles
• Experience in financial services or a regulated environment is highly desirable
• Confident team leader with a track record of coaching and developing finance professionals

Responsibilities

• Own the Group Annual Report & Accounts.
• Lead complex consolidations under IFRS.
• Manage relationships with external auditors.
• Provide IFRS guidance across Finance and ensure high-quality reporting and compliance in a multi-entity environment.

Skills

IFRS guidance

Regulatory reporting

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Technical accounting papers

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA / ACCA qualified

Job description

Overview

📍 Remote with occasional site presence in Manchester

Competitive salary and benefits package

Are you Big 4 / Top 10 trained with solid post-qualification experience in industry with complex consolidations? This is a great opportunity to step into a high-profile Senior Manager role leading group external reporting and consolidation for a large, regulated organisation.

The role

Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, you’ll own the Group Annual Report & Accounts, lead complex consolidations under IFRS, and manage the relationship with the external auditors. You’ll also oversee subsidiary financial statements, regulatory reporting (FCA), and drive technical accounting projects, from new standards implementation to accounting for acquisitions and reorganisations.

As a key technical expert, you’ll provide IFRS guidance across Finance, ensuring the highest standards of reporting accuracy and compliance in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.

What you’ll bring

• ACA / ACCA qualified (Big 4 / Top 10) with strong post-qualification experience in industry (at least 1 or 2 year-end cycles)
• Deep understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP, including preparation of consolidated financial statements.
• Proven ability to lead audits.
• Experience delivering regulatory returns and liaising with external auditors and senior stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience in writing technical accounting papers.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and resilience through intense reporting cycles
• Experience in financial services or a regulated environment is highly desirable
• Confident team leader with a track record of coaching and developing finance professionals

You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping high-quality external reporting, working closely with senior leadership in a respected, growing organisation that values expertise and continuous improvement.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Insurance