Finance Manager (12 month FTC)

Howden; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Howden is seeking a contractor to join the External Reporting team for a 12-month FTC. You will be onsite 2-3 days per week, reporting to the Head of External Reporting, and will support group consolidation, monthly management accounts, and lender reporting.

Responsibilities include producing IFRS consolidated results, posting journals, and assisting with annual statutory accounts and audits, while adapting to a dynamic group structure and new acquisitions.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP and relevant UK Law.
• Experience in large multi-currency group consolidations.
• Experience using OneStream or HFM and Unit4 or ability to learn reporting tools quickly.
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining quality of deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and group consolidation for external reporting.
• Prepare and post consolidation journals (including IA amortisation, deferred tax, intercompany eliminations).
• Analyze consolidated P&L and balance sheet movements vs prior month and budget; escalate discrepancies.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and coordinate with divisions to improve quality.
• Assist with revenue recognition under IFRS 15 and integration of new acquisitions.
• Assist with annual statutory accounts and detailed note workings; support year-end audit.

Skills

Professional scepticism

Work under pressure

Deadline driven

Analytical mindset

Education

ACA/CA (SA) accredited

Tools

OneStream

HFM

Unit4

MS Excel

Job description

We're looking for a contractor to join our External Reporting team. This person will be responsible for assisting on Group consolidation to support both internal and external reporting requirements. This will include monthly management accounts, Group quarterly and annual accounts, lender reporting and other ad-hoc reporting requirements.

Please note that this role is for a 12 Month FTC. Following a hybrid-work pattern, the expectation is for you to be onsite 2-3 days per week on average. This person will report to the Head of External Reporting.

What you'll be doing

Various period-end reporting

• Responsible for supporting the production of IFRS consolidated results for monthly management accounts and quarterly interim financial statements for external partners
• Preparing and posting consolidation journals, including IA amortisation, deferred tax, and intercompany eliminations
• Performing analytical review of consolidated P&L and balance sheet movements versus prior month and budget, escalating unexplained items
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations, resolving differences and engaging with divisions on quality improvements
• Assessing revenue recognition under IFRS 15 lens and supporting local teams in transitioning new acquisitions
• Production of Group accounting papers such as revenue recognition under IFRS 15 for non-IFRS reporters
• Assisting with significant M&A accounting related activity and assisting with on-boarding new acquisitions to the group
• Assist with the production of annual statutory accounts along with detailed note workings
• Support throughout year-end audit and assisting with resolving auditor queries

Key Accountabilities (What you are measured on)

• Timely and accurate production of various reporting packs, accounting papers and ad hoc reports
• High quality outputs presented in a concise and easy-to-follow manner
• You will also need to efficiently co-ordinate with business partners throughout the month end cycle.

What we need from you:

• Knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP and relevant UK Law
• Prior experience of large multi-currency group consolidations
• Prior experience in using OneStream or HFM and Unit4 or the ability to learn reporting tool quickly
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintain quality of deliverables
• Plans ahead, with a proven ability of meeting tight deadlines.
• You will need to consider information provided to you with a level of professional scepticism, and a personal drive for producing high quality work.
• Advanced MS Excel (Index match and VLOOKUP formulae), data manipulation and analysis
• Most importantly, you'll need to learn quickly and adapt to a constantly evolving business environment and Group structure

Professional Qualifications

• Qualified accountant: at least 5-7 years PQE, preferably ACA/ CA (SA)