Finance Reporting Manager

Venture Recruitment Partners; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A Business Services firm based in Guildford is seeking a Finance Reporting Manager to lead financial transformation initiatives. This role involves collaborating with the transformation team and finance department to enhance processes. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience in process improvements and knowledge of VAT. The position offers a hybrid work model with an annual salary of up to £70,000 for a 12-month contract.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Salary up to £70,000

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with relevant certifications.
• Experience in leading process or system transformations is essential.
• Must be proficient in using business intelligence and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate project roadmap into actionable plans.
• Map current finance processes and design workflows.
• Identify automation opportunities and streamline operations.
• Prepare and deliver training sessions with guidance materials.
• Support data cleansing and process mapping between systems.
• Monitor progress against key transformation KPIs.
• Provide status reports on milestones and risks.
• Engage with auditors and cross-functional teams for compliance.

Skills

Qualified Accountant

Process or system improvements/transformations

Proficient with BI/reporting tools

Knowledge of VAT and Statutory reporting

Job description

Venture Recruitment Partners are working with an exciting Business Services company in their search for a Finance Reporting Manager to help lead on transformation for an initial 12 month FTC.

This person will be working with the transformation team, as well as the wider finance team in general to modernise and standardise financial processes across month‑end close, audit readiness, compliance, reporting, and forecasting.

Based in Guildford operating on a hybrid system.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate the Project Basecamp roadmap into an actionable delivery plan for the group, covering operational inputs, compliance, processes, controls and reporting
• Map “as‑is” regional finance processes and lead workshops to design “to‑be” workflows that enhance accuracy, control, and speed.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual activities or streamline hand‑offs between teams
• Prepare and deliver local training sessions, how‑to guides, and comms updates in partnership with the Change & Adoption Lead.
• Support regional data cleansing and mapping between legacy and target systems
• Monitor progress against transformation KPIs (e.g. close days, reconciliation quality, audit findings) and report status into the Finance Transformation Controller
• Provide transparent status reporting to the Finance Transformation Controller and Group Finance Accounting Controller on milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Engage with auditors, tax advisers, and cross‑functional teams to ensure compliance considerations are embedded in design

Experience and Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience with process or system improvements/transformations
• Proficient with BI/reporting tools
• Knowledge of VAT and Statutory reporting

Salary and Benefits

This role is a 12 month FTC paying up to £70k. It operates a hybrid system with 5 days in the office for the first month decreasing each month until 2 days a week in the office post probation.

If interested please apply below or email.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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