Finance Reporting Manager

Cedar; London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Reporting Manager to join their dynamic finance team. This pivotal role involves overseeing the financial close process across multiple entities while ensuring compliance with IFRS standards. You will lead a talented team of accountants, delivering insightful financial reporting and supporting external audits. The ideal candidate will be ACA qualified with a proven track record in a multinational environment, possessing strong leadership and influencing skills. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a company with ambitious growth plans and a commitment to commercial innovation.

Qualifications

• ACA qualified accountant with experience in multinational environments.
• Proven team management and strong IFRS knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial close process and ensure adherence to IFRS standards.
• Manage P&L reporting and oversee audit requests for the analyst team.
• Drive continuous improvement within the finance function.

Skills

Team Management

Influencing Skills

Financial Reporting

IFRS Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Education

ACA Qualified Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Finance Reporting Manager, PE Backed Market Leader, Central London, 85k + bonus

I am working exclusively with a fast-growing, private equity-backed international R&D business with a strong global presence across 10 countries and c15 entities. The business is driven by commercial innovation, with ambitious growth plans supported by recent strategic acquisitions.

This is a newly created Financial Reporting Manager role reporting directly to the impressive Head of Finance. You will lead consolidated reporting and entity-level management accounts across the Group. You'll drive the month-end close process, deliver high-quality reporting packs with insightful commentary, and support external audit activity-all while leading a small but impactful team of 4 qualified accountants.

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the financial close process for each Group entity under direct management and adherence to IFRS reporting standards
• Ownership of the Chart of Accounts globally and the dimension reporting fields
• Ownership of the P&L reporting function throughout the Group, at local and Consolidated level
• Management of inputs to Balance Sheet reporting regarding accruals and prepayment accounting
• Control of capex spend, inputs to third-party software, and depreciation/amortisation postings for each local entity
• Consolidation of analytical queries and commentary in support of the management accounts
• Coordination of external audit requests that need to be delivered by the analyst team, and maintaining an audit-standard approval flow for judgemental items
• Active leadership within the finance function, contributing to continuous improvement

Essentials:

• ACA qualified accountant - Ideally top 10
• Post-qualified experience working in a multi-entity, multinational Group environment
• Proven team management capability
• Confident, credible, and professional with strong influencing skills
• Comfortable operating in a high-paced, international setting
• Strong IFRS knowledge; confident producing journals, balance sheets, and management accounts

Desirables:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Spanish Speaking