Finance Reporting Manager

Pontoon; Rowberrow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An employment consultancy is seeking a hands-on Finance Reporting Manager for a 4-month contract (potentially extendable) with a day rate of £500. The role involves leading month-end close activities, standardising reporting outputs, and managing a small FP&A team. Ideal candidates will have a strong FP&A background and expert Excel skills, along with the ability to navigate and improve ambiguous reporting processes. The position is hybrid, requiring 1-2 days per week on-site in Bristol.

Qualifications

• Strong background in FP&A, management reporting, or commercial finance.
• Ability to design and implement standardised reporting outputs.
• Experience in managing relationships across multiple divisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close activities and produce reporting.
• Create standardised outputs for stakeholders.
• Manage and coach analysts in FP&A team.
• Design and implement reporting processes.
• Develop financial analysis models for performance insight.
• Consolidate results in a Matrix environment.
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting and data management.

Skills

FP&A reporting background

Expert Excel capability

Design and implement reporting processes

Consolidating results across divisions

Craft executive-level performance packs

Comfortable in ambiguous environments

Managing and guiding analysts

Exposure to dashboarding tools

Simplifying high-volume data

Background in large Matrix organisations

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Finance Reporting Manager - FP&A
Location: Bristol (Hybrid, 1-2 days per week on-site)
Day Rate: £500 (Inside IR35, via umbrella)
Contract: 4 months (Possible extension)

Make Your Mark in a Growing FP&A Function

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a hands‑on Finance Reporting Manager to join a business embarking on a major transformation of its financial planning and reporting capability. This is a newly created role where you'll help build structure, consistency, and insight across a complex, multi‑divisional organisation.

If you thrive in environments where you can create clarity from chaos, shape reporting processes, and influence senior leaders with high‑quality analysis, this role offers the perfect blend of challenge and impact.

Key responsibilities

• Leading and delivering month‑end close activities, including producing Flash reporting and Group submissions.
• Creating and standardising reporting outputs for directors and executive stakeholders.
• Managing, coaching, and working alongside 1‑2 analysts in a small but growing FP&A team.
• Designing and implementing robust reporting processes where gaps currently exist.
• Developing 5‑6 key financial/operational analysis models to improve performance insight.
• Consolidating divisional results within a Matrix environment and ensuring consistent, high‑quality outputs.
• Building a handover structure to ensure a smooth transition to the future permanent hire.
• Driving continuous improvement across reporting, analysis, and data management.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong, hands‑on reporting background within FP&A, management reporting or commercial finance.
• Expert Excel capability, including Power Query and working with large datasets.
• Proven ability to design and implement reporting processes and standardised outputs.
• Experience consolidating results across multiple divisions or business units.
• Ability to craft executive‑level performance packs with clear narrative and insight.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and building capability from scratch.
• Confident managing and guiding analysts while actively contributing to delivery.
• Exposure to dashboarding tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar).
• Experience simplifying high‑volume, operationally complex data.
• Background in large, Matrix organisations.

Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we may retain your details for any future suitable vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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