Finance Technical Manager

Co-op Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension up to 10% employer

Private healthcare

Onsite gym access

Job summary

Co-op Digital in Manchester is seeking a Finance Technical Manager to join the Group Financial Control team. You will provide technical accounting expertise across the Co-op, supporting impairment assessments and external financial reporting, while driving continuous improvement.

Your work will focus on strengthening accounting controls, updating policies, and collaborating with the finance leadership team and CFO to ensure accurate, compliant financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience with IFRS accounting standards and reporting.
• Strong communication skills across all levels of the business.
• Excellent Excel skills with large datasets.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Clear thinking and comfort with complexity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare impairment models for Food Retail and other areas.
• Gather inputs from stakeholders and interpret model outputs.
• Act as a technical accounting advisor to finance teams and CFO.
• Update accounting policies and prepare technical accounting papers.
• Coordinate with external auditors on key accounting matters.
• Contribute to production of annual and interim reports and subsidiary accounts.
• Review subsidiary statutory accounts prepared by the Group FC team.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Excel proficiency

Communication

Time management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Accountancy qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACCA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance Technical Manager (Group Financial Accounting)

Up to £75,000 plus private healthcare, a pension with up to 10% employer contributions and more excellent benefits (Work Level 5)

Manchester city centre - in this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

We're looking for a Finance Technical Manager to join our Group Financial Control team. In this role, you'll provide technical accounting expertise across our Co-op, supporting key accounting matters, impairment assessments, and external financial reporting. If you have strong technical accounting knowledge, a keen eye for detail, and a passion for continuous improvement, this is a great opportunity to build your career with a business that puts people at the heart of its strategy.

Why this role matters

As a Finance Technical Manager, you'll play a key role in strengthening accounting and financial control across our Co-op. You'll work closely with colleagues across our business to implement efficient and robust financial control processes, provide technical accounting advice and support, and ensure our accounting policies remain well documented and consistently applied. You'll also support the preparation of our annual and interim report and accounts, subsidiary statutory accounts, and key technical accounting assessments, helping to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of our financial reporting.

What you'll do

• Prepare half-year and full-year impairment models for Food Retail and other business areas
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to gather key inputs, and analyse and interpret model outputs to support impairment assessments
• Act as a key contact for technical accounting support and advice to the wider finance community and key stakeholders, including the finance leadership team and CFO
• Update accounting policies and own the preparation of technical accounting papers as required
• Work with our external auditors on the audit of key technical accounting matters
• Play a key role in the production of the Co-op annual and interim report and accounts
• Produce or review subsidiary statutory accounts prepared by the Group FC team

What you'll bring

• An accountancy qualification and proven post qualified experience (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent)
• Experience in IFRS accounting standards and reporting
• Strong communication skills, able to engage with colleagues across all levels of the business
• Strong Excel skills with the ability to manage large quantities of data
• Good time management skills, able to manage their own workload in a fast-paced environment
• Clear thinking and comfortable with complexity

Why Co-op?

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands
• Stream - early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice
• 24/7 colleague support service
• Training and support for your development and career progression
• Cycle-to-work scheme

A place you'll belong

We're building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.
We're proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we'll support you.
Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.