Financial Reporting Manager

Conde Nast; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media company is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager to oversee compliance and accounting processes including month-end close and financial statements preparation. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in large organizations and expertise in local GAAP. This role offers competitive benefits including a supportive work environment and opportunities for development. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Competitive pension scheme

Bupa Private Healthcare

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellness benefits including gym discounts

Discounts and magazine subscriptions

Qualifications

• Experience in audit preferred.
• Experience in a mid-level finance role in a large organization.
• Good working knowledge of direct and indirect tax.

Responsibilities

• Support the Market Controller in month-end close.
• Review monthly financial statements and reconciliations.
• Manage external audit engagements and liaise with tax advisors.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Strong analytical skills

Good communication skills

Internal networking

Industry knowledge

Technical expertise

Education

Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience

Tools

Workday

Job description

Financial Reporting Manager

Posted: 01/12/25

Recruiter: Conde Nast

Reference: 3037765720

Type: Permanent

Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 Annual

Location: City, London

Description:

• Financial Reporting & Compliance & Accounting: Support the Market Controller in preparation and coordination of Month‑end‑close (MEC) for purposes of management accounts including variance analysis.
• Review monthly profit & loss, balance sheet, and related key balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor agreed Controlling activities to ensure they are delivered according to country regulatory reporting requirements and according to CN Global standard processes, policies and controls (including US GAAP).
• Preparation of statutory financial statements under Local GAAP and any associated regulatory filings.
• Participate as required in the Local GAAP statutory audit process, including engaging with KPMG in order to secure the process, timelines and consistency of the audit process.
• Manage and support any (other) external audit engagements (e.g. VAT, Tax) and internal audits (GIA).
• Review tax computations and VAT returns and liaising with tax advisors.
• Preparation of the cash flow forecast including monthly variance analysis.
• Review and approve any Low / Medium value manual journals and any judgement based manual journals.
• Qualified accountant, with post‑qualification experience, ideally some within Audit.
• Technically strong in local GAAP and analytical Finance Professional; ideally experience and understanding of US GAAP.
• Experience in a mid level finance role in a large, complex organisation and of leading controlling teams.
• Good working knowledge of direct and indirect tax including corporation tax, VAT and WHT.
• Experience of transforming Finance processes and automation and managing change adoption in Finance and Non‑Finance teams.
• Internal Networker.
• Good communications and presentation skills.
• Industry Knowledge.
• Technical Expertise.
• Workday experience preferred.

What benefits do we offer:

• 25 days holiday and extra days of annual leave for life events.
• Core hours.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Bupa Private Healthcare.
• Enhanced maternity leave and family leave.
• Season ticket loans.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance programme.
• Bring your dog to work.
• A wide variety of wellness benefits including gym discounts.
• Discounts and Magazine Subscriptions.
• Employee Resource Groups to provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce.
• Condé Nast Learning Hub where you'll find all Condé Nast‑developed learning courses and training, and over 16,000+ courses in seven local languages.

Condé Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, The New Yorker, Glamour, Allure, Bon Appétit, Self and many more. Headquartered in New York and London, the company produces award‑winning journalism, content and entertainment for every platform today and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the U.K. and U.S., and Taiwan.

At Condé Nast we value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, their skills and contributions. And we recognize the power our brands have to influence and shape culture, catalyze action and help make our world a better place for all.