Financial Reporting Manager

Eaton Syalon Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Syalon Ltd in the UK is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager to join the Group Financial Control function. You will own group reporting cycles, ensure IFRS compliance, and liaise with external auditors across multiple entities and currencies.

The role requires strong technical accounting knowledge and experience with UK subsidiary statutory accounts in a complex environment, plus capability to influence senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA or equivalent qualification.
• Strong practical IFRS knowledge and experience.
• Significant experience within statutory and financial reporting.
• Experience preparing UK subsidiary statutory accounts within a complex organisation.
• External audit experience, ideally Big 4, or equivalent hands-on statutory reporting in industry.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge including investments, subsidiaries, joint ventures and joint operations.
• Experience in complex multi-entity and multi-currency environments.
• Strong financial reporting experience with FTSE-listed requirements.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to challenge existing processes and translate complex issues into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Group financial statement notes and coordinate information collection from stakeholders across the business.
• Ensure disclosures are accurate, robust and IFRS-compliant.
• Act as primary contact for external auditors and manage queries on disclosures.
• Coordinate preparation and audit of UK subsidiary statutory accounts.
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements reflecting new standards and policies.
• Manage month-end process for multiple entities.
• Collaborate with group forecasting to deliver statutory forecasts on time.
• Review accounting treatment of JV and joint operations across the Group.
• Ensure JV/J0 accounting is reflected in systems and statements.
• Support interpretation and implementation of new accounting standards.
• Communicate new reporting requirements across the business.
• Drive improvements to reporting processes across divisions.
• Lead ad hoc reporting projects, including M&A-related activity.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Statutory reporting

Group reporting

External audit experience

Multi-entity / multi-currency

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Complex international, multi-entity environment

Eaton Syalon is partnering with a major Derby-based FTSE 100 business to recruit a Financial Reporting Manager into its Group Financial Control function.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong qualified accountant to join a complex, international listed environment and gain significant exposure across Group reporting, statutory accounts, technical accounting and external audit.

The role will suit someone who enjoys getting into the detail of financial reporting, but who can also operate confidently with senior stakeholders, influence across multiple divisions and help drive improvements to reporting and audit processes.

The Opportunity

Working within the Group Financial Control team, you will play a key role in ensuring the Group's financial statements remain compliant with IFRS, Group accounting policies and wider regulatory requirements.

You will work closely with Group Financial Control, Technical Accounting, divisional finance teams and the external auditors, taking ownership of several important areas of the Group reporting cycle.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing Group financial statement notes and coordinating the collection of information from stakeholders across the business
• Ensuring disclosures are accurate, robust and compliant with IFRS requirements
• Acting as a key point of contact for external auditors, managing queries relating to specific Group financial statement disclosures
• Coordinating the preparation and audit of UK subsidiary statutory accounts
• Preparing and reviewing statutory financial statements, ensuring new accounting standards, reporting requirements and Group policies are appropriately reflected
• Managing the month-end process for a number of corporate entities
• Working with the Group Financial Control forecasting team to ensure statutory reporting forecasts are planned, reviewed and delivered accurately and on time
• Reviewing and monitoring the accounting treatment of joint ventures and joint operations across the Group
• Ensuring JV and joint operation accounting is correctly reflected within both the accounting systems and Group/subsidiary financial statements
• Supporting the interpretation and implementation of new technical accounting standards and disclosure requirements
• Communicating new financial reporting requirements across the business and ensuring the correct information is captured
• Working across multiple divisions to improve the quality, efficiency and consistency of financial reporting processes
• Leading ad hoc financial reporting projects, including supporting M&A-related activity

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a technically strong finance professional who can operate effectively within a large, complex and highly regulated environment.

You will ideally bring:

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification – ACA, ACCA or equivalent
• Strong practical IFRS knowledge and experience
• Significant experience within statutory and financial reporting
• Experience preparing UK subsidiary statutory accounts within a complex organisation
• External audit experience, ideally gained within a Big 4 environment, OR equivalent hands-on statutory reporting experience within industry
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including accounting for investments, subsidiaries, joint ventures and joint operations
• Experience working within complex multi-entity and multi-currency environments
• Strong financial reporting experience with an appreciation of FTSE-listed reporting requirements
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills
• The confidence to challenge existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement
• The ability to quickly understand complex accounting issues and translate them into practical solutions

Why consider it?

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of the financial reporting function of one of the UK's most recognised FTSE 100 businesses.

You’ll gain exposure to complex Group reporting, technical accounting, senior stakeholders, external auditors and M&A activity within a genuinely international environment.

It could be particularly attractive to someone currently operating within Big 4 / Top 10 audit who is looking for a high-quality move into industry, or an experienced financial reporting professional looking to take on greater complexity and Group-level exposure.