Financial Reporting Manager

VIVO Defence; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% pension contribution

25 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Bonus

Company car/Car allowance

Life assurance 2x salary

Job summary

VIVO Defence is seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join our Finance team in a hybrid Birmingham-based role. You will ensure all statutory and shareholder reporting obligations are met, lead the P2P function, and support external audits in a high‑growth environment.

You will manage treasury activities, deliver rolling cash forecasts, oversee asset and lease accounting under IFRS, and drive continuous improvement across controls and reporting while developing your team.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with at least three years' post‑qualification experience in financial reporting or financial control.
• Strong IFRS knowledge; experience with statutory accounts, treasury and cash flow management, external audit and financial governance.
• Experience managing or developing a finance team; understanding of Purchase to Pay processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure statutory, regulatory and shareholder financial reporting obligations are met.
• Oversee statutory accounts and treasury management; lead Purchase to Pay and support external audits.
• Provide expert financial guidance; drive improvements in processes, controls and reporting.
• Help shape the future of the finance function through automation, innovation and team development.
• Lead treasury activities with rolling cash flow forecasts and banking relationships; oversee asset and lease accounting per IFRS.
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations, VAT and CIS reporting, payroll control accounts; support statutory accounts and audits.
• Collaborate with procurement and external finance providers to enhance end-to-end processes.
• Provide IFRS accounting guidance across the business and ensure strong financial governance.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Statutory accounts

Treasury management

P2P processes

External audits

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Excel skills

SAP ERP

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

SAP

Job description

Who we are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Location

Hybrid, Birmingham

Contract type

Permanent, Full time

Salary

£63,000-£72,000

Financial Reporting Manager

We are looking for an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join our growing Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified finance professional who enjoys combining technical excellence with leadership, business partnering and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about financial governance, developing people and making a genuine impact in a complex and evolving organisation, we would love to hear from you.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in ensuring VIVO meets all of its statutory, regulatory and shareholder financial reporting obligations. From overseeing statutory accounts and treasury management to leading our Purchase to Pay team and supporting external audits, you will help ensure the financial integrity of an organisation with revenues exceeding £850 million.

Working closely with finance colleagues, operational leaders, outsourced service providers and shareholders, you will provide expert financial guidance while driving improvements in processes, controls and reporting. You will also help shape the future of the finance function through automation, innovation and the development of your team.

This is a varied role offering exposure across financial reporting, treasury, governance, tax, IFRS, process improvement and people leadership.

You will lead treasury activities, producing rolling cash flow forecasts and managing relationships with banking partners and the central treasury function. You will oversee fixed asset and lease accounting, ensuring assets are accurately recorded and accounted for in line with IFRS.

You will manage balance sheet reconciliations, VAT and CIS reporting, payroll control accounts and support the production of statutory accounts, shareholder reporting and external audits. Working alongside legal advisers, auditors and external specialists, you will help ensure compliance with Companies House requirements and wider financial legislation.

Leading the Purchase to Pay (P2P) team, you will develop your people while improving efficiency, controls and service delivery. You will work collaboratively with procurement, outsourced finance providers and senior finance leaders to enhance end-to-end financial processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

You will also provide technical accounting guidance across the business, supporting colleagues with IFRS compliance, financial policies and best practice while helping strengthen VIVO's overall financial control environment.

Qualifications

We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with at least three years' post‑qualification experience in financial reporting or financial control.

You should bring strong technical knowledge of IFRS together with experience of statutory accounts, treasury and cash flow management, external audit and financial governance. Previous experience managing or developing a finance team is important, along with a strong understanding of Purchase to Pay processes.

You will be confident working with senior stakeholders, able to communicate complex financial information clearly and influence positive outcomes across the business. Strong Excel skills are essential, and experience with SAP or similar ERP systems would be highly beneficial.

Most importantly, you will be someone who enjoys improving processes, developing people and helping build a high‑performing finance function.

Benefits

• 6% employee matched pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical cover for self and partner
• Bonus
• Company car/Car allowance
• Life assurance 2x annual salary

Hybrid Working

We offer hybrid working, with one day each week based at Ingenuity House in Birmingham and flexibility to work from home for the remainder of the week, alongside occasional UK travel to support business and stakeholder requirements.

EEO Statement

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.