Financial Reporting Manager - 6 mth FTC

Mourant Services (Jersey) Limited; Saint Helier; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mourant Services (Jersey) Limited is seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join the Jersey finance team on a 6-month contract. You will deliver high-quality financial reporting, consolidate group entities, and provide insights to support decision-making.

Working closely with the Financial Controller and Head of Financial Control, Planning and Analysis, you will ensure accuracy, timeliness and meaningful analysis across P&L, cashflow and annual budgets, while partnering with

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with accounting experience.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and communicate findings in a clear and engaging way.
• Confident building relationships with stakeholders at all levels, with a collaborative and supportive approach.
• Experience using a practice management system such as Elite 3e, Viewpoint would be helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the Firms' annual consolidated financial statements and the financial statements of individual entities.
• Monthly and annual consolidation of all group entities, supported by clear reporting, analysis and commentary to support stakeholder understanding of trends and performance.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis, commentary and insights.
• Development of management information (MI), providing insight, recommendations and analysis to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Active business partnering with partners, senior managers and leaders, ensuring they receive relevant, timely and commercially focused financial support.
• Utilise existing, and participate in the effective implementation of, financial technology to generate smarter working practices.
• Professionally collaborate with the wider Finance team to ensure seamless finance delivery, supporting the aim of making the Finance team overall easy to do business with.
• Working closely with key stakeholders, including leaders and other business services departments to prepare P+L reports, cashflow forecasts and annual budgets.
• Supporting board and audit reporting.
• Completion of tax computations and returns.

Skills

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Commercial awareness

IFRS/GAAP knowledge

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Elite 3e

Viewpoint

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join us on a 6-month contract. Working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, you’ll use your technical expertise to deliver high-quality financial reporting, build strong stakeholder relationships, and provide commercially focused insights that help drive business performance. You’ll play an important role within our friendly in-house finance team, partnering with leaders across the business to support decision making and help drive future success. Within our team, you’ll be working closely with the Financial Controller and Head of Financial Control, Planning and Analysis, you’ll ensure financial information is accurate, timely and meaningful. If this sounds like the right next step for you or you’d like to know more, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role

• Preparation of the Firms' annual consolidated financial statements and the financial statements of individual entities
• Monthly and annual consolidation of all group entities, supported by clear reporting, analysis and commentary to support stakeholder understanding of trends and performance
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis, commentary and insights
• Development of management information (MI), providing insight, recommendations and analysis to support operational and strategic decisions
• Active business partnering with partners, senior managers and leaders, ensuring they receive relevant, timely and commercially focused financial support
• Utilise existing, and participate in the effective implementation of, financial technology to generate smarter working practices
• Professionally collaborate with the wider Finance team to ensure seamless finance delivery, supporting the aim of making the Finance team overall easy to do business with
• Working closely with key stakeholders, including leaders and other business services departments to prepare P+L reports, cashflow forecasts and annual budgets
• Supporting board and audit reporting
• Completion of tax computations and returns

About you

• Qualified Accountant, with accounting experience.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and communicate findings in a clear and engaging way
• Confident building relationships with stakeholders at all levels, with a collaborative and supportive approach
• Experience using a practice management system such as Elite 3e, Viewpoint would be helpful but not essential

About Mourant

We are proud to be a leading offshore law-firm led professional services business, advising many of the world's leading financial institutions, corporations, public organisations, private equity houses and investment funds, as well as ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices.

We believe in inclusive workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard, valued and respected.

We have a strong sense of common purpose, where all our people are clear about our goals and the role they can play in achieving them.

We pride ourselves in providing accessible development opportunities to all our people in a team-spirited environment, where everyone feels like they belong and can thrive.

If you would like to join an award winning and forward thinking firm whose inclusive culture and values recognise that its people are fundamental to its success, we would love to hear from you.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process.

If you need this job description or the application form in an alternative format, or if you would like to discuss the recruitment process with our recruitment team, please email [e-mail].

We’re an international professional services firm, bringing together legal, corporate and fund services, and consulting expertise through one integrated platform.

We help clients navigate complexity and move forward with confidence.

We work with many of the world’s leading financial institutions, corporations, asset managers, private equity firms and investment funds, as well as private clients and family offices.

At Mourant, you can expect more from your career.

More opportunities to grow, more support to succeed and more ways to make an impact.

You’ll be part of an inclusive and collaborative workplace where people feel seen, heard, valued and respected, share a clear sense of purpose, and have the opportunity to thrive.

If you’re looking for meaningful work with a forward-thinking firm that values your contribution and supports your ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process.

If you need a job description or application form in an alternative format, or would like to discuss the recruitment process with our recruitment team, please email [e-mail].