Group Finance Manager

Pizza Express; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent international restaurant chain is seeking a Group Reporting Manager to oversee all aspects of internal and external financial reporting. The role includes managing a Group Reporting Analyst and liaising with various departments. Candidates should have an ACCA or ACA qualification, strong accounting experience, and excellent communication skills, ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial processes.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Opportunities for personal expression and growth

Qualifications

• Strong experience of monthly reporting for multiple cost centres.
• Solid technical accounting experience.
• Experience within a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely submission of periodic financial information.
• Key role in the year end statutory audit.
• Production of the UK entity statutory accounts.
• Review statutory audits of each business unit.
• Produce commentary around Group performance as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Technical accounting

Familiarity with financial reporting systems

Education

ACCA, ACA or similar qualification

Tools

Integrated ERP systems

Job description

Overview

The PizzaExpress Group comprises business units in the UK & Ireland, Hong Kong, UAE and Franchise sites across the world. The remit of this role is to manage all aspects of the Group's internal and external financial reporting. The role will also extend to providing support to Group business units, in terms of Group processes and technical areas of accounting. The role includes the direct line management of a Group Reporting Analyst.

The candidate will need to pay close attention to detail and accuracy and will need to nurture key relationships with both local and overseas business units, as well as being comfortable working independently and taking initiative to problem solve.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring the timely submission of each business unit's periodic financial information into the Group consolidation system (FCCS).
• A key role in the year end statutory audit and any other audits that occur during the financial year, including liaising with the Group auditors.
• Responsibility for the production of the UK entity statutory accounts, including the consolidated Group accounts and Annual Report.
• Reviewing the results of the statutory audits of each business unit.
• Responsibility for the periodic and ad hoc commentary around Group performance for senior stakeholders, involving gaining a solid understanding of the conditions surrounding the performance in each market.
• Any ad-hoc analysis as required by the Group CFO or CEO.
• Leading role in the production and implementation of technical Group accounting policies.
• Impact analysis for any new accounting standards, including the project management of implementation of such standards across the Group.
• Responsibility for Group Manual of Accounting including production and updating as required.

Qualifications

• Qualification ACCA, ACA or similar
• Experience within a similar role
• Strong experience of monthly reporting for multiple cost centres
• Strong knowledge of, and practical experience with internal controls
• Solid technical accounting experience
• Experience with integrated ERP and financial reporting systems
• Excellent communication skills, and willingness to liaise with different departments across the business - including non-financial teams

Who We Are

Where those who love pizza can be their true self. We've been around since 1965, bringing pizza to the UK and have since grown to a multichannel, international brand Our people are at the heart of our success and everything we do, we believe you should always be able to express yourself.

Our values and culture are made up of three key parts: use your head, show your heart and create a home. For us, this shows up as:

• Head - were customer centric, commercially driven and obsessed by performance in all we do
• Heart - we show our heart, are honest and vulnerable with our teams and lead everything through our people
• Home - we create a home, where everyone has a place at our marble table and you can truly express yourself everyday

Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers, and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs. That's why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.