Group Finance Reporting Leader

William Grant & Sons Irish Manufacturing; Castlecary; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Private Healthcare

Pension plan

Cycle to Work

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance

Job summary

William Grant & Sons seeks a dynamic Group Financial Reporting Leader to head the Group Financial Reporting Team. You will oversee statutory reporting for the consolidated group and UK/Ireland subsidiaries, manage audits, and provide technical accounting guidance across the Group.

The role includes maintaining the Global Finance Manual, updating accounting policies, and supporting strategic finance projects within a truly global business.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading statutory financial reporting and audits.
• Strong communication skills with global teams.
• Experience with consolidations and accounting policy updates.
• Background in large multinational groups handling acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Lead statutory financial reporting and audit processes for the group and UK/Ireland entities.
• Oversee consolidation, compliance with accounting standards, and external auditor interactions.
• Maintain and evolve the Global Finance Manual and accounting policies.
• Coordinate with external parties on due diligence, PPA, and FVA exercises.
• Support Finance Transformation and deliver reports to Audit Committee.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Technical accounting

IFRS knowledge

Education

ACCA/ICAS/ICAEW qualified

Job description

We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced Group Financial Reporting Leader to head up our Group Financial Reporting Team at William Grant & Sons. This pivotal role oversees statutory financial reporting for our consolidated group accounts and all UK and Ireland subsidiaries, as well as managing the related external audit process. You’ll also provide technical accounting expertise across the Group and own the Global Finance Manual, and all accounting policies. This is a truly global role, offering exposure to all areas of our business and a unique opportunity to shape financial reporting at the heart of William Grant & Sons.

Please note, this role requires 4 days in the office per week at Arete, Cumbernauld.

Key responsibilities

As part of the Group Finance Leadership Team, you will be responsible for leading statutory financial reporting and audit processes, including consolidation and compliance with accounting standards. Being a key point of contact with the Group’s external auditor will be key to this role. You will also be a primary point of contact for the Group’s global finance community, advising on technical accounting issues, including acquisitions, structural changes, and accounting policy updates. You will ensure timely, complete, and accurate financial reporting across the Group. You will maintain and evolve the Global Finance Manual to support our growing business. You will also support strategic projects and respond to Audit Committee requests as needed.

Main accountabilities of this role include:

• Deliver all regulatory financial statements ensuring they are created with integrity and accuracy, and appropriately controlled and monitored, ensuring completeness of information across the business and in compliance with our group accounting policies.
• Oversee the Group and subsidiary statutory financial reporting processes to ensure robust financial statements that are complete and accurate, and in line with legal requirements and internal timelines
• Maintain the Global Finance Manual, ensuring it reflects current policies and procedures that are aligned with up to date statutory, regulatory and management operating model requirements.
• Develop accounting processes and financial system changes required to enable developments in accounting standards to be implemented fully within the Group
• Actively co-ordinate and participate in major internal Group projects and ensure integration to ‘business as usual’ for innovation, business development and corporate structure changes, for example, Company and Brand acquisitions, and lead the relationships with external parties engaged to support with due diligence, PPA and FVA exercises
• Support the ongoing Finance Transformation to improve current processes and ways of working across Group Financial Reporting
• Deliver reporting to the Audit Committee in line with the annual agenda and Committee Terms of Reference
• Manage relationships with external auditors to ensure all audit requirements are delivered in line with the statutory timetable
• Develop and ensure technical awareness and expertise in all areas of statutory reporting to enable the support and delivery of financial reporting and related team and function initiatives
• Develop and deliver standardised accounting processes for the Group, including, closing processes, and create tools and templates that are aligned with the William Grant Way

About you

You are a confident self-starter with the ability to influence senior stakeholders. You will have a recognised finance qualification such as ACCA, ICAS, or ICAEW and will bring significant post-qualified experience, ideally in audit or previous financial reporting roles, either in practice or within industry. A background working with large multi-national consolidations would be beneficial. You have strong communication skills and can build rapport across global teams. You will demonstrate a passion for financial reporting and be able to effectively debate the nuances of technical accounting standards. You are comfortable delivering under pressure and operating to strict deadlines. You also have leadership experience and a track record in developing high-performing teams.

Reward and benefits

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.