Group Financial Reporting Accountant

MAG; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airport operator in Manchester is looking for a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting skills to prepare financial statements under IFRS. The successful candidate will support financial reporting and training, manage tight deadlines, and build stakeholder relationships. This role offers a hybrid working environment and a range of benefits including a bonus scheme and company pension contributions.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

10% company contribution pension

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free parking

Subsidised public transport

Huge range of company discounts

2 volunteering days per year

Free VirtualGP service

Care Concierge service

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience in a busy finance team.
• Demonstrate strong technical accounting skills in IFRS or FRS 102.
• Ability to deliver projects to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare consolidated financial statements under IFRS.
• Provide technical accounting expertise to colleagues.
• Assist in the management of year-end and half-year processes.

Skills

Strong technical accounting skills

Project delivery under tight timeframes

Stakeholder relationship management

Knowledge of SAP systems

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified accountant

Job description

Summary

• Based at Manchester Airport
• Fixed term contract
• Flexible / Hybrid working for a better work / life balance
• We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds

Why MAG?

At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities. Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities. At MAG, we recognise creating a first‑class journey for our customers starts by creating a first‑class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including :

• Bonus scheme
• 10% company contribution pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free VirtualGP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service

The role

To prepare the Groups interim and full year consolidated financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and individual company financial statements under FRS 102, to a high standard.

Provide technical accounting and financial reporting expertise to colleagues across MAG and support the provision of relevant technical training and development to MAG’s finance community and assist in the management of the year end and half year processes, including the external audit process.

What will make you successful in the role?

You’ll need to be an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant with post qualification experience in a busy finance team and demonstrate strong technical accounting skills in IFRS or the new UK GAAP (FRS 102).

You will need you to have examples of where you have delivered projects to tight timeframes and built relationships with a range of stakeholders to provide an excellent service across multiple business units.

Any knowledge of SAP systems and accounting knowledge in non‑current assets (IAS 16, IAS 38, IFRS 16) is desirable.