Group Financial Reporting Manager

Phoenix; London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Group Financial Reporting Manager, where you'll lead financial and regulatory reporting processes. This senior role requires a qualified accountant with a strong background in IFRS and Solvency II reporting. You will coach team members, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive continuous improvement in reporting processes. Embrace the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment that values diverse experiences and perspectives, ensuring that every team member feels accepted and valued. This is your chance to make a significant impact in a leading financial services business.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Excellent pension

12x salary life assurance

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualified experience in external reporting.
• Expertise in IFRS and Solvency II reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production and analysis of financial reporting for the Group.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and oversee reporting processes.

Skills

IFRS consolidation

Solvency II reporting

Insurance accounting under IFRS 17

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Job Description

Job Type: Permanent

Location: This role is based in our London office with time spent working in the office (2-3 days) and at home.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: 11th May

Salary and benefits: £85,000 - £95,000 with indicative bonus range of 30-60%, private medical cover, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance and much more.

Recruiter: Tim Singh

We have an incredible opportunity to join Phoenix Group as a Group Financial Reporting Manager in our Group Financial Reporting team

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

This is a senior leadership role within the Group Financial Reporting team focused on leading on aspects of the production of the Group's external reporting across IFRS and Solvency II, together with analysis of the Group's results across these metrics. The role involves management of the reporting process, coaching / review of work and using subject matter expertise to produce Group reporting outputs.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Lead the production and analysis of financial and regulatory reporting for the Group, including the running of Group consolidation processes
• Providing coaching to, and reviewing the outputs of, other members of the Group Financial Reporting team
• Providing insight and preparing analysis into the Group's reported results across IFRS and Solvency II under a range of KPIs
• Preparation of accounting position papers for external audit, and documentation of key accounting judgments and estimates for the Board Audit Committee
• Taking responsibility for a robust control environment, overseeing the operation of controls over reporting processes, review and challenge of divisional submissions and the team outputs and driving continuous process improvement with respect to both quality and efficiency
• Managing key stakeholder relationships, such as with life company finance teams, Investor Relations, Group FP&A, and the external auditors.
• Supporting change initiatives including the on-going finance transformation programme, responding to developments in external reporting requirements and dealing with the reporting impacts of corporate activity such as M&A.
  
  

What are we looking for?

• Qualified accountant with significant post qualified experience within an external reporting-focused role
• Financial/regulatory reporting experience gained within a complex financial services business
• Deep subject matter expertise across one or more of the following: IFRS consolidation and listed company reporting, Solvency II reporting and insurance accounting under IFRS 17
• Demonstrable experience in planning and driving completion of large-scale reporting processes
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage a wide range of stakeholder relationships, including the leadership and management of more junior team members
  
  

We Want To Hire The Whole Version Of You.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

Please note that we reserve the right to remove adverts earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.

Find out more about

• Guide for Candidates: thephoenixgroup.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates
• Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.thephoenixgroup.com/careers/talk-to-us
  
  

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