Group Financial Reporting Manager

Michael Page (UK); Manchester; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A North West employer is seeking a qualified ACA/ACCA Accountant to manage external reporting and ensure compliance with statutory requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience in large businesses and strong financial process design skills. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with opportunities for career progression across the group.

Benefits

Market leading benefits package

Opportunity for career progression

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA, ideally practice trained.
• Experience in financial processes in large businesses.
• Ability to manage workload effectively and seek improvements.
• Strong communication skills with senior stakeholders.
• Pro-active attitude with a desire to develop.

Responsibilities

• Complete external reporting for the group.
• Ensure compliance with statutory entities.
• Provide IFRS and UK GAAP accounting expertise.
• Review and challenge Balance Sheet reporting.
• Maintain a log for technical accounting issues.

Skills

Accountancy expertise

Financial reporting

SAP knowledge

Strong IT skills

Communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

• A recognisable North West employer


• A strong, technical group reporting team made up of Practice trained Accountants

About Our Client

My client are a well known North West employer with a strong track record of progressing people through their careers. Spanning over a multitude of industries, this multi-faceted business has a high calibre Finance team.

Job Description

• Complete half year external reporting and full year external reporting for the group


• Ensure statutory compliance with the groups statutory entities


• Provide complete, accurate and timely IFRS and new UK GAAP (FRS 102) accounting expertise and advice. Maintain a strong knowledge base utilising this to evaluate potential impact on the group Accounts and identifying appropriate accounting treatments.


• Provide independent review and challenge around Balance Sheet reporting for the Group on a periodic basis.


• Maintain an ongoing issues log to clear one-off, non-routine, technical accounting issues internally and with the group auditors


• Ensure that appropriate and relevant finance policies and procedures are in place across the business to cover all key revenue, opex and capex cycles and financial systems. Create a central repository for these and ensure that they have clear owners, are up to date and appropriately communicated.

The Successful Applicant

• ACA/ACCA qualified, ideally Practice trained


• A background in designing, implementing and reviewing financial processes, procedures and controls in large businesses.


• The ability to prioritise efficiently, manage workload and be proactive in seeking improvements to the processes with a core focus on optimisation and delivery.


• Strong IT skills, including Excel, and the ability to learn new IT systems and processes.


• Strong communication skills both written and oral with proven experience in influencing senior stakeholders and ability to summarise complex information into concise and value adding insights.


• Strong SAP knowledge and experience.


• Pro-active, energetic with a desire to develop and improve.

What\'s on Offer

A competitive salary as well as a market leading benefits package and a genuine opportunity to progress your career across the wider Group.