Group Reporting Manager

Rutherford Briant; Essex; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Hours

Excellent Pension Scheme

Bonus Scheme

Job summary

Rutherford Briant is recruiting a Group Reporting Manager to join a fast-growing business in Essex. You will lead the group consolidation across multiple entities and international regions, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting while overseeing the monthly, quarterly and year-end close cycles.

In this role you will drive intercompany accounting controls, oversee statutory reporting, tax and audit activities, and lead finance projects including acquisitions integrations and system

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with extensive group reporting experience.
• Experience leading consolidation across multiple entities and regions.
• Strong background in monthly, quarterly and annual close processes.
• Proven involvement in statutory reporting, tax, audit and compliance activities.
• Experience coaching and developing a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the group consolidation process across multiple legal entities and international regions, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles in line with corporate reporting deadlines.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial controls to ensure reporting integrity.
• Support statutory reporting, tax, audit, and compliance activities, maintaining adherence to accounting policies and internal controls.
• Lead finance projects, including the integration of acquisitions, financial system enhancements, and initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the month-end close process.
• Act as the subject matter expert for the general ledger and financial reporting systems, supporting system improvements and business integrations.
• Build strong relationships with finance stakeholders across the business to drive collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Group Consolidation team.

Skills

Group reporting

Consolidation

Intercompany accounting

Financial controls

Team leadership

Job description

Are you an experienced qualified accountant who has extensive group reporting and financial accounting experience looking to join a highly acquisitional business based in Essex?

A high-growth global organisation are looking for a Group Reporting Manager to help build projects, improve systems and processes whilst mentoring and developing a small team.

As a Group Reporting Manager you will:

• Lead the group consolidation process across multiple legal entities and international regions, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles in line with corporate reporting deadlines.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial controls to ensure reporting integrity.
• Support statutory reporting, tax, audit, and compliance activities, maintaining adherence to accounting policies and internal controls.
• Lead finance projects, including the integration of acquisitions, financial system enhancements, and initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the month-end close process.
• Act as the subject matter expert for the general ledger and financial reporting systems, supporting system improvements and business integrations.
• Build strong relationships with finance stakeholders across the business to drive collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Group Consolidation team.

As a Group Reporting Manager you will get:

• Salary of £75,000 - £80,000
• Flexible Working Hours
• Excellent Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Chance to progress a well-established finance function

Rutherford Briant is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us. We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.