Group Reporting Manager

Baker Charles; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Charles is seeking a Group Reporting Finance Manager in Central London on a 12‑month fixed-term contract. Hybrid work arrangement with a senior, high-visibility role within the Financial Reporting team responsible for Group consolidation, external reporting and leadership of an established team.

You will report to the Group Financial Controller, collaborate with senior finance stakeholders across Tax, Treasury and corporate functions, and contribute to technical accounting, corporate

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting and group reporting experience.
• Experience in large or complex organisations and listed business reporting.
• Ability to lead a team while handling senior stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Group Reporting team.
• Own half-year and year-end Group consolidation and analysis.
• Prepare Group financial statements and disclosures for Annual and Half-Year Reports.
• Support quarterly management reporting and key performance measures.
• Act as primary liaison with external auditors and resolve issues on time.
• Collaborate with Tax, Treasury and other teams on corporate transactions.
• Provide technical accounting papers and guidance as required.
• Support statutory accounts production and audit timetable.
• Lead ad hoc projects and reporting for senior management decisions.

Skills

Group reporting

Consolidation

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Technical accounting

External reporting

Financial reporting

Audit liaison

Education

ACA or equivalent

Job description

GROUP REPORTING FINANCE MANAGER – 12 MONTH FTC

Central London | Hybrid

A leading listed business is looking to appoint a Group Reporting Finance Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a senior and highly visible role within the Financial Reporting team, with responsibility for Group consolidation and external reporting as well as leadership of an established team.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will work closely with senior finance stakeholders across the organisation and have broad exposure to Group Finance, Tax, Treasury and other corporate functions. Alongside the core reporting responsibilities, you will be involved in technical accounting, corporate transactions and a range of projects and ad hoc analysis.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing the Group Reporting team.
• Owning the half-year and year-end Group consolidation process, including key ratios, metrics and supporting analysis.
• Taking responsibility for the preparation of the Group financial statements and associated disclosures within the Annual and Half-Year Reports.
• Supporting quarterly management reporting and the delivery and analysis of key Group performance measures.
• Acting as a key point of contact for the external auditors and ensuring issues are resolved efficiently and within reporting deadlines.
• Working closely with Tax, Treasury and other teams on corporate transactions and Group restructurings.
• Providing technical accounting guidance and preparing and presenting technical accounting papers where required.
• Supporting the end-to-end production of statutory accounts and ensuring an organised and forward-looking approach to the reporting and audit timetable.
• Leading and supporting ad hoc projects, analysis and reporting to assist senior management with decision-making.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting and Group reporting experience gained within a large or complex organisation. You will be comfortable owning consolidation and external reporting processes and dealing with complex accounting matters, ideally with experience of listed business reporting requirements.

You will need to be a confident people manager with the ability to lead and develop a team while remaining sufficiently hands-on when required. Strong stakeholder management skills are essential, as the position involves working with senior colleagues across finance and the wider organisation as well as external auditors and advisers. You will combine strong technical capability with commercial awareness and be comfortable moving between detailed accounting issues and the broader business picture. The ability to manage multiple priorities, work to demanding reporting deadlines and communicate complex issues clearly and concisely will be important. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-known listed business in a senior Group Finance position, offering significant exposure to senior stakeholders, complex reporting, corporate activity and the wider business.