Head of Financial Reporting

ACCA Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (3 in office per week)

Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

Central London

Job summary

ACCA Careers is recruiting for a senior finance leadership role on behalf of a diversified international investment, lending and professional services group. You will lead a finance team, drive reporting, governance and control improvements across multiple entities in a complex international environment.

The role owns monthly, quarterly and annual reporting including consolidation, partners with senior stakeholders, supports audits, and leads finance transformation and system enhancements in a

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA or equivalent.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting background.
• Experience in a multi-entity group with consolidation.
• SOX exposure desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead international financial reporting team and develop capability.
• Own monthly, quarterly and annual reporting including consolidations.
• Improve governance, accounting standards and financial controls.
• Coordinate statutory reporting, audits and key accounting reviews.
• Drive finance transformation and systems improvements.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide insight and business support.

Skills

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

Financial controls

Stakeholder management

SOX knowledge

Multi-entity consolidation

Oracle experience

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)

Tools

Oracle

Job description

This senior finance leadership role is responsible for financial reporting, control, consolidation and governance across a complex international group operating through multiple entities. The successful candidate will lead a finance team, strengthen reporting standards and provide insight to senior stakeholders while driving process and control improvements.

Client Details

Our client is a diversified international investment, lending and professional services group operating across multiple jurisdictions. With a broad portfolio of advisory, capital solutions and business support activities, the organisation is focused on strengthening financial reporting, governance and control standards as part of its continued international growth and transformation programme.

Description

• Lead an international financial reporting team and develop team capability.
• Own monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, including consolidations and management reporting.
• Improve accounting governance, technical accounting standards and financial controls.
• Coordinate statutory reporting, audits and key accounting reviews.
• Drive finance transformation, systems improvements and process efficiency initiatives.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide insight, challenge and business support.

Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent).
• Strong technical accounting, financial reporting and financial control background.
• Experience within a multi-entity group environment, including consolidation and group reporting.
• Strong audit, statutory reporting and balance sheet control experience.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead teams through change.
• Experience operating within a SOX-compliant or SOX-readiness environment is desirable
• Oracle, regulated environment or international group experience would be advantageous.

Job Offer

• Competitive Salary range
• Bonus
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Hybrid Working (3 in office per week)
• Central London

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