INTERIM HEAD OF FINANCIAL REPORTING, 6 months £120,000 - £140,000 + package

Pear Talent - Finance Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group is seeking an Interim Head of Financial Reporting to oversee statutory and regulatory reporting while leading a team. This role plays a crucial part in a business-wide finance transformation, necessitating a qualified accountant with extensive experience and strong leadership skills. The position is hybrid, allowing for flexibility in work arrangements while maintaining close contact with senior management and various business functions.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with significant post-qualified experience in Financial Services.
• Proven track record in managing financial reporting processes under IFRS.
• Strong presentation and people skills with experience in managing multi-location teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead core statutory financial and regulatory reporting, ensuring high-quality analysis.
• Manage a team of 10 and external audit relationships.
• Collaborate with CFO and other departments on financial outcomes and improvements.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Influencing

Presentation Skills

Education

ACA / ACCA or equivalent

Job description

• Hybrid WFH (Surrey/Sussex offices) possibly remote
• Posted 4 years ago
• Flexible hybrid WFH (Surrey/Sussex offices) possibly remote

Pear Talent is representing a listed Financial Services group who are looking for an Interim Head of Financial Reporting to lead a team delivering all key financial and regulatory reporting, as well as have a key role in significant business-wide finance transformation programme improving financial reporting processes and systems.

Key accountabilities:

• Own and lead the delivery of all core statutory financial (IFRS) and regulatory reporting, providing high-quality financial analysis, commentary and disclosures.
• Significant day-to-day interaction with senior management and ExCo stakeholders internally, as well as managing the external audit relationship.
• Manage a team of x10 on-shore and a further off-shore shared services function
• Attend regular meetings with the CFO to discuss financial results.
• Actively challenge the status-quo of current processes and systems, exploring any potential improvements
• Ensure the finance team is motivated and performing to the highest standard
• Partner with all elements of the business on complex transactions and accounting issues.
• Continuous engagement with other functions such as the Treasury, Tax, Legal and M&A teams on specific projects or transactions.

Required experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent) with significant post-qualified experience gained in Financial Services
• Proven track record of managing significant external financial reporting processes under IFRS
• Ability to quickly gain credibility at senior levels within the business and demonstrate both first class project management and communication skills
• Able to work effectively across departments and experience of managing multi-location teams
• Strong presentation skills and people skills, good influencer

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