Interim senior reporting accountant

Hays PLC; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established PLC in Bristol is seeking an experienced Senior Reporting Manager for a 6-month interim contract to prioritize accounting and reporting for joint venture funds. The role involves leading a small team, engaging in detailed reporting tasks, and ensuring compliance with UK GAAP. Excellent skills in financial reporting, advanced Excel, and effective communication are essential qualifications for candidates seeking to join a dynamic finance team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in management accounting within complex group structures.
• Up-to-date technical accounting knowledge (UK GAAP).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for accounting and reporting for two joint venture funds.
• Leading a small team of qualified accountants and supporting wider finance tasks.
• Managing quarterly reporting tasks and liaising with finance business partners.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Advanced MS Excel

Communication

Initiative

Continuous Improvement

Education

Qualified finance professional (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Oracle

Accounts production software

Job description

6-month fixed-term contract

The Hays finance team are seeking an experienced Senior Reporting Manager for an interim joint venture role that sits within a Group Reporting Team of a well-established PLC in Bristol.

This role will take responsibility for accounting and reporting for two new joint venture funds, as well as managing a small team of qualified accountants. You will also be supporting the wider business regarding fund-specific queries, assisting with month-end tasks, JV management reporting, and dealing with technical requests like corporate structure changes.

This is a 6-month interim position to cover a period of time while the business looks to find a new permanent hire. Our client is looking to interview & get someone into the team this month.

What You'll Be Doing:

The Senior JV reporting accountant reports to the Group Financial Controller, and is part of the Group Reporting leadership team, playing an active role in how the team continues to develop and grow. Leadership and coaching of three qualified reporting accountants, ensuring that their work is produced to a high standard, as well as wider engagement across the finance team.

Leading on accounting for corporate transactions, changes in ownership fund ownership and internal property movements. The overarching responsibility of this role is accounting and reporting for two joint venture funds, delivering through the team, the role is responsible for:

• Timely completion of quarterly JV reporting tasks to external investors, including the production of flash Net Asset value reports. This includes additional journals, preparing management accounts, explaining movements, and producing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Reporting to support bank reporting / debt management
• Managing the internal recharging / transfer of income, cost and capital expenditure from the Group's shared service company.
• Liaising with joint venture/ investment fund finance business partners (FBPs) to reflect any changes to fund structures in the appropriate reporting period
• Production of consolidated legal accounts for the top companies.
• Setting up and reporting on new partnership JV`s
• Accounting for Developments and liaising with FBP`s on reporting
• Production of ad-hoc reports as required by stakeholders across the business and cost centre budget holders
• VAT reconciliations and posting
• Review of IT Capex/ work-in-progress reconciliation and reporting on a monthly basis,
• Supporting legal cladding claims as an SME
• Ad-hoc tasks, such as working through technical aspects of corporate restructures, securitised debt facilities, and equity-related transactions, such as distributions and redemptions,
• Other tasks to cover for team members during periods of transformation project work.

Essential requirements:

• Qualified finance professional (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with at least 5 years post-qualification experience, including experience of management accounting within a complex group structure.
• Experience in financial reporting within a corporate, time-pressured environment.
• Up-to-date technical accounting knowledge (UK GAAP) and experience applying it in reporting.
• Excellent IT skills, including advanced MS Excel (Lookups, Pivot tables).
• Self-starter, demonstrating initiative, the ability to work at pace, prioritise workloads, and manage multiple demands effectively while maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, develop good working relationships, and provide first-class service to stakeholders.
• A mentality of continuous improvement.
• Experience with Oracle and accounts production software

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Charles Maidment from the Hays senior finance team in Bristol.

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