Reporting Finance Manager - Europe - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

JD Sports Fashion; Bury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports retail company is seeking a Reporting Finance Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves managing the production of management accounts and statutory reporting across multiple countries, as well as leading a small team. Candidates should hold a CIMA, ACCA, or ACA qualification, with experience in management accounts being essential. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are required.

Qualifications

• CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualification is essential.
• Experience in retail finance is advantageous.
• Management accounts experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly financial accounts and balance sheets.
• Prepare reporting packs for senior stakeholders.
• Manage team and audit processes.

Skills

CIMA / ACCA / ACA Qualified Accountant

Retail experience

Management accounts / core finance experience

Advanced Excel skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Positive and flexible attitude

Job description

Reporting Finance Manager - Europe - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

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Overview

This position is a key role within the Europe Reporting Team and the overall JD Finance Team. As a Finance Manager, your responsibilities will be the production of a robust set of management accounts across multiple countries/companies with P&L and balance sheet analysis to allow management review. The role will be responsible for the production of the statutory accounts in line with local GAAP and managing the external audit to competition. The role will manage a team of four to deliver to group deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Production of the monthly P&Ls and Balance Sheet; understand variances and trends.
• Production of monthly reporting packs with analysis and commentary, presenting these to the senior finance and retail stakeholders.
• Responsibility for the monthly balance sheet reconciliations with sign off on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Production of balance sheet and cashflow pack with KPI summary.
• Continual review of processes including purchase ledger, banking and trade receivables and ensuring relevant controls are in place.
• Production of reporting to feed into the monthly Group Board Pack.
• Responsibility for the half year and year end provision calculations.
• Responsible for the region’s submission into the group half year and year end statutory reporting.
• Responsibility of other statutory reporting including national statistics and intra stat.
• Cashflow management and forecasting.
• Key point of contact for the region with AP, AR and treasury teams.
• Planning, managing and completing the year end audits.
• Production of the annual statutory accounts in line with local GAAPs including the annual management report.
• Responsible for annual filing of company accounts.
• Main local point of contact for VAT and Tax submissions, queries and audits.
• Proactively resolve queries.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed

• CIMA / ACCA / ACA Qualified Accountant.
• Retail experience advantageous.
• Management accounts / core finance experience essential.
• Advanced Excel skills, TM1 experience not essential but an advantage.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Positive, flexible, enthusiastic and driven.

Employment type

• Contract