Senior Financial Reporting Manager

Smith & Nephew

Watford

Hybrid

GBP 75,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus

Pension scheme

Share options

Flexible vacation

Paid holidays

Private health plan

Hybrid working

Job summary

Smith+Naphew is seeking a Senior Financial Reporting Manager to join the Group Finance function in the UK. You will oversee UK and US listed reporting, driving high quality external filings and complex accounting areas.

You will partner with Treasury, Tax and other finance teams, translate technical topics into insight for senior leaders, and liaise with external auditors in a SOX-controlled environment. This is a highly visible role with exposure to VP and SVP stakeholders.

Qualifications

Strong technical accounting expertise, IFRS, group reporting and consolidation in a multinational environment.
Experience in a SOX controlled environment and handling complex accounting topics, incl. accounting papers.
7–10 years of relevant experience with Big 4 audit background.

Responsibilities

Support central consolidation and deliver high quality external reporting for UK/US-listed entities.
Own complex accounting areas including acquisition accounting, impairment, and statutory adjustments.
Collaborate with Treasury, Tax and other finance teams; liaise with external auditors; ensure governance.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Group reporting

Consolidation

SOX control

Job description

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Naphew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. If you are looking for a high visibility role at the centre of Group Finance, this is an exceptional opportunity. As a Senior Financial Reporting Manager, you will work across complex UK and US listed reporting requirements, partnering with senior stakeholders and contributing to how financial performance is communicated at the highest levels of the organisation. This role offers real exposure, technical depth and variety, making it ideal for someone who thrives on complex accounting challenges and wants to make a meaningful impact in a global business.

What will you be doing?

You will operate within the Group Financial Reporting team, supporting the central consolidation function and delivering high quality external reporting across a global organisation. Your role will involve working across UK and US listed reporting requirements, contributing to external reporting outputs including regulatory filings such as Form 20-F. You will take ownership of complex accounting areas including acquisition accounting, impairment assessments and statutory profit adjustments, ensuring alignment with IFRS and Group policies. You will collaborate closely with cross functional stakeholders including Treasury, Tax and other finance teams, particularly during peak reporting periods such as half year and year end. You will also work with external auditors, supporting audits and ensuring strong governance and compliance within a SOX controlled environment. A key part of this role is translating complex accounting topics into clear and practical insights. You will write technical accounting papers, apply sound judgement and communicate effectively with non finance stakeholders and senior leaders. This is a highly visible and varied position, offering exposure to VP and SVP stakeholders and involvement in ongoing transactions, acquisitions and restructurings.

What will you need to be successful?

This role requires a strong technical foundation combined with the ability to operate confidently in a large, complex organisation. Success comes from being able to combine expertise with clear communication and sound judgement. Strong technical accounting expertise, including IFRS, group reporting and consolidation in a multinational environment. Experience working in a SOX controlled environment and managing complex accounting topics, including writing technical accounting papers. You will bring around 7 to 10 years of relevant experience, including mandatory Big 4 audit background, ideally completed by industry experience withing a large multinational or FTSE scale organizastion. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and present clearly to senior stakeholders and work effectively with external auditors.

You. Unlimited. We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our Strongest investments are in our people and patients we serve. Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (www.smith-nephew.com)

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Smith+Naphew is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Naphew a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart. Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude we work together to win. We’re a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities. Together, we fulfill our shared purpose of Life Unlimited.

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