Senior Financial Reporting Manager – Fixed-Term Contract

Legend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Flexible work balance

Paid holiday leave including festive休

Job summary

Legend, a leading Sports and Gaming marketing company, seeks a Senior Financial Reporting Manager on a fixed-term basis to lead the month-end close and consolidate reporting across a complex multi-jurisdictional group. You will guide the Financial Reporting team, ensure compliant controls, and partner with stakeholders to resolve issues in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a qualified accountant with substantial post-qualification experience, strong technical accounting knowledge, and

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Proven experience in financial reporting within a multinational environment.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end month-end close and consolidation across multi-entity group.
• Own the month-end timetable and coordinate with stakeholders to meet deadlines.
• Oversee balance sheet reporting, reconciliations and internal controls.
• Provide hands-on leadership to the Financial Reporting team and support business as usual operations.
• Support external audit requirements and resolve complex reporting issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and leverage data for efficiency.

Skills

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Leadership

Analytics

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

About Legend

At Legend, we're building next-level player experiences. With 20+ years of proven success we’re the world’s leading Sports and Gaming marketing company. Our people are our edge. 600+ sharp, ambitious Legends across 22+ countries who move fast, learn quickly and win together. Here growth isn’t a perk, it’s the standard. You’ll stretch, level-up and carve out a career as bold as the products we build. We celebrate wins and create experiences that people talk about for years - for our players & for each other. If you're ready to shape the future of player experience and enjoy the ride while you do it, this is where you'll thrive.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Financial Reporting Manager to join our Finance team on a fixed-term basis, providing essential leadership and continuity while we navigate an exciting period of integration and change. This is a hands-on role for a technically strong, commercially aware finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, complex international environment. You'll take ownership of our month-end reporting cycle, ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of financial information across a multi-jurisdictional group. You'll also be a trusted point of contact for the wider Finance team, providing guidance, resolving challenges and keeping business-as-usual operations running smoothly. We're looking for someone who can quickly get up to speed, confidently make decisions and bring structure and clarity to a busy reporting environment.

Your Impact

• Lead the end-to-end month-end close and financial reporting process across a complex, multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional group, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of consolidated trial balances and reporting outputs.
• Own the month-end timetable, prioritizing critical activities, resolving reporting challenges and coordinating stakeholders to meet demanding deadlines.
• Provide oversight of balance sheet reporting, reconciliations and financial controls, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance with group accounting policies.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the Financial Reporting team, providing hands-on leadership, guidance and confident decision-making to maintain smooth day-to-day operations.
• Partner with Finance teams and stakeholders across the business, supporting external audit requirements and resolving complex financial reporting matters.
• Identify practical opportunities to improve reporting processes, strengthen controls and leverage data and automation to drive greater efficiency.

What You’ll Bring

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), with substantial relevant accounting experience, ideally including 7+ years post-qualification.
• Strong financial reporting experience within a large multinational organisation, with exposure to complex group structures, multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Proven ownership of an end-to-end month-end close, including group consolidations, consolidated trial balances and delivery against tight deadlines.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly across balance sheet reporting, reconciliations, financial controls and group reporting.
• Confident leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to guide teams, build relationships quickly and make sound decisions independently.
• Excellent analytical skills, strong data literacy and advanced Excel capabilities, with experience working across complex financial systems and datasets.
• A proactive, adaptable approach, with the ability to quickly understand a new environment, take initiative and deliver results with minimal onboarding.

Why Legend?

• Super smart colleagues to work alongside and learn from.
• Engaging development opportunities at all levels.
• Tailored flexibility for your work-life balance.
• Annual discretionary bonus to reward your efforts.
• Paid annual leave PLUS a well-deserved break to recharge your batteries during the festive season! Our offices are closed between Christmas and New Year's, allowing you to enjoy downtime without dipping into your annual allowance.
• Exciting global Legend events, where we unite in person to ignite our shared passion and unveil the exciting strategies for the year ahead!

Unlock your full potential by joining the Legend team. To support you on this journey, we provide an extensive array of global benefits, alongside local perks.

Legend is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that's just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That's why we're dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and diverse team- which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout your application process, please speak to your Talent Partner or contact the team on [email protected] , and we'll do all we can to support you.