Senior Manager External Reporting

Vermelo RPO; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Manager for External Reporting to join its finance team in Manchester or Peterborough. This high-impact role involves leading financial consolidation processes and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Candidates should possess strong technical skills and over 5 years' experience in the field, with a focus on producing high-quality financial reports for senior leadership. The position offers a hybrid working model to support work-life balance and career growth in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Work-life balance

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years post-qualification experience in a financial role.
• Proficient in IFRS and UK GAAP standards.
• Experience with external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Group consolidation process and prepare consolidated group accounts.
• Manage the external audit process and write technical accounting papers.
• Coordinate the Group Annual Report and subsidiary statutory accounts.

Skills

Group consolidation

Financial reporting

Technical accounting

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Senior Manager, External Reporting

£90k-95k

Location: Manchester or Peterborough (Hybrid 1-2 days per week on-site)

About the Role:

We re looking for a technically skilled and detail-focused Senior Manager External Reporting to join our finance team. Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, you ll play a critical role in preparing the Group Annual Report, managing the Group consolidation process, and leading technical accounting projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a visible and impactful role, supporting senior leadership, guiding the business through technical change and ensuring high-quality financial reporting in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

What You ll Be Doing

• Lead the Group consolidation process, including:
  • Adding individual company accounts
  • Eliminating intercompany transactions
  • Incorporating group-level adjustments
• Prepare consolidated group accounts and disclosures (including final documents in Word format)
• Coordinate the Group Annual Report and subsidiary statutory accounts in line with IFRS
• Manage the external audit process, including responding to audit queries and managing deliverables
• Write and review technical accounting papers on complex group-level matters
• Provide technical support to internal teams on accounting standards and policy implementation
• Support and challenge key accounting estimates and judgments
• Collaborate with peers, working cross-functionally with tax, FP&A, and other finance functions

What We re Looking For

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent), with 5+ years post-qualification experience
• Proven experience in group consolidation and preparing consolidated accounts
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
• Experience working with or managing external auditors
• Skilled in writing technical accounting position papers
• Advanced Excel skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with stakeholders at all levels
• Financial services experience is a bonus, but not essential

Key Skills & Attributes

• Group consolidation and financial reporting
• Technical accounting and policy interpretation
• External audit liaison
• Stakeholder and Board-level communication
• Report preparation in Word and Excel
• Strong planning and organisation skills
• Calm under pressure, with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach

Why Join Us?

• High-impact role working directly with senior leadership and the Board
• Opportunity to own and shape the Group s external reporting processes
• Hybrid working model to support work-life balance
• Exposure to complex accounting scenarios, corporate transactions and new standards
• Collaborative culture focused on growth, support and continuous improvement