Senior Manager External Reporting

Markerstudy Group; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Markerstudy Insurance Group is seeking a Senior Manager External Reporting to join our Group Finance team. Based in Manchester or Peterborough, this hybrid role leads the Group Annual Report and Accounts, subsidiary statements and multi-entity consolidation activities.

You will manage external auditors, craft technical accounting papers, advise on acquisitions and reorganisations, and drive improvements to reporting controls in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• AC A qualification and post-qualification experience.
• Big Four audit background and ideally industry experience.
• Significant experience in senior external reporting roles, including complex Group consolidations.
• Experience managing the full external audit lifecycle across multiple entities.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Proven ability to prepare complex technical accounting papers and apply standards commercially.
• Experience improving financial reporting controls and leading remediation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end preparation and delivery of the Group Annual Report and Accounts and subsidiary financial statements under IFRS.
• Lead Group consolidation across a complex multi-entity structure, including intra-group eliminations and disclosures.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors and coordinate Group-wide audit activity.
• Prepare and review complex technical accounting papers on key judgements, estimates and transactions.
• Provide expert accounting advice on acquisitions, reorganisations, financing arrangements and other complex transactions.
• Lead improvements to the financial reporting control environment and remediation efforts.
• Support the implementation of new accounting standards and other significant reporting developments.
• Provide technical leadership, challenge and peer review to divisional Finance teams.
• Build relationships with senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Consolidation software

External reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA qualification

Big Four background

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Hybrid: 2 days per week on-site

Shape the external reporting of a complex, growing insurance group

Senior Manager - External Reporting

Location: Manchester or Peterborough

Hybrid: 2 days per week on-site

Shape the external reporting of a complex, growing insurance group

Markerstudy Insurance Group is looking for an experienced Senior Manager External Reporting to join our Group Finance team.

This is a key leadership role within Financial Control, with responsibility for the delivery of our Group Annual Report and Accounts, subsidiary financial statements and complex Group consolidation activity.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, you’ll take ownership of some of our most technically challenging reporting matters, work closely with our external auditors and provide trusted accounting guidance across the wider Finance function.

You’ll also play a leading role in significant financial reporting projects, from implementing new accounting standards through to assessing the accounting implications of acquisitions, reorganisations and other corporate transactions.

This would suit an accomplished, technically strong qualified accountant who enjoys operating in a complex environment, can confidently challenge and influence senior stakeholders, and remains calm and precise through demanding reporting cycles.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the end-to-end preparation and delivery of the Group Annual Report and Accounts and subsidiary financial statements under IFRS.
• Lead the Group consolidation process across a complex, multi-entity structure, including intra-group eliminations and consolidated disclosures.
• Act as a key point of contact for our external auditors, coordinating Group-wide audit activity and driving timely resolution of technical queries.
• Prepare and review complex technical accounting papers covering key accounting judgements, estimates and transactions.
• Provide expert accounting advice on areas including acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, financing arrangements and other complex transactions.
• Lead improvements to the financial reporting control environment, identifying weaknesses and implementing effective remediation.
• Support the implementation of new accounting standards and other significant reporting developments.
• Provide technical leadership, challenge and peer review to divisional Finance teams.
• Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider business, confidently engaging with senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders.
• Coach and develop finance professionals, helping to strengthen technical capability across the team.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be a technically accomplished finance professional with significant experience of complex external reporting environments.

We’re particularly interested in candidates who have:

• ACA qualification with solid post-qualified experience.
• A Big Four audit background and ideally industry experience
• Significant experience in senior external reporting roles, including complex Group consolidations.
• Experience managing the full external audit lifecycle across multiple entities.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• A proven track record of preparing complex technical accounting papers and applying accounting standards commercially.
• Experience improving financial reporting controls and leading remediation activity.
• The ability to manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining accuracy through demanding reporting deadlines.
• Strong senior stakeholder management skills, including confidence engaging with senior leadership and Board-level audiences.
• Experience within a regulated financial services environment, ideally with exposure to FCA regulatory reporting.
• Experience coaching or developing other finance professionals.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong experience using consolidation, reporting or ERP systems.

Why Markerstudy?

Markerstudy Insurance Group is a large and diverse insurance business, providing the scale and complexity that makes this role genuinely interesting.

You’ll have the opportunity to work at Group level, influence how we approach external reporting and financial controls, and become a trusted technical adviser across a broad Finance community.

For someone who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise, senior stakeholder engagement and complex problem-solving, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a fast-paced and evolving organisation.