Senior Manager Financial Control

Rathbones; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rathbones in London/Hybrid is seeking a senior financial consolidation and reporting professional to lead the group consolidation, sign-off processes, and annual/interim reporting. You will strengthen control environments, automate where possible, and work with multiple stakeholders to deliver high-quality financial statements.

The role requires qualified accounting credentials, a track record in complex consolidated reporting, and strong leadership skills to develop the team and drive

Qualifications

• Strong experience in financial reporting and consolidation within a complex organisation.
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and confident challenging senior management.
• Experience delivering reporting through structured project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly group consolidation and oversee consolidation journals for accuracy and timeliness.
• Oversee preparation of the group annual report, interim report and IMS with stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly Group and subsidiary balance sheets and income statements for sign-off.
• Run deferred tax schedules before handing to tax team.
• Maintain finance relationship with group reporting software provider.
• Manage and develop the consolidation team.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes and strengthen controls.
• Lead ad hoc projects.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Process improvement

Team leadership

Controls and governance

Education

ACCA/ACCA/CIMA chartered

Tools

Group reporting software

Job description

Division: Finance

Location: London, Leeds, Liverpool

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Hybrid

About the Role

This role is responsible for leading the Group consolidation and external financial reporting process, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely and supported by a robust control environment. You'll play a key role in strengthening the culture of review and challenge within Financial Control, while identifying opportunities to improve processes, enhance reporting quality and drive greater efficiency across the function.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Lead the monthly group consolidation process and oversight of the preparation and posting of consolidation journals, ensuring completeness, accuracy and timely delivery.
• Lead on the preparation and production of the group’s annual report, interim report and quarterly interim management statements, and to work with various stakeholders to provide content for related presentations.
• Prepare the monthly Group and subsidiary balance sheet and Income Statement as part of the Financial Control sign-off process.
• Preparation of various Deferred Tax schedules before handover to the tax team.
• Own and maintain the finance relationship with the group reporting software provider.
• Manage and develop the consolidation team.
• To build a strong working relationship with stakeholders within and external to the Financial Control function.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and strengthen the control environment.
• Lead on ad hoc projects.

About you

• Strong experience in financial reporting and consolidation within a complex organisation.
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to demanding deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage and challenge senior management.
• Experience of managing reporting processes through a structured project-management approach.
• Demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement and process enhancement.

Preferred

• Listed company reporting experience.

Measures of Success:

• Production of high-quality Group annual report and accounts, interims and IMS in line with deadlines.
• Accurate and timely production of monthly group consolidation.
• Strong control environment with minimal post-close adjustments and audit exceptions.
• Continuous improvements of both individuals in the team and process.

Reports to: Assistant Financial Controller – consolidation and oversight