Senior Manager Financial Control

Rathbones Plc; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rathbones Plc is seeking an experienced Head of Group Reporting and Consolidation to lead the monthly group consolidation, annual report, interim report and IMS processes, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. You will manage and develop the consolidation team, maintain strong controls, and partner with senior stakeholders to drive process improvements and automation across Financial Control.

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with proven ability to prioritise, challenge senior management

Qualifications

• 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 confidence to challenge senior management.
• Experience of managing reporting processes through a structured project-management approach.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and process enhancement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly group consolidation process and posting of consolidation journals.
• Lead preparation of the annual report, interim report and IMS with stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly Group and subsidiary balance sheet and income statement for sign-off.
• Prepare various Deferred Tax schedules for handover to tax team.
• Own and maintain the finance relationship with the group reporting software provider.
• Manage and develop the consolidation team.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and strengthen controls.
• Drive continuous improvements in team and processes.

Skills

Financial reporting

Consolidation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Process improvement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

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 youll 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 groups 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., 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

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• 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.

A rewarding place to work. At Rathbones, We invest in everyone's tomorrow that includes our people. We are always looking for future talent, and we can help you build a rewarding career with clear paths to progression and the opportunity to share in the success of our business.