Strategic Financial Reporting Lead (6-Month Contract)

Mourant Services (Jersey) Limited; Saint Helier; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mourant Services (Jersey) Limited is seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join the Jersey finance team on a 6-month contract. You will deliver high-quality financial reporting, consolidate group entities, and provide insights to support decision-making.

Working closely with the Financial Controller and Head of Financial Control, Planning and Analysis, you will ensure accuracy, timeliness and meaningful analysis across P&L, cashflow and annual budgets, while partnering with

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with accounting experience.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and communicate findings in a clear and engaging way.
• Confident building relationships with stakeholders at all levels, with a collaborative and supportive approach.
• Experience using a practice management system such as Elite 3e, Viewpoint would be helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the Firms' annual consolidated financial statements and the financial statements of individual entities.
• Monthly and annual consolidation of all group entities, supported by clear reporting, analysis and commentary to support stakeholder understanding of trends and performance.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis, commentary and insights.
• Development of management information (MI), providing insight, recommendations and analysis to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Active business partnering with partners, senior managers and leaders, ensuring they receive relevant, timely and commercially focused financial support.
• Utilise existing, and participate in the effective implementation of, financial technology to generate smarter working practices.
• Professionally collaborate with the wider Finance team to ensure seamless finance delivery, supporting the aim of making the Finance team overall easy to do business with.
• Working closely with key stakeholders, including leaders and other business services departments to prepare P+L reports, cashflow forecasts and annual budgets.
• Supporting board and audit reporting.
• Completion of tax computations and returns.

Skills

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Commercial awareness

IFRS/GAAP knowledge

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Elite 3e

Viewpoint

Job description

Mourant Services (Jersey) Limited is seeking an experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join the Jersey finance team on a 6-month contract. You will deliver high-quality financial reporting, consolidate group entities, and provide insights to support decision-making.

Working closely with the Financial Controller and Head of Financial Control, Planning and Analysis, you will ensure accuracy, timeliness and meaningful analysis across P&L, cashflow and annual budgets, while partnering with