Group Financial Reporting and Audit Manager

Key responsibilities

Group Consolidation & Financial Reporting:
• Prepare the Group consolidation under IFRS, ensuring the timely and accurate production of consolidated financial information.
• Manage the consolidation process including:
• Intercompany eliminations.
• Reserve reconciliations.
• Foreign exchange revaluations and translation adjustments.
• Consolidation adjustment journals.
• Accounting for acquisitions, disposals and restructuring activities.
• Ensure the integrity and reconciliation of all consolidation balances and supporting schedules.
• Develop and maintain monthly consolidation processes and controls as the Group transitions from annual to monthly reporting.
• Support the preparation of Group management accounts, Board reports and financial performance analysis.
• Produce consolidated balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow and reserves reporting.
• Monitor compliance with IFRS and ensure accounting treatments are applied consistently across the Group.

Year-End & Statutory Reporting:
• Prepare and issue annual Group reporting instructions and reporting timetables to local finance teams.
• Coordinate year-end reporting submissions from Group entities, ensuring completeness and consistency of information provided.
• Support the preparation of consolidated statutory financial statements and associated disclosures.
• Prepare supporting schedules, reconciliations and working papers for external audit purposes.
• Act as a key point of contact for the external auditors in relation to Group reporting and consolidation matters.
• Ensure audit queries are addressed accurately and within agreed timelines.

Technical Accounting & Compliance:
• Provide technical accounting support on complex transactions, including:
• Business combinations.
• Asset acquisitions and disposals.
• Group restructurings.
• Impairment reviews.
• Share-based payments.
• Foreign currency accounting.
• Support the implementation of new or revised accounting standards and assess their impact on Group reporting.
• Maintain technical accounting papers and supporting documentation for significant accounting judgements and estimates.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, Companies Act requirements and other relevant regulatory reporting obligations.

Acquisition & Disposal Accounting:
• Lead the accounting and reporting for acquisitions and disposals across the Group.
• Prepare acquisition accounting under IFRS 3, including purchase price allocations and opening balance sheet reviews.
• Support post-acquisition integration from a reporting and control perspective.
• Prepare disposal accounting entries and reporting considerations for business exits and restructurings.
• Maintain acquisition and disposal documentation to support audit and statutory reporting requirements.

Process Improvement & Governance:
• Develop and enhance reporting, reconciliation and consolidation processes to improve efficiency and reporting quality.
• Support automation and standardisation initiatives across Group Finance.
• Maintain robust controls and governance over consolidation and reporting activities.
• Assist in the implementation and optimisation of finance systems supporting Group reporting requirements.
• Promote continuous improvement and best practice across the finance function.

Stakeholder Management & Business Support:
• Work closely with Financial Controllers and local finance teams to ensure reporting requirements are understood and delivered on time.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and strategic finance activities through accurate consolidated reporting and analysis.
• Prepare ad-hoc reporting, analysis and presentations for senior management, Executive leadership and Board stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Group Finance teams on wider finance transformation projects and strategic initiatives.

Benefits

Benefits
• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Additional annual leave days from certain levels of seniority
• Ability to buy up to 5 days of annual leave to reach a maximum of 30 days per annum
• Business closure over Christmas*
• Life Assurance x4 annual salary
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support, free and confidential
• Corporate Discounts Platform

Flexible Benefits platform with ability to opt-in to various insurances (level of seniority dependent & self-funded at corporate rates) such as:
• Critical Illness Cover
• Cash plan
• Cycle to work
• Eye care
• Dental
*subject to exceptions and business needs