Senior Financial Reporting Manager

Overview of Role

• Prepare and review financial statements in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting processes.
• Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation and explanations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to provide financial insights and analysis.
• Develop and maintain financial reporting processes and controls.
• Monitor compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Provide guidance and support to the accounting team as needed.

Core Technical Expertise

• Deep, hands‑on experience applying complex IFRS standards, including:
  • IFRS 15 - Revenue Recognition (with practical ownership of revenue models, contract assessments, variable consideration, and revenue disclosures)
  • IFRS 16 - Leases (including lease recognition, remeasurement, embedded lease assessment, and supporting audit queries)
  • IFRS 3 - Business Combinations (purchase price allocation, fair‑value measurement, goodwill assessment, and acquisition accounting papers)
  • Exposure to impact assessment of emerging standards, e.g. IFRS 18 (desirable)

Group Reporting & Consolidation

• Proven experience leading the technical elements of group reporting, including:
  • Complex group consolidations (multi‑entity, multi‑jurisdiction)
  • Preparation and review of group cashflow statements
  • Ownership of segmental reporting and related disclosures
  • Managing and concluding technical accounting judgements arising at group level
• Ability to work with minimal guidance to interpret, document and resolve complex group reporting issues.

Listed / Big 4 / Audit Background

• Experience within a FTSE‑listed organisation or
  Big 4/professional practice background with:
  • Leading complex group audits of multi‑entity structures
  • Drafting technical position papers on key accounting treatments
  • Managing auditor discussions and defending management's accounting judgements
• Understanding of the governance, control environment and disclosure requirements typical in listed-company reporting.

Technical Judgement & Governance

• Demonstrable track record in:
  • Drafting Accounting Committee (AC) papers and advising senior leadership on technical matters
  • Supporting Audit Committee discussions with clear, concise technical explanations
  • Providing guidance on accounting policy decisions, restatements, and interpretation of standards
• Ability to independently assess, challenge and finalise financial statement disclosures.

Annual Report & Accounts Ownership

• Experience reviewing, drafting and finalising full Annual Report & Accounts, including:
  • High‑quality note disclosures with technical insight
  • Ensuring compliance with IFRS disclosure requirements
  • Critiquing and improving content with limited direction
• Ability to take end‑to‑end ownership of technically challenging accounting areas and deliver final outputs confidently.