Financial Reporting Manager

Financial Reporting Manager – Award Winning Secured Lender

Salary Up to £55k basic salary Plus Excellent Annual Bonus and Benefits – package in excess of £70k

Our client, one of the highest performing organisations in the North West of England continue to grow in an exciting, sustained way and are looking to recruit a Qualified Financial Reporting Manager from a “Big 4” background

The Role

You will lead the production of the Group's subsidiary statutory accounts, quarterly interim reporting and support key stakeholders with the delivery of the Group's annual consolidated accounts. You will also provide technical support for accounting and reporting matters and with the monthly financial close and internal reporting processes

The Company

• Award winning, high performing secured lender (mortgages) with over 750 colleagues
• Recognised for supporting employee career development including study where applicable – just been named a Sunday Times Top 100 employer
• Based in a state-of-the-art modern building based in the Heald Green/Gatley area
• Excellent benefits package including 25 days holiday, free gym membership, subsidised canteen and much more

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the planning & preparation of all annual statutory accounts, and quarterly external reporting to agreed deadlines.
• Periodic financial reporting to support treasury transactions, including stakeholder management required to deliver the additional reports for the group's glossy accounts.
• Supporting with the preparation of the production of Group annual report and accounts.
• Responsible for day-to-day engagement with external audit, planning and timing of statutory accounts audit work and managing the interaction with the delivery of statutory reporting.
• Plan and co-ordinate delivery of financial reporting with a range of stakeholders, including those areas which input into the process
• Co-ordinate with more senior stakeholders to ensure that documents are reviewed and that feedback is tracked and incorporated.
• Responsible for drafting of papers on certain key areas of judgement used within the statutory accounts.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of the control framework for the external Financial Reporting team.
• Responsible for the co-ordination and planning of financial reporting deliverables across the team.
• Supporting with the performance management and development of two statutory reporting accountants, plus providing additional support to the financial control and FP&A teams on technical and statutory reporting matters.
• Support with ad-hoc financial reporting developments and projects, as and when required.
• Management of senior stakeholders around the group, liaising directly with:
• The Group FD in explaining key areas of the Group's statutory reporting,
• Other senior members of the Finance and Treasury management teams
• The external auditors both in planning the audit and addressing technical issues

Skills & Experience:

• Qualified ACA/ACCA or similar with experience in producing group and multiple subsidiary accounts
• Highly organised and efficient with an ability to work under pressure and deliver to agreed deadlines
• IFRS knowledge
• Experience the review, design, implementation and documentation of control frameworks
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Strong focus on the quality of work with attention to detail
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Experience with producing statutory reporting

If you do not have a current CV but would like to apply for this role, call Gavin Reynolds at Recruitment Solutions (NW) for an initial conversation about the role

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