Group Reporting Manager

The Group Reporting Manager manages a team providing consolidated financial information to the Board and Group Management Committee (GMC) for the purposes of management control and to meet statutory reporting requirements for the group.

Principal responsibilities:

Reporting to the Group Reporting Director, the Group Reporting Manager’s principal responsibilities are as follows:

Management reporting

• Preparation of the monthly Group Operating Report (management accounts) for the Board/GMC
• Preparation of the annual consolidated group budget for the Board/GMC

Financial reporting

• Preparation of the group’s half-year and full-year consolidated published accounts, including supporting analysis for the group’s Investor Relations department
• Ensure compliance with the group’s accounting policies, statutory requirements and IFRS
• Preparation of statutory accounts for the group’s UK subsidiaries under FRS 101
• Liaise with the group’s external auditors

Financial analysis

• Preparation and review of financial information on an ad hoc basis, including information for financial control purposes and for the group’s Tax, Treasury, Company Secretarial and M&A departments

Systems

• Maintain the group’s consolidation system, including updates for starters/leavers and group legal/reporting structure changes
• Liaise with the group’s Business Information Services department
• Update the input systems used to collect data from the businesses
• Support the project to replace the group’s consolidation system

Controls

• Maintain a focus on strong internal controls and develop further the Group Financial Reporting department’s processes to ensure compliance with best practice

Team

• Manage and develop a team of three group accountants, including involvement in recruitment activities

  The Group Reporting Manager manages a team providing consolidated financial information to the Board and Group Management Committee (GMC) for the purposes of management control and to meet statutory reporting requirements for the group.

  Principal responsibilities:

  Reporting to the Group Reporting Director, the Group Reporting Manager’s principal responsibilities are as follows:

  Management reporting

   

• Preparation of the monthly Group Operating Report (management accounts) for the Board/
• Preparation of the annual consolidated group budget for the Board
• Financial reporting

   

• Preparation of the group’s half-year and full-year consolidated published accounts, including supporting analysis for the group’s Investor Relations department
• Ensure compliance with the group’s accounting policies, statutory requirements and IFRS
• Preparation of statutory accounts for the group’s UK subsidiaries under FRS 101
• Liaise with the group’s external auditors
• Financial analysis

   

• Preparation and review of financial information on an ad hoc basis, including information for financial control purposes and for the group’s Tax, Treasury, Company Secretarial and M&A departments
• Systems

   

• Maintain the group’s consolidation system, including updates for starters/leavers and group legal/reporting structure changes
• Liaise with the group’s Business Information Services department
• Update the input systems used to collect data from the businesses
• Support the project to replace the group’s consolidation system
• Controls

   

• Maintain a focus on strong internal controls and develop further the Group Financial Reporting department’s processes to ensure compliance with best practice
• Team

   

• Manage and develop a team of three group accountants, including involvement in recruitment activities