Job Description:

Senior Finance Manager - Group Reporting - FTSE
Senior Finance Manager - Group Reporting - FTSE

The location of the role is Paddington, London (hybrid working).
The duration of the contract is 3-4 months.
The pay rate on offer is £750 - £800 per day (via Umbrella agency).

The client is a multinational high-street retailer.

Role Summary

As Senior Finance Manager in Group Reporting, you'll be at the centre of our business' Finance, ensuring timely, accurate, and relevant financial information reaches our ExCo, Audit Committee, Board, and shareholders.

You'll have the opportunity to provide technical accounting expertise across a number of areas such as, supporting strategic programmes, potential new business initiatives and corporate transactions, and play a key role in preparing annual, interim, and monthly Group results. This is a high-profile opportunity with exposure to senior leadership and responsibility for critical outputs that shape how we communicate our performance externally.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

Key accountabilities of the role

• Delivery of high-quality financial reporting: Ensure timely, accurate, and relevant information is prepared for the ExCo, Audit Committee, Board, and shareholders, covering annual, interim, and monthly Group results.
• Providing technical accounting expertise: Act as a key contact for commercial finance teams, advising on complex accounting matters such as impairment reviews, pensions, share schemes, and segmental reporting.
• Supporting strategic programmes and transactions: Work closely with senior finance leaders to provide pragmatic technical advice on corporate transactions, joint ventures, property deals, and new business initiatives.
• Engagement with auditors and governance bodies: Liaise with the external auditors on technical matters, prepare Audit Committee papers, and contribute to Board-level reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS and governance codes.
• Driving process improvement and innovation: Lead statutory account delivery for subsidiaries, enhance reporting processes through automation and data analytics, and embed best practice across Group Finance.

Key skills and experience

• A qualified finance leader: Chartered Accountant with post-qualification experience at Senior Manager level, ideally within a FTSE-listed environment.
• Technically strong and commercially minded: Deep knowledge of IFRS, UK Corporate Governance Code, confident in approaching technical accounting judgements such as, asset impairment reviews, onerous contracts and experience in handling complex transactions such as acquisitions and joint ventures.
• Resilient problem solver: Confident in exercising judgement on complex accounting issues, challenging the status quo, and driving continuous improvement across finance projects.
• Collaborative communicator: Skilled at translating technical issues into clear concepts, building strong relationships across finance teams, and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ethical and forward-thinking: High integrity, proactive in keeping up with regulatory changes, and committed to "doing the right thing" while preparing the business for future reporting requirements.

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