Job description
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ACA/ACCA qualified External Reporting Manager to join a leading global financial services brand, committed to providing comprehensive solutions to individuals and businesses worldwide!
With a strong track record of financial stability and customer satisfaction across their 150 office network, the business offer a wide range of services to their global client portfolio.
As the group continue to expand their operations across the UK, they are now looking to hire a technically skilled External Reporting Manager to join the management team.
The role will report to Head of External Reporting & Financial Control and be responsible for managing the statutory and regulatory team (team of 4) in an FCA regulated environment.
This role will require 2 or 3 days per week in the office, and can be based out of either the Leeds (City Centre) or Harrogate office! .
The key duties of the role will include:
The successful candidate will:
What's on offer?
With a strong track record of financial stability and customer satisfaction across their 150 office network, the business offer a wide range of services to their global client portfolio.
As the group continue to expand their operations across the UK, they are now looking to hire a technically skilled External Reporting Manager to join the management team.
The role will report to Head of External Reporting & Financial Control and be responsible for managing the statutory and regulatory team (team of 4) in an FCA regulated environment.
This role will require 2 or 3 days per week in the office, and can be based out of either the Leeds (City Centre) or Harrogate office! .
The key duties of the role will include:
- Managing a team of 4
- Be responsible for the co-ordination of year-end process of the annual financial statements
- Ensure annual financial statements are in compliance with IFRS and legal requirements.
- Manage the relationship with external auditors and tax advisers.
- Deliver regulatory, tax and other external reporting deliverables.
- Be involved in legal entity life cycle activities during the corporate expansion plans
- Provide technical accounting, regulatory reporting and tax insight including horizon scanning.
- Implement and embed a high quality risk and control framework.
- Take responsibility for the provision of appropriate information to external audit in efficient timescales to ensure year-end timetables are met.
- Work closely with the Financial Control team to ensure complete and accurate ledger based financial information is received in order to meet external reporting requirements.
- Deputise for Group Financial Controller for External Reporting related activities.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a ACA/ACCA qualified Accountant
- Have extensive experience working in an external reporting role, producing/reviewing financial statements and managing teams - Essential
- Have experience within the financial or professional services industry - Essential
- Have previous experience of managing/supervising a team - Essential
What's on offer?
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working (2-3 days office based)
- Opportunity to progress your career across the entire global group
- Company pension scheme
- 24-hour support for physical and mental wellbeing
- 1 day’s paid volunteering day
