Job Details: Head of Group Financial Reporting & Operations
Full details of the job.
Vacancy No: VN557
Applications Close Date: 11 Mar 2025
Department: Finance
Team: Finance
Employment Type: Permanent F/T
Duration: Permanent
Description
As the Head of Group Financial Reporting & Operations at ITN, you'll be at the heart of the company's financial operations, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial and Operations Officer, you'll play a crucial role in managing financial reporting processes, from statutory accounting to overseeing operational finance areas like Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Treasury.
Your days will be varied and dynamic, involving everything from leading the statutory audit process to delivering key business projects such as finance system upgrades and insurance renewals. You'll also be responsible for producing consolidated financial statements and ensuring compliance with tax regulations and insurance policies.
In this role, you'll manage cash flow, finance approvals, and handle ad-hoc group reporting and operational finance queries. You'll also oversee the accounting and management of Defined Benefit Pensions and ensure the timetable and consolidation of the budget and 3-year plan are on track.
This position is ideal for a qualified accountant (preferably ACA from practice) with significant post-qualified experience. You'll need a strong understanding of finance systems, statutory reporting, and tax, along with excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills. Your ability to work under pressure and maintain data integrity will be key to your success.
You'll be working full-time, with three days a week in the office, collaborating with both financial and operational management and staff at various levels. This role offers a great opportunity to make a significant impact on ITN's financial operations and contribute to the company's success.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage financial reporting processes, including management and statutory accounting
* Lead the statutory audit process and oversee operational finance areas (Accounts Payable, Payroll, Treasury)
* Deliver business projects such as finance systems refreshes, insurance renewal, and financial analysis
* Manage Group Finance, Treasury, and Corporate recharges
* Oversee Accounts Payable, Payroll, Freelance and Expenses
* Produce consolidated financial statements and manage the audit process
* Ensure compliance with tax regulations and manage insurance policies
* Handle Defined Benefit Pensions accounting and management
* Timetable and consolidate Budget and 3-year plan
* Manage cashflow and finance approvals
* Ensure compliance across finance and handle ad-hoc group reporting and operational finance queries
These are the main requirements of the role and is not an exhaustive list of duties. It is intended to reflect the nature, range, and context of the work, which will change over time.
Key Requirements:
* Qualified accountant (ideally ACA from practice) with significant post-qualified experience
* Strong understanding of finance systems, statutory reporting, and tax
* Proven leadership skills and ability to work under pressure
* Excellent communication, organizational, and Excel skills
* Clear understanding of financial controls and importance of data integrity
* Deal effectively with both financial and operational management and staff at various levels
Our people are at the heart of everything we do at ITN. It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process will be offered, if required, due to a disability or health condition. We also recognise the importance of a good work-life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please just let us know in your application, or at any stage throughout the process, if this is something you want to explore.
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