Senior Financial Reporting Manager
Milton Keynes Hybrid Working meaning two days in the office and three from home.
Permanent Full Time 35 hours £75,000pa depending on experience.
Join our team as Senior Financial Reporting Manager. ICAEW Finance are an integral partner to the organisation by providing innovative financial solutions, enabling delivery of strategic objectives and guiding long-term financial sustainability.
Overall Purpose of this Role
The role of Senior Financial Reporting Manager is to lead a high performing financial reporting function for the ICAEW Group, inspiring confidence in our stakeholders and seen as a trusted partner for colleagues in the Finance department and around the organisation. The role supports the Financial Controller and Head of Finance to deliver high quality reporting, to ensure processes are optimised and fit for purpose, and to drive a culture of continuous improvement. The Senior Financial Reporting Manager will be required to collaborate closely with colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation to agree and affect positive changes in the Group's reporting processes.
Senior Financial Reporting Manager Responsibilities include:
1. Lead and develop a team of 2-3 direct reports and further 3-4 indirect reports, covering financial reporting for ICAEW Group, subsidiaries, and associated entities, ICAEW charitable trusts, pension scheme and district societies.
2. Oversee preparation to an agreed audit timetable of IFRS financial statements for ICAEW Group, subsidiaries, and associates.
3. Manage overseas bookkeeping contract and regularly review robustness of overseas control processes.
4. Management and delivery of local international financial statements and annual audits to agreed timeline.
5. Manage upkeep and utilisation of software supporting accounts production. Plan and deliver upgrades, follow, and utilise latest developments.
6. Oversee coordination of audit with external auditors for interim, final, and subsidiary/associates audits.
7. Drive process improvements and efficiencies over financial accounting and reporting processes.
8. Oversight and control of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all reported balances are clearly analysed, explained, and followed up.
9. Assist as required with budgeting and forecasting process, working with colleagues in the FP&A team.
10. Investigation and resolution of technical accounting queries.
11. Support Financial Controller in development and regular review of controls and policies.
12. Setting objectives for team in line with departmental objectives.
13. Support development of ESG reporting and underlying processes.
14. Build, maintain and manage a high performing team by providing leadership, role clarity, coaching, training & career development.
Senior Financial Reporting Manager Candidate Profile
1. Relevant CCAB accountancy qualification and strong experience in financial accounting and reporting.
2. Technically strong, demonstrable experience of dealing with complex accounting matters and application of IFRS.
3. Experience of leading, managing, and coaching others.
4. Proactive and committed, with a real desire to help improve ICAEW and team performance.
5. Ability to work to tight deadlines and to deliver accurate results.
6. Able to inspire confidence from their peers and directors and build strong, credible relationships.
7. Strong process and project skills and an enthusiasm for continuous improvement and change management.
Why Work at ICAEW as Senior Financial Reporting Manager?
We want you to enjoy your work and flourish in your role. Our working environment is friendly and supportive, and we encourage everyone to understand personal differences and treat each other with respect.
We are a diverse organisation, employing skilled and motivated people from all backgrounds and helping them to reach their full potential, through training and development.
Sustainability is important to us, and we work hard to reduce our carbon footprint, whether that's in our buildings through lighting and heating, or encouraging staff to recycle and reduce paper consumption.
Our Employee Benefits Include:
* A substantial suite of training and development
* Flexible working arrangements
* A generous benefits package which includes gym discounts, pension plan, season ticket travel loans and health and dental plans.
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