Group Finance Reporting Manager

This is a remote role based anywhere within the UK or one of our European countries of operation. You must be a permanent resident of that country and have the right to work there.

The Department

Our Group Finance team has primary responsibility for managing the company's finances, including financial reporting, financial planning, management of financial risks and ensuring a consistent accounting and reporting approach across the group.

The Role

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring robust accounting and financial reporting across the Group. This includes overseeing Group consolidation and maintaining a strong and effective internal control environment that supports sound decision-making and sustainable growth.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of this role are:

• Ensuring the preparation of all financial reporting on Group consolidation system is timely, accurate, robust and controlled with appropriate governance


• Preparing the Group balance sheet and cashflow items including analytical review, following up and resolving issues, reporting


• Co-ordination and timely production of the Group and local entity statutory accounts (including Jersey) including audit sign-off


• Providing technical accounting guidance across the Group


• Driving the Group’s accounting and policy processes, improving and maintaining controls in the SUN and OneStream systems from an accounts consolidation and data integrity perspective


• Providing strong leadership to your team, developing and motivating them


• Deputise for the GFC at meetings, events and project teams, as required


• Demonstrating the behaviours set out in our Autovista Leadership Competency Framework


• Always adhering to our Code of Ethics, company policies and rules, and following the requirements of the Group Authority Framework (GAF) for all decisions and authorisations within the GAF

Role details and requirements

Control of Consolidation System

1. Prepare the consolidation of the Group's monthly and annual financial and management accounts in a timely manner, including preparing and posting consolidation journals, intercompany reconciliations, reserves (local and IFRS) reconciliations and CTA reconciliations


2. Prepare monthly balance sheet reviews


3. Ensure appropriate control environment is established and maintained to uphold the integrity of the information in the financial system


4. Provide ad hoc analysis and work with the other Finance Teams in the Group to drive financial performance

Corporate Reporting

1. Preparation of the IFRS group financial statements/statutory accounts


2. Co-ordination of external audit (including the financial statements/statutory accounts process) for the Group and legal entities across the group. This includes the management and resolution of issues


3. Maintain register of filing requirements for all companies across the group as well as maintaining a standardised review process across the companies that ensures timely and accurate submissions in the local jurisdictions


4. Preparation and support of cash flow reporting and working capital management


5. Ownership of the Group accounting manual and providing technical guidance

Budget and Forecasting

1. Support the Group Financial Controller, assisting with the timely preparation of the budget and forecasts for all balance sheet items and working capital management


2. Production of weekly, monthly, annual cash flow forecasts

The Candidate

We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong technical expertise and a proven track record in financial reporting and consolidation. The ideal candidate will bring:

• In-depth technical accounting knowledge, particularly of IFRS


• Solid experience in the use of group consolidation financial systems


• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills


• The ability to perform effectively under pressure, working accurately with great attention to detail while meeting deadlines


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills


• A proactive mindset with a drive to continuously improve processes and deliver a high-quality professional service


• Demonstrated people management experience and a commitment to team development


• Prior experience working across multiple entities and jurisdictions

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