Financial Reporting Manager

**Hybrid - two days in three days out**Annual Bonus**35-hour week**Private Health care**Life Insurance**Income protection**
The role...
To responsible for developing consistent and accurate Financial Reporting for the European part of the business. A key part of the role will be leading production of the monthly management accounts, quarterly reporting and annual financial statements. Reporting into the Europe Finance Director, this role will ensure data accuracy within the consolidation process for the Europe, and ensure models and processes are robust and continually reviewed for improvement. The role would be ideal for anyone currently working in practice but looking to move into industry. This role would make a great first step into industry as you will be joining a truly supportive business that values ongoing learning and development for its employees. The role would be benefited for an individual with strong analytical and organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability multi-task on projects and reports set by the Finance Director.

Core Responsibilities...
• Completing Europe all division’s internal and external Financial Reporting activities
• Performing month end duties for our key business areas including accruals, prepayments and account reconciliations
• Intercompany transactions and reconciliation
• Preparation of the monthly Europe Reporting packs
• Assisting in the production of the year-end management reporting pack, statutory pack, and production of the local statutory accounts under FRS 101 and FRS 102 and related
Financial Reporting requirements
• Experience of reporting to IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 standards.
• Working with the wider business to maintain and enhance our treasury and working capital cycle
• Responsible for ad hoc technical analysis in relation to new accounting standards, acquisition accounting, and other changes to accounting policies
• Analysis and interpretation of financial and business data / information to ensure accuracy and relevance of the reported numbers
• Develop and maintain strong and effective working relationships with both the Europe finance, and North America Group Finance team
• Take a proactive approach to reviewing current practice and determine opportunities for development
• Manage audit queries and prepare group statutory reporting
• Preparation and review of VAT returns and reporting to HMRC/Local authority.
• Ad hoc Financial Reporting projects as and when required by the Europe Finance Director and leadership team.

Skills and Experience...
• Strong technical accountant with a multinational background experience and excellent Financial Reporting knowledge under FRS 101 and IFRS
• Experienced in the preparing of financial statements in a multi-currency environment
• High levels of attention to detail, diligent and ability to work with minimal oversight
• Self-starter approach with strong focus on delivery and deadlines
• Highly experienced in working with international teams to collaborate and drive resolution to finance and accounting problems
• Past experience of multinational accounts and consolidations, preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and analysing reconciling items
• Must have strong spreadsheet skills; ability to build consolidated financial information, quickly review / interrogate supporting analysis and compare data sets / accounting postings to identify differences via pivot tables etc