Head Of Financial Reporting

Progeny is the first and only UK firm to bring together independent financial planning, investment management, tax, HR and legal counsel all in one place. Progeny is the proud winner of the Yorkshire Financial Awards 2023 Best Employer award!

Position: Head of Financial Reporting

Location: Leeds

Reporting directly to the UK Group Finance Director, you will play a critical role in ensuring accurate and timely Financial Reporting, compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and providing valuable financial insights to support strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

Preparation/Review of Internal and External Reporting

• Lead the preparation and review of Financial reports, ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Ownership of Group Consolidation Model

• Manage and maintain the Group consolidation model ensuring accurate and consistent Financial Reporting and producing high-quality group statutory and investor reporting.
• Oversee the monthly group reporting process and compile comprehensive reporting packs.

Technical Accounting

• Provide expertise in technical accounting matters (including corporate acquisition accounting), ensuring their proper implementation within the organisation.

Regulatory Reporting

• Oversee the production of accurate UK regulatory prudential reporting and collaborate with the Head of FP&A to ensure accurate forecasting of compliance with all UK prudential requirements.

Audit Management

• Manage day-to-day interactions with external auditors during the audit process, ensuring audit requests are responded to promptly and deadlines are met.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)
• Extensive experience in Financial Reporting, including a strong understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP
• Previous experience managing audits and interacting with external auditors.
• Proven ability to prepare and review statutory accounts, regulatory reporting, and investor reporting.
• A track record of technical accounting expertise, especially in corporate acquisition accounting.
• Familiarity with tax compliance and reporting and an understanding of tax strategies and their impact on Financial Reporting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Please refer to our job description to review the responsibilities and person specifications in more detail.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays
• Wellbeing day
• Birthday holiday
• Volunteering day
• Private medical insurance, 24/7 digital GP and health advice
• Employee assistance programme providing support for your mental and physical health
• Group pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Eyecare vouchers
• Family leave
• Hybrid working
• Referral scheme

About Progeny

We create, enhance, and preserve wealth.

We are the first and only firm in the UK to bring together independent financial planning, asset management, tax, HR, and private and corporate legal services.

We are forward-thinking and tech-driven, using technology to eliminate paperwork, improve communications, and enrich the relationship between client and adviser.

At Progeny, we believe that we all have the power to make good things happen. We want to use our success as a catalyst for making real change. We created the Progeny Foundation to support local charities including Zarach and we have recently achieved the globally recognised B-Corp certification.

In 2022, we continued to onboard new team members and made 85 hires, resulting in an overall growth of 42%. We are the proud winners of the Yorkshire Financial Awards 2023 Best Employer award for the second year running.