Senior Manager Financial Reporting

2 weeks ago

London Area, United Kingdom Shorebrook Partners Full time

Our client a Blue Chip International Engineering / Utilities business with an unrivalled reputation to work for, have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join them as a Senior External Reporting Manager supporting their senior Executive. The company has a fantastic reputation as an employer of choice. The core purpose of this role is to drive best practice in respect of external reporting, accounting standards and governance across the Group. The candidate will make sure we are up to date and driving improvement by proactively leading on reporting matters. It also focuses on Sustainability reporting as the company has a key role on de carbonisation.


This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for the right candidate, with exposure to Board level, including interaction with the CFO, CEO and at Board level.

The Group currently has an established track record of producing and filing audited statutory financial statements in accordance with FRS 102 and in reporting to shareholders in accordance with IFRS.

The candidate will be expect to take a leadership role on technical accounting and governance issues across the Group, to drive best practice and optimise existing processes and to implement a more pro-active response in the Group to such matters.

A key focus will be improving and enhancing current statutory reporting towards best market practice disclosures.

Another key area of focus will be coordinating improvements in respect of Sustainability reporting.


Principle Accountabilities:

  • Provide technical accounting leadership on IFRS/ FRS 102 to ensure compliance and best practice across the Group
  • Lead projects to review and optimise existing accounting practices
  • Keep abreast of and lead response to any changes in regulatory requirements, including accounting standards, financial reporting and related governance and controls.
  • Manage the statutory reporting/ annual reporting process.
  • Implement change to move the Group towards leading market practice in respect of statutory reporting.
  • Manage the relationship with the external auditor and the external audit process.
  • Prepare accounting papers to support and report on technical accounting and governance matters (internal and external including Audit Committee)
  • Coordinate improvements across the Group in respect of Sustainability reporting.
  • Manage the submission of Environmental & Sustainability data and information to shareholders
  • Assist the development of financial processes and reporting (including statutory reporting)
  • Contribute to the improvement in the efficiency and automation of key financial processes relating to financial reporting and compliance.


Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
  • Strong academics, educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Specific knowledge or experience of Sustainability reporting requirments
  • Demonstrable deep technical accounting knowledge, IFRS and/ or FRS 102
  • Experience in the application and rollout/ transition of accounting standards
  • Specific experience in the preparation or implementation of Annual Reports for large or listed UK entities

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