Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager - Technical Reporting Hertfordshire | £100,000 + 25% Bonus | Hybrid Working About Our Client We're partnering with a prestigious, large-scale organisation headquartered in Hertfordshire. This is a business with significant market presence, complex group structures, and the sophistication you'd expect from a listed environment. They're seeking an exceptional technical accounting professional to join their high-performing finance function. The Opportunity This is a genuinely autonomous role for someone who wants to be the technical authority. You'll have the intellectual freedom to shape accounting policy, author position papers, and provide definitive guidance on complex IFRS matters. If you're tired of having your technical judgement second-guessed, this role offers the trust and autonomy you deserve. You'll be the trusted advisor to senior leadership and the Audit Committee, owning the narrative on technical accounting positions and ensuring the business maintains best-in-class reporting standards. What You'll Be Doing Technical Authority & Decision-Making Own the technical accounting agenda - you'll consult, conclude, and communicate positions on complex IFRS matters Author technical position papers and memoranda for executive leadership and Audit Committee consumption Establish and maintain the definitive source of accounting policy documentation across the group Provide real-time technical consultancy to business units, finance teams, and commercial stakeholders Audit & External Reporting Leadership Lead technical dialogue with external auditors - you'll be their primary technical contact Drive resolution on complex accounting positions, defending and articulating technical conclusions Own critical annual processes including impairment testing frameworks and going concern assessments Standards Implementation & Advisory Lead implementation of emerging standards with particular focus on sustainability reporting (IFRS S1/S2, CSRD) Assess business impact of new pronouncements and guide implementation roadmaps Provide technical accounting oversight on M&A, restructuring, and major commercial contracts Knowledge Leadership Develop technical capability across the finance community through training and knowledge-sharing Elevate the technical sophistication of the wider team through coaching and mentorship Manage and develop a qualified accountant within your function What We're Looking For Essential Experience: ACA qualified from a Top 10 firm (CIMA ACA considered with demonstrable listed/large corporate experience) Significant technical accounting experience within a listed company, large corporate group, or Big 4 advisory Proven IFRS 16 implementation experience - you've been hands-on with lease accounting at scale Management experience - you've led people and influenced senior stakeholders Track record of leading audit relationships and negotiating technical positions with external auditors Experience writing technical accounting papers, position memos, and Audit Committee materials The Right Profile: You've worked in environments where technical rigour matters - listed entities, PE-backed platforms, or complex group structures You're intellectually confident - comfortable taking a position and defending it to auditors and senior management You're a natural communicator who can make the complex simple without dumbing it down You want genuine autonomy and the opportunity to shape technical accounting strategy You're ambitious but pragmatic - commercial awareness balanced with technical excellence What's On Offer Base salary circa £100,00025% performance bonus Hybrid working arrangement with excellent Hertfordshire office base Genuine career progression opportunities within a large, ambitious organisation The chance to work on genuinely complex technical accounting challenges Autonomy and trust from day one Next Steps This role will move quickly. Our client is targeting someone currently operating at Senior Manager level in practice or Technical Accounting Manager level in industry who's ready for the next step. If you've got the Big 4 training, the listed company experience, hands-on IFRS 16 knowledge, and you're re