Group Reporting Accountant

Job Description

Overview

Would you like to help enrich the lives of learners around the world?

At RM, we’ve been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector, supporting over 20 million students and improving educational outcomes worldwide.

What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification; we partner with schools, examination boards, governments, and professional organisations globally to make learning more accessible, more engaging, and more impactful.

RM operates through three divisions: Assessment (digital assessment and marking solutions), Technology (managed services, hardware, and software for schools), and TTS (educational resources).

Visit us here to find out more: www.rm.com

Responsibilities

The Group Finance team are responsible for reporting the results and financial position of the RM plc Group to the Executive Directors, the RM plc Board, Shareholders and other external bodies. In addition, the team is responsible for the Group’s tax position; providing financial control over the reporting of RM Education Ltd and RM plc companies; providing Group’s management accounts, including the preparation and oversight of Group budgets and forecasts; and managing the relationships with the Group’s auditors.

Role purpose

The purpose of the Group Reporting Accountant role is to:

• Deliver accurate financial reporting of Group consolidated results, including provision of monthly management accounts to the Holding Board and Executive Committee, and monthly Divisional management accounts to Divisional management
• Oversee the monthly consolidation process including troubleshooting reporting outputs of the wider team, including indirect management and support of the offshore finance shared service team
• Assist with production of year-end and interim statutory reporting to shareholders with notes preparation, additional disclosures and proofreading, and dealing with auditor queries

What the role will be doing

• Oversee the group consolidation process, identifying opportunities for automation and process optimisation to reduce the close time
• Liaise with the Commercial teams and transactional reporting team in India to ensure accurate and timely flow of information for month-end close and group reporting processes.
• Preparation of monthly Group management accounts and board papers, playing a pivotal role in the short-term migration to Power BI to automate the reporting process.

Experience

What we are looking for

• CA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
• Growth mindset with a willingness to improve and streamline financial reporting and accounting processes.
• Advanced Excel skills
• Proactive and self-starter
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong month-end and consolidation experience
• Experience of Group statutory accounts
• Experience of management accounts and board papers production
• Experience of lease accounting under IFRS16
• Power BI knowledge is a plus.

What’s in it for you?

At RM we have My Work Blend @RM which provides office-based colleagues with multi location and hybrid working options. As well as your office base, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres or on the move. We encourage you to discuss arrangements for this role with your potential line manager during the recruitment process.

As well as a competitive salary and our core benefits package which includes private medical healthcare, life assurance and a Group Personal Pension Plan with higher contribution levels available, some roles are also eligible for a performance-related bonus. There are lots of voluntary benefits too. You could buy additional annual leave, join our dental plan, sign up for a health assessment, or take part in our cycle to work scheme. You could even earn yourself an extra bonus for successfully recommending a friend or family member for a position within RM.

To better reflect the society that we serve, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work, we also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at recruitment@rm.com.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We encourage early applications as the vacancy may close once the position has been filled or final interviews have been arranged.