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Job purpose:
The Head of Financial Reporting is a leading role in the Group finance function, manging the delivery of robust and timely management and statutory information and driving tax reporting and compliance. The candidate will take ownership of financial information in NetSuite, managing one direct report and partnering with colleagues across Financial Operations and FP&A to ensure high-standards and a strong process and control environment – the ability to identify and drive improvements to add efficiency and improve insight is vital to the role. The candidate will be responsible for management of group and local audits, and for tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions, and so the ability to balance competing deadlines and to plan effectively is a must. The role is an 18 month Fixed Term Contract to cover a maternity leave.
How you will contribute at Janes
- :Managing one direct report and two shared reports, setting standards and providing career enhancement through delegation of work and training/upskilling
- .Driving the monthly management reporting cycle to ensure information is accurate and deadlines are met. Seeking efficiencies to streamline process through delegation and training or automation. Ensuring detailed balance sheet reconciliations prepared by team, primarily through Vena reporting system (no prior system experience necessary but commitment to training a must)
- .Managing the statutory reporting requirements/audits of the group and its subsidiaries, including overseas entities, under IFRS/UKGAAP/local GAAP
- .Working with external tax advisors on corporation tax / VAT compliance worldwide, and managing implications of tax changes across the group
- .Leading Balance Sheet and Cashflow budgeting and forecasting
- .Identifying and implementing improvements in processes, ensuring robust financial controls are in place and applied across the group
- .Managing Group environmental reporting requirements / other ad hoc reporting requirements
- .Providing technical accounting support to Finance leaders and the wider business as required
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The ideal skills and experience for this role ar
- e:Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalen
- t)Organised, methodical and able to deliver under strict deadlines while effectively prioritizing conflicting tas
- ksExperience of managing audits and preparing financial statements under IFRS / UKGA
- APStrong communicator with confidence to challenge existing structures and lead process improvement; ambitious to deliver best-in-class financial reporti
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Benef
- its27 days of annual le
- aveHealthy half (0.5 day leave every 6 months for wellbei
- ng)Leave- study/ volunteer/ reserve for
- cesPension plan (6% employer contributi
- on)Private medical insurance – Vital
- ityMaternity (100% of basic salary for the first 26 weeks followed by Statutory Maternity P
- ay)Paternity (100% of basic salary for 6 wee
- ks)Life co
- verAccess to Linkedin Learn
- ingAccess to an on-site
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