Key responsibilities
External, statutory and investor reporting
· Own the end-to-end production of the Group annual report and consolidated financial statements, covering both the front-end narrative and back-end financial statements, notes and disclosures.
· Lead the preparation of statutory accounts for the Group and its legal entities, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards, company law, regulatory requirements and filing deadlines.
· Manage Group consolidation and reporting across all entities, including validation of submissions, consolidation adjustments, eliminations and disclosure information.
· Own investor and other external financial reporting deliverables, ensuring information is accurate, consistent, appropriately controlled and clearly communicated.
· Lead the accounting and reporting for tax, working with internal stakeholders and external advisers to ensure appropriate current and deferred tax treatment and disclosures.
· Coordinate finance inputs into ESG and sustainability reporting, maintaining a clear audit trail and supporting the development of robust reporting controls.
· Own covenant reporting, including calculation, review, supporting documentation and timely submission to relevant stakeholders.
Audit and technical accounting
· Act as the principal finance contact for external auditors on all financial reporting matters.
· In close collaboration with the Head of Financial Accounting, plan and coordinate the reporting elements of statutory audit processes, agreeing deliverables, maintaining schedules and driving timely resolution of queries.
· Prepare and review audit support, technical accounting papers and evidence for significant judgements, estimates and disclosures.
· Track audit findings relating to reporting and ensure agreed actions are implemented and embedded.
Month-end close and accounting ownership
· Own month-end accounting for non-trading and holding companies, ensuring complete, accurate and timely results.
· Manage intercompany accounting, reconciliation and elimination across the Group, resolving differences promptly with the relevant finance teams.
· Lead the management accounting consolidation and delivery of consolidated month-end reporting in line with the agreed timetable.
· Maintain high-quality balance sheet reconciliations and ensure appropriate review and control over journals, adjustments and consolidation entries.
· Partner closely with the Head of Financial Accounting and their team to align entity-level accounting with Group reporting requirements and deliver an efficient close.
· Own the reconciliation of management accounts to statutory accounts.
Financial systems, data and controls
· Own and govern the Group chart of accounts, ensuring consistent design, mapping, use and documentation across entities and reporting outputs.
· Act as finance lead and subject-matter expert for the Tagetik consolidation and reporting system, including process design, data integrity, controls, issue resolution and continuous improvement.
· Lead the effective use and development of Accurri statutory accounts software and Xero for relevant entities and reporting processes.
· Maintain clear process documentation, reporting timetables and controls across all areas of responsibility.
· Identify and implement improvements to reporting, consolidation and close processes, balancing technical rigour with efficiency and scalability.