Senior Financial Reporting Manager

Senior Financial Reporting Manager
£80,000 - £85,000 + 15% Bonus

Aila is excited to be partnered with a London based, leading, listed and global business in the recruitment of an experienced, qualified accountant and finance leader to join the company as a Senior Finance Manager on a contract basis for the next 14 months, covering Maternity Leave.

Our client is a leader within its field, has an impressive reach and operates through several brands. Across Europe, their turnover is c.$300m and it is part of a combined $2bn worldwide. The company has adapted amazingly well over the last 12 months and reported an increase in revenue from 2019.

Not only are they a fast-paced, creative and stable business to work for, they put their people at the heart of what they do and have a diverse and inclusive culture that enables their employees to thrive, reach their full potential and have fun whilst doing so.

We’re looking for an ACA/ACCA Qualified Accountant with substantial PQE and the ability to lead a large, technical reporting team who will be responsible for a regional monthly accounting close within an international group environment. The primary purposes of this position is to manage the Accounting team and to support the Finance Director within a US listed EMEA Retail environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the General Ledger Accounting team (9 heads) and ensure deadlines are met according to the month end close timetable
• Oversee the production of monthly accounting pack (financial statements, supporting work-papers, variance analyses and commentaries) for all EMEA operating entities
• Prepare specific management accounts work-papers and calculations
• Manage production of accurate monthly US GAAP management accounts
• Coordinate post-close provision of information to US colleagues as requested
• Ensure clean annual external audit report re EMEA activities
• Coordinate PBC requests from US office and auditors to facilitate external audit and SEC filings
• Ensure SOX / Internal Audit and Statutory Audits compliance and prompt filings
• Prepare UK statutory accounts for one of the two UK subsidiaries
• Support EMEA Tax team re corporate and indirect tax work
• Ensure accounting processes are compliant with established SOX policies
• Be point person for post-close requests from US for additional support to the submitted

To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified Senior Finance Manager with considerable PQE and previous GL and people management experience, as part of a large quoted international group, ideally with US headquarters.

Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business that was established with a modern vision of what a recruitment partner should be. With a genuine goal to provide the best jobs to the best people, we operate as an extended arm of our client’s business and a career coach for our candidates ongoing development.

Apply now for more information on this role. If you’re looking to make a move but this role is different to what you’re looking for, get in contact with us today and start a partnership with a finance agency that puts you first.