Group Reporting Manager - Commercial Real Estate - Permanent
£65,000 - £75,000
Altum Consulting are excited to be supporting a market-leading, PE backed commercial real estate business in their search for a Group Reporting Manager. This newly created role will report directly to the Financial Controller and manage the statutory financial reporting requirements of the Group including consolidations, management of the annual audit process and the provision of technical accounting analysis and guidance.
Key Responsibilities,
Financial Reporting
Oversight of the year-end statutory financial reporting preparation, including disclosures for 30+ Group entities
Preparation and review of Group consolidations at various levels for statutory reporting purposes
Planning and communicating the year-end reporting cycle ensuring reporting and filing targets are set and met on a timely manner
Management of the year-end audit process, including coordination with the audit team, managing deliverables and responding to queries
Management of external advisor relationships in connection with financial reporting such as external valuers
Ownership of all technical accounting analysis to ensure compliance with requirements, including preparation of technical accounting papers and provision of technical advice
Provision of guidance on the accounting for acquisitions, disposals and group restructuring
Responsibility for ensuring accurate accounting for investments in foreign subsidiaries
Preparation of IFRS cashflow statement.
Shareholder Reporting
Management of the group’s financial reporting requirements to investors on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
Maintain good working relationships with key investor Finance personnel to ensure requirements are understood and timelines are adhered to
Month-end
Consolidation for monthly management accounts purposes
Assist the management accounts team with review and analysis at month-end
Ownership of reserve, financing, and IFRS 16 related accounts ensuring they are reconciled on a monthly basis
Taxation
Assist Tax Manager with year-end tax reporting requirements, transfer pricing and other ad-hoc tasks
Team Management
Management of a qualified financial accountant, including oversight of their day-to-day activities and review of the work they produce
Provide technical guidance to help broaden their knowledge and understanding of financial reporting requirements
Process Improvement
Establish and document all financial reporting policies, procedures and controls
Develop processes to enable consistent, timely Group reporting
Identify and implement process improvements within the Group Reporting function
Finance Department Support
Resolution of accounting treatment discrepancies and setting up best practice techniques for management accounting departments to follow going forward
Subject matter expert for IFRS 16 accounting and other technical areas
As a senior member of the team, part of the control’s framework ensuring that payments are reviewed and authorised adhering to segregation of duties protocol
Other ad-hoc finance related tasks
Required Qualifications & Experience,
Full accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA)
5-years PQE minimum
Strong technical accounting knowledge background (IFRS)
Multiple-currency consolidation experience
Previous management of a year-end audit process
Real estate background preferred but not essential