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Senior Manager, External Reporting

£90k-95k

Location: Manchester or Peterborough (Hybrid 1-2 days per week on-site)

About the Role:

We’re looking for a technically skilled and detail-focused Senior Manager – External Reporting to join our finance team. Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, you’ll play a critical role in preparing the Group Annual Report, managing the Group consolidation process, and leading technical accounting projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a visible and impactful role, supporting senior leadership, guiding the business through technical change and ensuring high-quality financial reporting in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead the Group consolidation process, including:

Adding individual company accounts

Eliminating intercompany transactions

Incorporating group-level adjustments

Prepare consolidated group accounts and disclosures (including final documents in Word format)

Coordinate the Group Annual Report and subsidiary statutory accounts in line with IFRS

Manage the external audit process, including responding to audit queries and managing deliverables

Write and review technical accounting papers on complex group-level matters

Provide technical support to internal teams on accounting standards and policy implementation

Support and challenge key accounting estimates and judgments

Collaborate with peers, working cross-functionally with tax, FP&A, and other finance functions

What We’re Looking For

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent), with 5+ years’ post-qualification experience

Proven experience in group consolidation and preparing consolidated accounts

Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP

Experience working with or managing external auditors

Skilled in writing technical accounting position papers

Advanced Excel skills and attention to detail

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with stakeholders at all levels

Financial services experience is a bonus, but not essential

Key Skills & Attributes

Group consolidation and financial reporting

Technical accounting and policy interpretation

External audit liaison

Stakeholder and Board-level communication

Report preparation in Word and Excel

Strong planning and organisation skills

Calm under pressure, with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach

Why Join Us?

High-impact role working directly with senior leadership and the Board

Opportunity to own and shape the Group’s external reporting processes

Hybrid working model to support work-life balance

Exposure to complex accounting scenarios, corporate transactions and new standards

Collaborative culture focused on growth, support and continuous improvement