Job Description: Functions Control & Reporting Manager Bupa Place (Salford Quays, M50 3SP) Full time, permanent Hybrid working Salary £55,000 to £65,000 per annum plus 10% Bonus Advert closes 9th June 2025 We make health happen We’re a health insurer and provider driven by our purpose: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. At Bupa, we put our people and our customers at the centre of everything we do. Whether it’s through fast access to treatment, supporting mental wellbeing, or creating inclusive workplaces, we’re here to make health happen. As a Functions Control & Reporting Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the financial integrity and transparency of our Central Functions. You’ll lead a small team and be responsible for delivering accurate, timely financial and management reporting that supports decision-making across the UK Market Unit and Group. This is your opportunity to shape how we report, reconcile, and control our financial data – and make a real impact. How you’ll help us make health happen Leading the consolidation and reconciliation of monthly management and financial accounts for Central Functions. Acting as the key contact for the Market Unit Financial Planning & Reporting team, managing deliverables across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles. Overseeing submissions for Group and industry reporting, including IFRS and Solvency II. Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring integrity across financial statements. Preparing insightful balance sheet and cashflow reporting packs, highlighting key variances. Reviewing quarterly VAT returns and ensuring compliance with capitalisation and depreciation policies. Supporting year-end financial and statutory returns, maintaining audit-ready documentation. Driving continuous improvement in reporting processes and financial controls. Key Skills/Qualifications needed for this We’re looking for someone who brings both technical expertise and a collaborative mindset. A professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) is required Strong technical accounting and analytical skills with experience of IFRS and Solvency 2 reporting Experience in financial and management accounting within a complex organisation. A clear understanding of financial control frameworks. Confidence working under pressure and managing competing deadlines. Advanced Excel and strong skills in Word, PowerPoint, and financial systems (e.g. PeopleSoft, Tagetik, Oracle). A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a continuous improvement mindset. Experience leading or mentoring small teams. Benefits Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more: • 25 days holiday per year, pro rata to your contract. • Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing • Fixed term benefits allowance • Access to our confidential employee assistance programme • Workplace pension • Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more. Why Bupa? We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email: careers@bupa.com Time Type: Full time Job Area: Finance & Accounting Locations: Bupa Place Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference. Please introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that sounds like a good match.