Robert Half are exclusively partnering with a division of a PLC based in Wexham, Buckinghamshire. This role is being recruited to back-fill the Reporting Manager who is seconding onto a project for a 9 - 12 month period. Due to business growth, this role could well go from temporary to permanent in the above stated period.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead the preparation and management of the management reporting process, including crafting monthly, quarterly, and annual management accounts
2. Develop and maintain management reporting frameworks
3. Review and approve journals prepared by the team in a timely and supportive manner
4. Be responsible for publishing reporting packages in the consolidation system, covering Flash, Actual, Corporate Social Responsibility, and year-end packages
5. Review monthly reporting packs and providing insightful commentary analysis on profit and loss variances and balance sheet intricacies
6. Ensure that balance sheet reconciliations are completed, reviewed, and signed off monthly,
7. Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external auditors
8. Actively manage a team of qualified accountants, providing regular guidance, goal and objective setting, feedback, performance reviews, and appraisals
9. Undertake various ad-hoc duties where required
The ideal candidate:
10. ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualified (essential for this role)
11. In-depth knowledge of the month-end process and a strong understanding of accounting standards, regulations, and frameworks
12. Excellent communication skills
13. Line management experience (essential)