Group Reporting Manager

Job Title: Group Reporting Manager (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: Hybrid (2–3 days/week in office)

Industry: Sustainable Energy / Infrastructure

About the Business

The client delivers sustainable heating and cooling solutions to businesses, major developments, and communities across city-scale networks in key urban centers.

The Opportunity

A technically strong Group Reporting Manager is required for a 12-month fixed-term contract. Reporting to senior finance leadership, the successful candidate will own the core building block of the finance function: the delivery and integrity of the group’s consolidated financial statements.

Key Responsibilities

• Group Consolidations: Drive the core consolidation process and take full ownership of producing robust, accurate consolidated financial statements across group entities.
• Audit Preparation & Management: Lead audit readiness initiatives, building clean audit trails and managing key relationships with external auditors.
• Intercompany & Debt Accounting: Oversee intercompany balances, loan agreements, and complex intercompany reconciliations across the structure.
• Technical Accounting Leadership: Serve as a technical point of contact for complex accounting treatments under UK GAAP/IFRS, ensuring compliance and best practices across financial reporting.
• Process Improvement: Continuously refine internal controls, reporting templates, and consolidation workflows to enhance reporting efficiency.

Key Candidate Criteria

• Qualification: ACA qualified (or equivalent), ideally ACA trained within a Big 4 firm.
• Technical Expertise: Exceptional technical accounting capabilities with proven experience in complex group consolidations, statutory reporting, and audit lead activities.
• Intercompany Management: Strong proficiency in managing intercompany loan agreements, structural debt balances, and multi-entity eliminations.
• Flexibility: Comfortable working in a flexible hybrid setup, balancing focused remote work with 2 to 3 days per week in the office.

How to Apply

If you are an experienced technical accounting specialist looking for a key contract role within a market-leading sustainable energy business, please apply with your CV to discuss further details.