Our client is a large, multinational organisation seeking an experienced Statutory Reporting Manager to join its Finance Control function.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role is responsible for statutory and financial reporting, oversight of month-end close activities, management of an offshore finance team, and ensuring compliance with accounting and regulatory requirements.
This is a high-profile finance role offering exposure to senior stakeholders, auditors, tax teams, and group finance functions, making it ideal for someone with strong technical accounting expertise and leadership capability.
The Statutory Reporting Manager will take ownership of financial accounting, statutory reporting, and consolidated reporting activities across a regional business structure.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of financial information, supporting forecasting activities, managing offshore accounting resources, and coordinating external audit requirements.
Financial Control & Reporting
- Ensure accounting policies and financial controls are applied consistently across the designated business area.
- Manage financial accounting processes to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
- Review financial statements and management reports, providing analysis and insight to stakeholders.
- Oversee the maintenance of general ledgers and the preparation of consolidated financial statements.
- Manage month-end and year-end close activities.
- Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations prepared by the wider finance team.
- Coordinate financial reporting submissions to group and corporate finance functions.
Statutory Reporting
- Lead the preparation and delivery of regional consolidated statutory accounts.
- Manage statutory reporting schedules and deliverables in line with regulatory deadlines.
- Support statutory forecasting activities and associated reporting requirements.
- Work closely with tax teams to support tax-related reporting, forecasting, and compliance obligations.
- Manage reporting requirements associated with financial covenants and other external obligations.
- Collaborate with tax, finance, and operational teams to ensure accuracy of financial information.
- Liaise with external auditors and manage audit requests effectively.
- Support management with analysis of financial performance and reporting requirements.
- Oversee regional overhead reporting and cost allocation processes.
Manage and develop finance team members and offshore accounting resources
- Coordinate work allocation and review deliverables from offshore teams.
- Coach and mentor team members to drive high performance and continuous development.
- Ensure adequate resourcing and effective delivery across the finance function.
Experience & Qualifications
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting background.
- Experience preparing statutory accounts and consolidated financial statements.
- Experience managing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, balance sheet reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
- Experience managing internal and external stakeholders, including auditors.
- Proven experience leading or managing finance teams, including offshore or shared service environments.
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Experience within a large, complex, multinational organisation.
- Exposure to tax reporting, forecasting, and compliance requirements.
- Knowledge of financial covenant reporting and forecasting.
- Experience working with shared service centre structures.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach.
- Strong leadership and coaching capability.
- Ability to manage competing priorities within a fast-paced environment.
Hybrid working arrangements available.
Exposure to senior finance leadership and strategic decision-making.
Opportunity to contribute to a complex and evolving finance function.
Professional development and career progression opportunities within a global organisation.