Head Of Financial Reporting in West Sussex

Location: West Sussex
Salary: £100,000 per year
Recruiter: Stanton House
Job Hours: Full-time

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Head of Group Financial Reporting – Environmental and Engineering Solutions Business

£100,000 - £110,000 + Bonus + Package

Hybrid Working

Stanton House are working with a listed organisation who are looking to appoint a new Head of Group Financial Reporting.

Working with, and reporting to the Group Finance Director, you'll be tasked with producing and maintaining best-in-class reporting processes and controls, managing transitions to new accounting standards and drive strategic initiatives by business partnering non-finance teams to support the ambitious growth plans.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Oversee finance inputs for the Annual Report & Accounts and Interim Report processes.
  • Ensure clear and consistent messaging in finance sections of these documents, meeting external reporting requirements.
  • Manage high-quality financial reporting from Business Units.
  • Efficiently consolidate Group results during year-end and interim reporting.
  • Handle evolving technical reporting issues.
  • Effectively communicate these to internal and external stakeholders, including external auditors.
  • Prepare technical papers and present to Business Units’ Finance Directors.
  • Handle transitions to new accounting standards.
  • Coordinate with external auditors and tax advisors for effective period-end processes.
  • Analyse reported numbers to ensure understanding and clarity.
  • Lead the production of UK statutory accounts.
  • Review monthly Accounting Control Checklists for the Group.
  • Assist in developing best practice financial controls.
  • Support due diligence for acquisitions, disposals, and restructuring.
  • Engage in business modelling and valuation, including impairment assessments.
  • Drive efficiency and automation in financial processes related to reporting and compliance.
  • Assist in implementing new ERP systems and related processes.

Experience and Skills:

  • ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified with significant PQE
  • Plc reporting experience is desirable
  • Track record in leading, managing, and developing a finance team.
  • Good systems and IT knowledge
  • Ability to work in detail whilst also understanding the implications on the wider business.
  • Experience with system implementations would be advantageous
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.


About Stanton House

stantonhouse.com

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We help organisations, across multiple industry sectors, in the UK and North America to innovate, transform and grow by matching them with exceptional specialist talent. 

Since launching in 2010, we have developed a customer-focused proposition that has laid the foundations for consistent success. We have established offices in London, Reading and Chicago, grown to over 80 employees and won awards for our customer and employee offering.

In the UK we deliver interim and permanent recruitment solutions as well as Managed Solutions (Statement of work delivery) within Change & Transformation and Accountancy & Finance.

In the US we deliver contract and permanent recruitment solutions within Cybersecurity, Sales, Marketing and Customer Sucess, and Product & Engineering.

Our customers range from the most exciting start-ups at the beginning of their growth, to the world’s largest organisations.

Our commitment to our values truly differentiates Stanton House from the competition and our purpose of creating exceptional customer experiences is central to all that we do. We are creative in how we add value to our customers and we build trusting, long-term relationships with clients and candidates. This enables us to fully understand motivations and objectives and to deliver exceptional outcomes.

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