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Financial Reporting Accountant
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Financial Reporting Accountant
Location: Birmingham B15 1LZ, Hybrid
Salary: £54,560 per annum
Hours: 35 per Week
Term: Permanent
We believe that great homes build better lives. At the heart of this mission is a high-performing Corporate Finance team managing millions in investment, delivering reporting our leaders, the regulator and tenants can trust, and maintaining the financial strength that keeps us moving forward.
Joining us as a Financial Reporting Accountant, you'll achieve this by ensuring accurate and robust accounting for Midland Heart, subsidiaries and Mutual companies. You'll lead a team of two Assistant Financial Accountants to deliver:
- Accounting for the Mutuals business area, including accounting for property sales, mortgages and taxation – Mutuals are unique Retirement Housing schemes with each one being their own legal entity and governed by their appointed committee.
- Provision of Service Charge Accounts.
- Production of annual statutory accounts for each individual mutual company with differing year ends, as it stands 36 financial accounts and 160 statements per year.
As the Financial Reporting Accountant, you'll lead on more complex accounting, including the production of year end annual accounts, and it's 4 subsidiary accounts. Importantly, you'll partner effectively with key business stakeholders, particularly key stakeholders within the Mutuals team and work closely with external Auditors throughout the audit timetable.
This is a varied yet structured role, offering you the opportunity to utilise your financial accounting skills, build strong relationships with business stakeholders and undertake meaningful work that has a real impact on our Leasehold and Shared Ownership tenants.
Our Ideal Candidate?
- Fully qualified Accountant status (e.g. ACA/ACCA/ACMA).
- Experience of producing, overseeing the preparation of and presenting Statutory Accounts, reconciliations and month end / year end accounting.
- Experience of managing, coaching and developing a team in a Finance / Accounting setting; OR the ability, passion and leadership aptitude to do this as evidenced in your Cover Letter.
- Experience of supporting external audits or liaising with external auditors.
- Proven ability to present financial information to a broad range of business stakeholder / non-financial audiences and influence positive outcomes.
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Outlook, Excel & Word.
In this role, you can expect to work from our Birmingham, Bath Row office a minimum of 3 days per week, with 2 days working from home.
Who are Midland Heart? We're one team working together for our tenants; a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you will be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we're here to develop your potential.
Closing Date: 31 October 2025
We reserve the right to appoint prior to the advertised closing date.
Interested? Applying is easy - simply click the apply button. You will be directed to our candidate portal, there you can see a link to the full Role Profile and submit your CV and Cover Letter which together highlight your suitability against the above criteria.
Please note, we're unable to consider applications without a Cover Letter for this role.
Suitable candidates will be contacted promptly and invited to take part in an initial call with the Hiring Manager. If this goes well, we'll invite you to participate in a final stage assessment onsite week commencing 20th October 2025.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.
Recruitment agencies
Midland Heart only pays agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been formally engaged to work on a specific role by a member of our Resourcing team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to any of our employees or via our careers website. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Midland Heart will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.
Financial Reporting Manager
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Reporting Manager – Finance (Hybrid Working)
Location: Inverclyde (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £65k + Benefits
Type: Permanent
Industry: Travel & Leisure
Join a global business with experience of delivering exceptional service and unforgettable experiences across 70 countries. With a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, and customer satisfaction, this organisation is driven by purpose and passion. As part of their continued growth, they are seeking a skilled Reporting Manager to support their Finance Operations team.
Overview of the role
As Reporting Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering accurate and timely transactional finance reporting across the organisation. Acting as a central service to the wider Finance and FP&A teams, you’ll ensure transparency, auditability, and efficiency in reporting processes, working closely with financial systems and stakeholders.
You’ll lead a small team and be responsible for extracting and distributing actuals data from core ERP ledgers (GL, AP, AR, FA, Cash), supporting month-end close, and ensuring compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
Key responsibilities
- Manage the extraction and distribution of actuals transactional finance reports from the ERP system.
- Support month-end close by providing timely and accurate ledger-level reporting.
- Prepare reconciled reports aligned with trial balance data.
- Collaborate with Tax, Treasury, Insurance, and Audit teams to ensure reporting accuracy and compliance.
- Drive process improvements in collaboration with Finance Systems to enhance visibility and efficiency.
What they are looking for
- Experience in accounting, with broad exposure across P2P, O2C, and R2R processes.
- Strong working knowledge of Oracle R12 (or similar ERP), including GL, AP, AR, FA, and Cash modules.
- Advanced Excel skills, particularly for large-volume reconciliations.
- Proven experience managing reporting as an internal service.
- Excellent attention to detail, resilience under pressure, and a strong service orientation.
You will have:
- The Opportunity to work with a respected global brand in the travel industry.
- Hybrid working model with flexibility.
- Supportive team culture and leadership.
- Career development opportunities within a forward-thinking organisation.
- Competitive salary and benefits package including discounts, healthcare, pension, flexible holidays, discounts.
What to do next
If you're interested in this role, click apply now to forward an up-to-date CV, or contact us for a confidential discussion.
Financial Reporting Manager
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**Company**
HSB
**Location**
Manchester
, United Kingdom
**Role: Financial Reporting Manager**
**Location: Manchester**
**Permanent**
**About the Role**
We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Financial Reporting Manager to join our Finance team. In this pivotal role, you will support the Head of Financial Reporting in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of financial reporting across group entities, including submissions to our ultimate parent company, Munich Re.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive finance professional looking to step into a key role within a global organisation and contribute to the integrity and efficiency of our financial operations.
**Key Responsibilities:**
Act as line manager to the Financial Reporting team including 1-2-1s and performance
management. Provide leadership to the team in order to:
+ Manage the provision of accurate and timely internal financial reporting to Group and Parent (eg affiliate packs, ECON submissions).
+ Manage the provision of timely and accurate UK GAAP financial statements, Corporation tax returns.
+ Manage and co-ordinate the external audit of all HSB UK&I and MD Group entities financial statements.
+ Provide information for reporting to regulators, ONS, CBI and rating agencies as required.
+ Prepare and collate information for the quarterly Finance, Audit, Compliance and Risk Committees.
+ Deliver well understood and controlled implementation of accounting standards.
+ Support the Head of Financial Reporting and Chief Financial Officer in providing financial information relevant to business decisions.
+ Ensure the implementation of appropriate financial controls over financial reporting including acting as the first sign-off in the Internal Control System.
+ Review existing processes and controls and implement changes with the goal of improving procedures and enhancing automation to improve efficiency whilst ensuring effectiveness of controls.
+ Respond to ad-hoc queries and financial information requests as required
**Additional Skills and Responsibilities**
+ Interacting with People: Establishing relationships and maintaining contacts with employees including Senior Management/Key decision makers.
+ Initiative: Innovative approach to problem solving, anticipating opportunities and the ability to question/challenge existing methods and approaches.
+ Attention to detail: Applying high quality standards to all tasks undertaken.
+ Mentoring: Supporting junior team members towards their achievements and qualifications where appropriate.
+ The ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both verbally and written.
+ Ability and willingness to work flexibly and across locations, where deadlines require, within the Company's required operating hours.
**Key Skills and Experience**
Essential
+ Experience in financial accounting, and financial reporting
+ Up to date knowledge of IFRS, US and UK GAAP accounting standards.
+ Strong analytical skills.
+ Strong communication skills, both written & verbal
+ Fluent using Microsoft packages i.e. excel
Desirable
+ Insurance industry experience
+ Experience working in a similar organisation
**Qualifications and Educational Requirements:**
+ Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
**Personal Attributes:**
+ Strong organisational skills.
+ A committed and effective team player
**Benefits:**
A snapshot of some of our benefits:
+ Agile/Hybrid working
+ Private Healthcare (Aviva)
+ Aviva Digital GP
+ Employer Pension contribution of 13%
+ Annual bonus
+ Professional qualification support
+ 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
+ x2 wellbeing days per year
Financial Reporting Analyst
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A 12 Month FTC has arisen for a well known house hold name.
Financial Accountant
A leading organisation is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant to join its Financial Reporting team. This role supports the delivery of high-quality external reporting to stakeholders, ensuring professionalism, efficiency through automation, and strong governance practices.Key Responsibilities:Prepare the Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) for multiple groups, ensuring quality and consistency across all entities.Compile and prepare sections within the Strategic and Governance Reports in the ARA.Prepare statutory accounts for subsidiary companies and provide supporting audit evidence.Prepare quarterly and year-end press release financial statements, including data for financial reviews, and review/sign off the full press release or trading statement.Act as a key contact for external auditors during half-year, year-end, and ad hoc audits.Prepare regulatory accounts and other required regulatory documentation.Draft accounting and reporting papers for the Audit Committee.Manage internal controls over financial reporting.Prepare and collate shareholder reporting.Lead projects to document and enhance reporting processes, controls, and governance, and resolve financial reporting issues as they arise.Essential Skills and Experience:Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).Strong knowledge and experience in Group/Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting.Excellent understanding of accounting standards including IFRS, UK GAAP, FRS 101, and FRS 102.Experience or exposure to external audit processes.Exceptional attention to detail.
Financial Reporting Manager
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Financial Reporting Manager Location : Kidlington (2 days onsite pw)
Salary : £70,000 + V. Competitive Benefits
Type : Permanent
Hays is seeking a technically strong and proactive Financial Reporting Manager to lead UK financial reporting and support group reporting requirements in a high-growth, fast-paced environment. This is a hands-on opportunity to shape and build financial reporting infrastructure from the ground up. You'll take full ownership of statutory reporting, drive improvements in financial controls, and collaborate across teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead UK statutory reporting under FRS 102 and manage the year-end audit process.
- Own monthly consolidated financials and quarterly reporting packs under US GAAP, supporting SEC disclosure requirements.
- Design and oversee SOX controls, including documentation, testing, and remediation.
- Act as the primary contact for external auditors and technical accounting queries.
- Provide guidance on revenue recognition, lease accounting, intercompany transactions, and policy implementation.
- Partner with finance, operations, manufacturing, and talent teams to ensure consistency and compliance across reporting.
What We're Looking For
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience preparing statutory financial statements and managing audits in deadline-driven environments.
- Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP and US GAAP.
- Proven ability to establish and improve financial controls and reporting frameworks.
- Confident user of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
- Comfortable working in a high-growth, fast-moving setting with cross-functional collaboration.
If you're ready to take ownership of a critical reporting function and thrive in a dynamic environment, apply today or speak to your Hays consultant for more details.
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Financial Reporting Specialist
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Financial Reporting Specialist
Location : London
Job Type: Permanent
Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office
Salary: Up to £65,000 + 5% annual performance-related bonus
Who We Are
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Finance Reporting Specialist to join Robert Walters as a Consultant. As an employed Consultant, you will benefit from permanent employment with Robert Walters and will be deployed on an interim or project basis into our clients' organisations, in return we will provide you with the opportunity to develop your skills with ongoing training and professional accreditations.
Who You Will Work With
Our client is global mining company, founded in 1917 in South Africa. It is the world's largest producer of platinum and a major producer of diamonds, copper, iron ore, and coal. The company operates in around 15 countries, predominantly in Southern Africa, South America, and Australia - emphasizing their sustainable practices and innovation in resource development.
What You'll Do
- Oversee end-to-end financial reporting and consolidation for Corporate North, including interim and year-end submissions, forecasts, and statutory accounts in line with AA plc Group requirements.
- Manage HFM data loads, SAP reporting, and the preparation of management information and board submissions, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timeliness.
- Collaborate with Group Finance, Tax, Treasury, and Shared Services teams to deliver effective reporting, tax compliance, audits, and the rationalization of dormant entities.
- Strengthen and standardize financial controls, support system enhancements, and drive continuous improvement across reporting and consolidation processes.
- Lead month-end project management and progress tracking for the Corporate North finance team, ensuring alignment with group standards and deadlines.
- Provide leadership and direction to promote a strong control environment, championing best practice in financial governance, safety, and team collaboration.
What You Bring
- Fully qualified accountant i.e. ACCA, ACA etc
- Proven experience with preparation of statutory and financial reports for multiple entities.
- Experience with consolidation and accounting principles necessary
- Proficient in SAP, HFM, and Excel, with solid analytical and communication skills.
- Proactive and forward thinking approaches to work
What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now. Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.
We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at to discuss how we can support you.
This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
Financial Reporting Manager
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Reporting Manager – Finance (Hybrid Working)
Location: Inverclyde (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Type: Permanent
Industry: Travel & Leisure
Your new company
Join a global travel group with experience delivering exceptional service and unforgettable experiences across 70 countries. With a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, and customer satisfaction, this organisation is driven by purpose and passion. As part of their continued growth, they are seeking a skilled Reporting Manager to support their Finance Operations team.
Overview of the role
As Reporting Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering accurate and timely transactional finance reporting across the organisation. Acting as a central service to the wider Finance and FP&A teams, you’ll ensure transparency, auditability, and efficiency in reporting processes, working closely with financial systems and stakeholders.
You’ll lead a small team and be responsible for extracting and distributing actuals data from core ERP ledgers (GL, AP, AR, FA, Cash), supporting month-end close, and ensuring compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
Key responsibilities
- Manage the extraction and distribution of actuals transactional finance reports from the ERP system.
- Support month-end close by providing timely and accurate ledger-level reporting.
- Prepare reconciled reports aligned with trial balance data.
- Collaborate with Tax, Treasury, Insurance, and Audit teams to ensure reporting accuracy and compliance.
- Drive process improvements in collaboration with Finance Systems to enhance visibility and efficiency.
What they are looking for
- 5+ years’ experience in accounting, with broad exposure across P2P, O2C, and R2R processes.
- Strong working knowledge of Oracle R12 (or similar ERP), including GL, AP, AR, FA, and Cash modules.
- Advanced Excel skills, particularly for large-volume reconciliations.
- Proven experience managing reporting as an internal service.
- Excellent attention to detail, resilience under pressure, and a strong service orientation.
You will have:
- The Opportunity to work with a respected global brand in the travel industry.
- Hybrid working model with flexibility.
- Supportive team culture and leadership.
- Career development opportunities within a forward-thinking organisation.
- Competitive salary and benefits package including discounts, healthcare, pension, flexible holidays, discounts.
What to do next
If you're interested in this role, click apply now to forward an up-to-date CV, or contact us for a confidential discussion.
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Financial Reporting Manager
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Who We Are
Founded in London in 2009, Ultimate Performance (UP) has grown into a global leader in body transformation, with 27 private gyms across four continents — from Los Angeles to Sydney. Our reputation is built on delivering exceptional, measurable results through science-backed training and nutrition programs, tailored to each client.
The Role
Are you a driven finance professional ready to lead a high-performing team in a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment?
Ultimate Performance is on the lookout for a Financial Reporting Manager to join our Manchester-based Head Office. You'll be stepping into a pivotal leadership role, managing a talented finance team and overseeing group-wide financial reporting, treasury, and compliance processes.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on creating structure, driving process improvements, and delivering excellence across all areas of finance.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a team of 6 including a Financial Accountant, Purchase Ledger Manager, and Finance Assistants.
- Create a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Support career development through coaching, performance reviews, and mentoring.
- Own monthly and annual financial reporting across multiple jurisdictions and entities.
- Manage audit and tax compliance across the group, including liaison with advisors and auditors.
- Ensure accurate balance sheet and cashflow forecasting in collaboration with FP&A.
- Lead group-wide treasury activities including cash flow management, banking relationships, and covenant forecasting.
- Implement cash optimization strategies and ensure timely and accurate payments.
- Maintain oversight of group debt, equity, and financial obligations.
- Provide financial insights to support decision-making at a senior level.
- Assist the Head of Finance and FD with ad-hoc analysis, insurance, and company. secretarial tasks.
- Drive improvements across processes, reporting accuracy, and internal controls.
Requirements
What we’re looking for
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
- A bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or a related field. Interested in or already working towards a relevant finance qualification
- Strong technical knowledge of financial reporting and compliance.
- Experience in managing teams and delivering results in a fast-moving, multi-entity environment.
- A proactive mindset with a passion for improving processes and systems.
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management abilities.
- An interest in health and fitness is preferable.
- Excellent organisation skills and very diligent Thrive within a fast past environment and have the desire to match the business growth ambitions.
What we value
At UP, we believe in high standards and personal accountability. We look for people who embody our values:
Results-Driven: You focus on outcomes that genuinely move the needle
Own It: You take full ownership, wins, failures, & everything in between.
Passion for Progress: You’re driven by growth, not just the finish line.
Supportive & Personalised: You adapt your approach because no two people (or challenges) are the same
Benefits
What You’ll Get
Here’s what you can expect when you join the UP team:
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme: salary sacrifice with employer contributions
- Electric vehicle scheme
- Simply Health policy: claim back costs for dental, optical, physio, massage & more
- Exclusive UP discounts, including 40% off our supplements, books, and partner offers
- Personal Training discounts: up to 50% off our world-class transformation programme (up to 36 sessions a year) for you and a loved one
- Salary sacrifice benefits: Cycle to Work, Tech, and Home schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme: free 24/7 mental health, counselling, and financial advice
- Free group fitness classes at our Manchester gym in Spinningfields
- Hybrid working: two days per week working from home
If you’re interested in the Financial Reporting Manager position, please apply now!
All job applicants are required to have a valid right to work.
Your data will be stored by Ultimate Performance and will be used by our HR and recruitment teams for the purpose of managing your application
Financial Reporting Accountant
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About Allica Bank
Recently named by The Times newspaper as one of the UK’s Top 20 financial technology (Fintech) companies, Allica is a new bank for established small & medium sized enterprise (SME) customers. We have just closed a £100m Series C fundraise led by leading global investor TCV.
Established SMEs are one of the last underserved opportunities in UK fintech. They are the backbone of local communities - representing over a quarter of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers. We’re here to change that. We’ve already established a clear competitive advantage, and that should only increase as we scale.
Finally, we really care about attracting the best people. It’s amazing what a small team of committed and talented people can do, if not weighed down by poor culture, leadership and processes. We’re building something important and impactful at Allica and we’re always looking for exceptional people to join the mission. Could that be you!
Department Description
The Finance & Treasury function covers a broad spectrum of financial responsibilities for the Bank. Under the leadership of the CFO and the finance department heads, the team is responsible for equity raising and investor relations; treasury and liquidity management; prudential risk and regulatory reporting; financial reporting and accounting, financial planning, and tax management activities.
Role Description
We are looking for a Financial Reporting Accountant to join our Financial Control team at an exciting phase of our growth journey. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead across a number of areas of our close and reporting processes, own the review and challenge of certain key accounting assessments & judgments, support the maturity and automation of our controls, test the accounting impact of new product initiatives, as well as many other tasks.
Principal Accountabilities
- Responsibility for the accounting of all treasury instruments, including but not limited to hedge accounting, collaterals, bonds and gilts.
- Review of the management information prepared by Treasury, including the challenge and verification of their key models including IRRBB and liquidity metrics.
- Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements (including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and supporting files.
- Provide oversight over the Bank’s external financial reporting requirements, including any investor reporting.
- Performance of variance analysis, reviewing variances against prior period actuals and forecasts and preparing summary commentary for management.
- Review of key accounting areas such as ECL/IFRS 9 assumptions, capitalised development costs and EIR.
- Working with the Finance Transformation team to support new product initiatives, including any accounting considerations.
- Assessing the impact of corporate development activity to our financial statements.
- Support the year-end audit process, working closely with the Bank’s external auditors.
- Identify improvements in internal controls, as well as working with the Finance Transformation team to automate processes.
- Assist with ad-hoc duties as needed.
Personal Attributes & Experience
- Qualified ACA/ACCA or equivalent, ideally gained within a Big 4/Top 10 accountancy firm.
- Experience of working in the Banking/FinTech/Financial Services industry, either in audit or in industry.
- A genuine passion for FinTech and wants to contribute to the growth of Allica at an exciting phase of our journey.
- Have strong analytical skillset, including the utilisation of data and reporting tools
- Have the ability to work autonomously and be initiative-taking as required whilst working well within a team
- Be able to solve complex problems
- Strong influencing and people skills
- Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel.
Don’t tick every box?
Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills or requirements listed on the job description. If you think you’ll be a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you!
Flexible working
We know the ‘9-to-5’ isn’t right for everyone. That’s why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Please let us know what is best for you and, if we can, we will do our best to accommodate.
Diversity
We’re a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.
Working at Allica Bank
At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.
Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind;
- Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
- Options for flexible working
- Regular social activities
- 25 days holiday
- Pension contributions
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Private health cover (with the option to add family members)
- Life assurance
- Critical illness cover
- Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
Financial Reporting, Planning and Analysis
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We are recruiting this role within Pearson Finance Services (PFS) to support Pearson Higher Education Division
**Location:** This is a hybrid role and candidates will be expected to work from home as well as from our office in Belfast.
We will also consider candidates on the same basis who are based in Manila and can access the central office in Mandaluyong City.
**To undertake this role the following will be required:**
+ Complete all deliverables in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner
+ Understand data sources and data flows and how financial and non-financial data is presented
+ Apply judgement and analytical skills to ensure the accuracy and relevance of outputs needed by the business to make the right decision.
+ Help to create a work atmosphere conducive to collaborative working
+ Maintain customer satisfaction by promptly following up on customers' requests for information
+ Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and innovative solutions and communicate these to your line manager
**Activities / Tasks**
+ Prepare comprehensive financial analysis and commentary for one or more sub-divisions within the Higher Education vs Budget/prior period
+ Supporting in the Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting cycles through preparation of analyses and system loads working with the BPM/Business to complete in line with strict deadlines
+ Input into the annual strategic planning process through preparation of analysis; sales margin plans and other information to enable collation of the plan.
+ Prepare key month end management reporting to senior business leadership packs for decision making
+ Assist monthly and quarterly consolidation of management information packs across business areas and roll up to group level showing performance against budget, forecast and prior year
+ Support local business partners in providing targeted quality commercial analysis. Assist in providing value add financial analysis to Finance Business Partners or business
+ Manage the preparation of accruals / other adjustment journal entries as required and review financial data during the month to provide timely corrections
+ Prepare ad hoc analysis as required
+ Champion continuous improvement within PFS to deliver tangible benefits and engage in wider standardisation and streamlining initiatives
+ Manage the preparation of accruals / other adjustment journal entries as required and review financial data during the month to provide timely corrections
+ Ensure team performance targets are met and service is delivered to end users as expected.
+ Perform other necessary administrative activities relevant to the role
**Skills / capabilities:**
**Mandatory skills / capabilities:**
+ A self-starter who is motivated to work under own initiative when required demonstrating initiative and sound judgement
+ Analytical/variance analysis skills, proven ability to review and analyze financial data and explain results. Providing analysis to support decision making
+ Accounting knowledge - Part qualified or qualified accountant (or part/fully qualified by strong relevant experience)
+ Advanced user of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel (v-lookups, sum-ifs, pivot tables etc.)
+ Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with both finance and non-finance professionals
+ Experience of finance ERP systems (Oracle preferred but not essential)
+ Ability to work to strict deadlines and to be able to prioritise to meet those deadlines
+ Ability to manage Stakeholders effectively
**Desirable skills / capabilities**
+ Experience of planning, budgeting and forecasting and producing management information for decision making.
+ Experience working with and partnering with stakeholders in a large organisation
+ Ability to multitask; coordinating the delivery of multiple priorities in parallel across disparate teams and locations
+ Experience using Oracle and Hyperion systems and Smartview tools
**Your Reward & Benefits**
We know you'll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We understand that one size doesn't fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams and their families too. There are a range of options, too many to list here, but when you join our Pearson family you can look forward to:
+ Starting holiday of 25 days plus UK public holidays and you'll earn 1 additional day's holiday per year you work with us;
+ A generous pension scheme where we match and double what you contribute;
+ Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible work policies;
+ Stock/share purchase options;
+ Healthcare and dental plans, and an employee well-being assistance program for you and your family to help balance work, family, and personal life;
+ Cycle to Work Scheme, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts.
**Who we are:**
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.
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**Job:** Finance
**Job Family:** ENTERPRISE
**Organization:** Corporate Finance
**Schedule:** FULL_TIME
**Workplace Type:** Hybrid
**Req ID:** 20902