496 Reporting Specialist jobs in the United Kingdom

Join Our Clients Team as a Financial Reporting Specialist!

Location: London/Hybrid
Contract Length: Until 31st March 2026
Daily Rate: From 400 via Umbrella Company, depending on experience
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Are you ready to take the next step in your financial career? Our client, a leading financial institution based in Japan, is seeking a dynamic Financial Reporting Specialist to support their Accounting & Reporting team. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to showcase your expertise in financial reporting while working in a vibrant, inclusive environment!

What You'll Do:
As a Financial Reporting Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in the preparation and submission of essential reports to our client's head office in Japan. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and submitting reports in compliance with IFRS and JGAAP.
• Preparing consolidation packages per head office requirements.
• Transforming trial balance data when JGAAP is applicable.
• Generating Basel III reports and documenting self-assessment reports.
• Implementing new requested reports and collaborating with IT experts for data delivery and automation.
• Maintaining finance-related procedures and manuals.
• Acting as a key contact for various departments regarding reporting queries.
• Assisting with additional tasks assigned by the Deputy Head of Finance.

What We're Looking For:
We seek a detail-oriented professional with a knack for numbers! The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience as an accountant in a financial setting.
• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS, HGB, and ideally JGAAP, along with general accounting principles.
• A Bachelor's degree (professional qualification is a plus).
• A strong ability to thrive under tight deadlines while ensuring accuracy and quality.
• Exceptional numerical skills and expert-level proficiency in Excel.
• Proactive and flexible work style, with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• A spirit of teamwork and collaboration.

Why Join Us?

• Be a part of one of the largest financial institutions with a global presence.
• Contribute to meaningful work that supports the financial health of a diverse range of clients.
• Enjoy a competitive daily rate and the flexibility of a hybrid working arrangement.
• Engage in a workplace that values diversity and promotes inclusivity, ensuring everyone's voice is heard.

If you're excited about this opportunity and meet the qualifications outlined above, we invite you to apply! Please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates your relevant experience.

Note: If you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we may keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Join Our Clients Team as a Financial Reporting Specialist!

Location: London/Hybrid
Contract Length: Until 31st March 2026
Daily Rate: From 400 via Umbrella Company, depending on experience
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Are you ready to take the next step in your financial career? Our client, a leading financial institution based in Japan, is seeking a dynamic Financial Reporting Specialist to support their Accounting & Reporting team. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to showcase your expertise in financial reporting while working in a vibrant, inclusive environment!

What You'll Do:
As a Financial Reporting Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in the preparation and submission of essential reports to our client's head office in Japan. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and submitting reports in compliance with IFRS and JGAAP.
• Preparing consolidation packages per head office requirements.
• Transforming trial balance data when JGAAP is applicable.
• Generating Basel III reports and documenting self-assessment reports.
• Implementing new requested reports and collaborating with IT experts for data delivery and automation.
• Maintaining finance-related procedures and manuals.
• Acting as a key contact for various departments regarding reporting queries.
• Assisting with additional tasks assigned by the Deputy Head of Finance.

What We're Looking For:
We seek a detail-oriented professional with a knack for numbers! The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience as an accountant in a financial setting.
• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS, HGB, and ideally JGAAP, along with general accounting principles.
• A Bachelor's degree (professional qualification is a plus).
• A strong ability to thrive under tight deadlines while ensuring accuracy and quality.
• Exceptional numerical skills and expert-level proficiency in Excel.
• Proactive and flexible work style, with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• A spirit of teamwork and collaboration.

Why Join Us?

• Be a part of one of the largest financial institutions with a global presence.
• Contribute to meaningful work that supports the financial health of a diverse range of clients.
• Enjoy a competitive daily rate and the flexibility of a hybrid working arrangement.
• Engage in a workplace that values diversity and promotes inclusivity, ensuring everyone's voice is heard.

If you're excited about this opportunity and meet the qualifications outlined above, we invite you to apply! Please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates your relevant experience.

Note: If you haven't heard from us within 48 hours, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we may keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Who we are

Grant Thornton’s Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals, giving you the opportunity to work with our clients alongside Grant Thornton teams on a project-by-project basis whilst being supported by our dedicated Agile Talent team.

Joining us in Financial Services Business Risk Services (FS BRS)

We help and support clients achieve their strategic goals by guiding them through new legislation changes and helping to navigate accounting, regulatory, technology and operating model change. The world around us is changing and our teams help clients remain agile and adapt to these changes and stay ahead of the competition.

Grant Thornton’s Financial Services Business Risk Services (FS BRS) team provides market-leading risk, control and governance services to the financial services industry, working with clients from the insurance, banking and investment management industries and beyond. Our key offerings are internal audit (outsource and co-source) finance and risk management, compliance and technology.

Joining the Agile Talent Community as an Interim Transaction Reporting Specialist, you will have the freedom to work on projects that you choose, whether full or part-time within FS BRS and support our clients and internal teams on short to medium-term assignments.

Skills we are looking for

• Previous regulatory experience of working within a reporting team at a regulatory or ARM / Trade repository.
• Excellent knowledge of reporting regulators: transaction reporting, EMIR, SFTR, FinfraG, Asia reporting desirable but not essential (MAS, ASIC, Japan).
• Good data skillset to review data and oversee reporting projects.
• Superb presentation and sales skills and ability to lead meeting, pitches and propositions with senior executives.

What’s in it for you

Development: Your development is important to us and as part of the Agile Talent Community you will be able to work alongside our permanent teams as well as our clients, giving you variety and opportunity to develop new skills. Our team is here to support you, with finding new projects as well as navigating the freelance regulation.

Engagement: As a member of our Community, you will also be invited to events, which can help your wellbeing, educate you about the market you operate in, help you connect with the business as well as other members of the Community.

Doing what’s right ahead of what’s easy

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people and those who work alongside our teams, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect each other helps everyone to perform at the best of their ability and realize their potential.

How to join

You’ll first apply by sending us a copy of your CV. If your skills match what we are looking for, one of our recruiters will get in touch and walk you through the interview process. If there’s interest to continue, we’ll invite you to an interview with some of our key business leads. If successful, the final step will be to complete the onboarding process and background checks.

We strive to ensure all our information, products, and services are accessible to everyone. If you need any adjustments to our processes to help you apply for our roles, please speak to the recruiter during the application process.

Who we are

Grant Thornton’s Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals, giving you the opportunity to work with our clients alongside Grant Thornton teams on a project-by-project basis whilst being supported by our dedicated Agile Talent team.

Joining us in Financial Services Business Risk Services (FS BRS)

We help and support clients achieve their strategic goals by guiding them through new legislation changes and helping to navigate accounting, regulatory, technology and operating model change. The world around us is changing and our teams help clients remain agile and adapt to these changes and stay ahead of the competition.

Grant Thornton’s Financial Services Business Risk Services (FS BRS) team provides market-leading risk, control and governance services to the financial services industry, working with clients from the insurance, banking and investment management industries and beyond. Our key offerings are internal audit (outsource and co-source) finance and risk management, compliance and technology.

Joining the Agile Talent Community as an Interim Transaction Reporting Specialist, you will have the freedom to work on projects that you choose, whether full or part-time within FS BRS and support our clients and internal teams on short to medium-term assignments.

Skills we are looking for

• Previous regulatory experience of working within a reporting team at a regulatory or ARM / Trade repository.
• Excellent knowledge of reporting regulators: transaction reporting, EMIR, SFTR, FinfraG, Asia reporting desirable but not essential (MAS, ASIC, Japan).
• Good data skillset to review data and oversee reporting projects.
• Superb presentation and sales skills and ability to lead meeting, pitches and propositions with senior executives.

What’s in it for you

Development: Your development is important to us and as part of the Agile Talent Community you will be able to work alongside our permanent teams as well as our clients, giving you variety and opportunity to develop new skills. Our team is here to support you, with finding new projects as well as navigating the freelance regulation.

Engagement: As a member of our Community, you will also be invited to events, which can help your wellbeing, educate you about the market you operate in, help you connect with the business as well as other members of the Community.

Doing what’s right ahead of what’s easy

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people and those who work alongside our teams, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect each other helps everyone to perform at the best of their ability and realize their potential.

How to join

You’ll first apply by sending us a copy of your CV. If your skills match what we are looking for, one of our recruiters will get in touch and walk you through the interview process. If there’s interest to continue, we’ll invite you to an interview with some of our key business leads. If successful, the final step will be to complete the onboarding process and background checks.

We strive to ensure all our information, products, and services are accessible to everyone. If you need any adjustments to our processes to help you apply for our roles, please speak to the recruiter during the application process.

Location  London or Milton Keynes (minimum of two days a week in the office. You can do more than two days if preferable)

Working hours  Full time (9day Fortnight companywide)

Contract  type/duration  Permanent  

Band:  3.1

Reporting to:  Head of Digital Workplace

Salary:  £51,000 - £62,000 (Dependent on office location and proven ability)

Closing date:  24/09/2025

The role

The Data Insights & Reporting Specialist will be responsible for analysing data produced across the business, deriving insights and recommendations for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Board and leaders across Connected Places Catapult (CPC). The role holder will have a passion for working with data and bring a structured approach to developing insights from all disciplines across the business. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be a key part of CPC’s strategic journey driving the data strategy forwards, spearheading a citizen-developer centre of excellence approach, implementing a data visualisation programme. The Data Insights & Reporting Specialist will collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to establish and build a suite of semantic models, reports and visualisations. Once established, the key function of the role will be applying intelligence to the data gathered to inform decision making, alongside driving the self-service approach to analytics within the business. 

You will be responsible for working with Digital team colleagues to ensure that appropriate data sources are in place to enable accurate reporting and analysis to be undertaken by the wider group of colleagues. The key focus of this will be improving the quality of analysis derived from activities across all areas of the organisation. 

Requirements

• Work closely with the data owners across the business to ensure high quality, complete and timely modelling and reporting is achieved 

• Analyse data and produce reports, dashboards, and visualisation along with recommendations that enables Data driven interventions that enable CPC to achieve its targets 

• Working with colleagues to put in place metrics that allow CPC to track and evidence its performance, supporting the various corporate services functions. 

• Support the preparation and collation of data for key metrics, working with key stakeholders across the business, to draw together reporting requirements 

• Working with colleagues to turn analysis into compelling outcome-based insights on business performance  

• Facilitate knowledge sharing and engage effectively 

• Drive the adoption of Power BI across the business, driving forwards an centre of excellence approach, and  training users where necessary 

• You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations  

• A track record of working with Microsoft Fabric & Power BI to develop and interpret reports, dashboards and produce visualisations 

• Recent experience with modern data & analytics tooling, including Data Lakehouse and Medallion architectures, developing using Notebooks and DevOps release management. 

• Knowledge of technical management of information, analysis, and relevant software solutions and coding languages (PySpark & DAX).  

• Ability to use data to ‘tell-the-story’ and communicate outcomes in an interesting and compelling way using a variety of formats 

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic with an organised, proactive approach 

• Strives to drive business improvements to contribute to the success of the business 

• Demonstrate a strong customer focus, supporting colleagues across the organisation with the tools and technology they need to deliver effective and collaborative solutions. 

• Self-motivation and ability to work without intense supervision  

• Pride in their work, and sense of accountability for deliverables 

• Strong analytical, problem solving, collaboration and technical skills 

• Strong attention to detail and quality control is a must 

• Demonstrates an energetic and positive “can do” approach that delivers results 

• Able to multi-task, think ahead and resolve problems in a calm manner 

Benefits

• 9 day fortnight for everyone,  we have a full company shutdown every other Friday.
• 23.5 holiday entitlement for everyone,  with pro-rata calculations for part-time employees, along with a Christmas shutdown period for additional days off.
• Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution to help you save for your future.
• Two paid days of volunteering leave per year (pro-rata for part-time employees) to support charitable activities.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 confidential work/life support services to you and your immediate family members.
• Cycle to Work Scheme encouraging a healthy and sustainable commute.
• Cash Health Plan, offering reimbursement for a wide range of essential and everyday healthcare expenses, promoting your well-being.
• Payroll Giving scheme, allowing regular charitable contributions from pre-tax income, maximizing the impact of your donations.
• Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers , enhancing your purchasing power and providing savings opportunities.
• Mortgage Advice benefit, delivered in partnership with Charles Cameron & Associates – provides employees with free, expert mortgage advice and end-to-end mortgage support from the application process through to completion.

Employment here is based solely upon individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law. We also make all reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.

• Preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS and FRS 102.
• Assisting with the statutory audit process and liaising with external auditors.
• Managing and enhancing internal control systems to safeguard company assets and ensure financial data reliability.
• Supporting the development and implementation of new accounting policies and procedures.
• Preparing financial reports and analysis for senior management, highlighting key performance indicators and trends.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant financial regulations and tax laws.
• Contributing to budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement within the finance function.
• Mentoring junior members of the finance team.

• A full qualification as a Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• A minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience in financial accounting and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS, and relevant financial regulations.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience in a hybrid working environment is beneficial.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.