Corporate & Group Reporting Manager

About the company

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Corporate & Group Reporting Manager to join a growing, private equity-backed financial services business preparing for a significant phase of development. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this is a hands-on role offering the opportunity to take ownership of group consolidation, statutory reporting and corporate accounting while leading a major finance systems implementation through to go-live. You'll play a key role in building robust reporting processes, strengthening financial controls and supporting the business through an important period of regulatory development and growth. This is an ideal opportunity for a technically strong accountant who enjoys building processes from the ground up, managing complex multi-entity structures and taking ownership of projects with direct exposure to senior leadership and investors.

Your tasks

• Own the monthly close and record-to-report process across multiple corporate and holding company entities.
• Prepare group consolidations, including inter company eliminations and consolidated management accounts.
• Prepare FRS 102 statutory financial statements across multiple entities, including overseas holding companies.
• Establish and manage the statutory reporting timetable, working closely with external auditors and senior stakeholders.
• Lead the corporate audit process from planning and preparation through to signed accounts.
• Oversee accounting for capital movements, investor equity contributions and inter company funding flows.
• Maintain accurate capital and funding records, ensuring appropriate reconciliations between corporate and scheme entities.
• Lead the end-to-end implementation of Sage Intacct, including system design, data migration, user acceptance testing, parallel running and go-live.
• Manage the implementation partner and advisers, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, timelines and budget.
• Develop finance processes, accounting policies, documentation and controls from the ground up.
• Coordinate corporate tax and VAT compliance alongside external advisers.
• Provide accurate financial information for Board reporting, investor updates, regulatory submissions and wider management information.
• Work closely with the Finance Director, CFO, Financial Controller and wider business to ensure consistent reporting and effective financial governance.

Requirements

Experience & Requirements

• ACA, ACCA or CA qualified accountant with at least three years' post-qualification experience.
• Strong hands-on experience preparing group consolidations and FRS 102 statutory accounts across multiple entities.
• Experience accounting for overseas holding companies and complex corporate structures.
• Proven experience leading a statutory audit from the client side, from planning through to signed accounts.
• Experience leading a finance systems implementation end to end, including design, testing, data migration and go-live. Sage Intacct experience is preferred.
• Strong technical understanding of inter company accounting, capital movements and funding flows.
• Comfortable operating as a hands-on manager within a small, developing finance team.
• Experience building reporting processes, controls and documentation from scratch.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work with auditors, advisers, investors and senior leadership.
• Experience within pensions, insurance, asset management or another regulated financial services environment is desirable.
• Familiarity with capital instrument classification, including FRS 102 Section 22 or IAS 32, is advantageous.
• Exposure to private equity investor reporting and UK VAT partial exemption is beneficial.