Associate Director – Statutory reporting, Finance, Group

Principal Accountabilities: - 

• Provide direct support to the CFO, including managing ad hoc requests, board reporting and priority projects.
• Manage statutory reporting, including the preparation of financial statements for the consolidated Group and Jersey and UK entities.
• Manage the global audit process, leading engagement with and maintaining relationships with external auditors.
• Identify and implement process improvements across Group consolidation, financial statement preparation and audit processes.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with jurisdictional financial controllers, tax teams and company secretarial teams to ensure compliance with Group accounting policies, statutory deadlines, audit deadlines and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare technical accounting papers and other ad hoc reports for the Board and external auditors.
• Manage ad hoc financial reporting projects, including accounting standard updates, system implementations and other change initiatives.
• Provide technical accounting expertise across the business, including the development and maintenance of Group-wide accounting policies.
• Support acquisitions and integrations to ensure compliance with Group policies and statutory, regulatory and reporting requirements.
• Maintain a robust control environment for the Group consolidation process.
• Undertake other ad hoc projects and provide support to the wider Group Finance team as required.

Type of person we are looking for: - 

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
• Previous audit experience is desirable.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP across multiple jurisdictions.
• Extensive experience of multi-entity, multi-currency Group consolidations.
• Experience of transfer pricing and tax processes across multi-jurisdictional groups.
• Experience using financial consolidation systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Ability to prioritise workload, use initiative and meet tight deadlines.
• Confidence to challenge existing processes and identify practical improvements across both jurisdictional and Group-wide processes.