Robert Half
Financial Reporting Manager – 1/2 days in office – £325 per day – 6 month contract
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Financial Reporting Manager to join our clients community hub team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the organisation's core operations and ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver a timely, accurate month-end and year-end close, with high-quality consolidated management accounts and clear, actionable performance insight.
- Lead statutory reporting and audit delivery, ensuring FRS102 compliance, strong audit readiness, and on-time completion to Board timetable.
- Own the balance sheet and financial control environment, ensuring full reconciliation, robust governance, and proactive risk resolution.
- Provide technical accounting leadership, ensuring appropriate treatment of complex transactions and full compliance with standards and policies.
- Drive continuous improvement and standardisation across reporting, controls, and systems, including automation and efficiency gains.
- Lead and develop the team, embedding strong ownership, accountability, and high-quality output across all financial reporting activities.
Requirements:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) with strong technical knowledge of FRS102.
- Proven track record of delivering statutory accounts and leading external audits to tight deadlines.
- Strong experience of group consolidations and complex multi-entity reporting environments.
- Demonstrable ownership of month-end/year-end close and balance sheet integrity.
- Deep understanding of financial controls, governance and audit readiness requirements.
- Ability to interpret complex accounting issues and apply appropriate technical treatment.
- Track record of driving process improvement, standardisation and reporting efficiency.
- Strong leadership capability, with experience developing and managing finance team members.
- Excellent communication skills, able to present clear, concise financial insight to senior stakeholders.
- High attention to detail, with a disciplined, accountable and delivery-focused approach.
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