I'm working with a growing financial services group employing 3000 people, who seek an exceptional Senior Financial Reporting Manager with potential to work from home up to 2 days per week. The role will manage the finance team of 4 accountants who are responsible for all external financial reporting and technical accounting of the parent company and UK subsidiaries, including the Annual Report & Accounts, interim report, quarterly trading updates and management of the audit process. Overall supervision and management of technical accounting projects for the Group, including leading working group for implementation of IFRS 17 Preparation and review of technical accounting memos and discussion papers for Finance Leadership Team, Ex-Co members and Audit Committee on new accounting standards, transactions, proposals and other ad-hoc queries from the business Development, maintenance and improvement of Group accounting policies Lead process to prepare the Group's Annual Report in accordance with IFRS, Listing rules and FRC guidance Own preparation of the CFO statement, Business Review and Consolidated and Parent Company Financial Statements Preparation of the year end statutory accounts for all UK subsidiaries Assess and take actions following investigations into internal accounting and external reporting implications of new and amended standards Maintenance of finance relationship with internal and external audit, including responsibility for enacting suggested changes where appropriate Maintenance of Risk and Control Matrices and responsibility for regular reviews of Group team controls and processes; Ability to proactively manage and prioritise the teams workload to meet the needs of the customer, the business and our regulatory requirements Manage direct reports, ensuring adequate and appropriate resources are available for the completion of key tasks Development of the skills, capabilities and business awareness of team members, including encouraging cross team communication and working with the subsidiary teams, and arranging or providing appropriate up-skilling through training or cross training. To be considered for this great opportunity You will be a Qualified Accountant, ideally ACA or ACCA Your background will show extensive production and/or audit of Financial Statements and consolidated financial reports You will have strong technical knowledge of IFRS and prior experience of public style equity and debt reporting, as well as work experience in the financial services sector. You must have managed staff previously, and possess good project management skills. You may come straight from Practice with strong technical skills