Group Reporting Manager (18 months FTC) Finance The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market

Advert Close date: Wednesday 5th March

Are you a seasoned Chartered Accountant with a passion for financial reporting and a knack for driving change through automation?

Do you thrive in dynamic environments and have a keen eye for detail?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Financial Reporting team at The Crown Estate as a Group Reporting Manager!

About the Role:

As a key member of our Financial Reporting team, you will play a pivotal role in preparing the group financial statements and managing the preparation of subsidiary and managed joint venture financial statements. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Financial Statement Preparation: Be a key contributor to the preparation of the group financial statements.
2. Audit Support: Be a key point of contact during the group audit process and support the preparation of audit papers on technical issues.
3. Balance Sheet Management: Prepare and review accurate balance sheet reports and provide insightful analyses.
4. Ledger Clean-Up: Oversee the clean-up and simplification of ledgers, including JV consolidation entries and capital reallocation of accounts.
5. Project Management: Support and deliver a range of projects, driving change within the team and progressing automation initiatives to enhance control and efficiency.
6. Technical Advice: Provide technical advice to the business and prepare elements of Audit Committee papers.
7. Cross-Training: Ensure adequate cross-training within the team to provide cover during staff absences.
8. Ad-Hoc Activities: Handle other ad-hoc activities and projects, including governmental returns such as ONS and FOI requests.

What We're Looking For:

1. Qualifications: Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience.
2. Experience: Proven experience working within a group function of a listed PLC (or equivalent) or a seasoned professional from practice with demonstrable experience working with listed clients.
3. Leadership: Experience leading teams and interacting with senior stakeholders.
4. Change Management: Experience managing change, including automation and process simplification.
5. Technical Skills: Expert knowledge of IFRS and experience using an ERP system (preferred).
6. Property Experience: Desirable but not essential.

Key Competencies:

1. Big Picture Thinking: Ability to see the wider picture while being detail-oriented when required.
2. Communication: Clear and confident communicator who can represent finance credibly with senior stakeholders.
3. Relationship Building: Ability to build effective relationships across the business.
4. Organisational Skills: Highly organised self-starter with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
5. Innovation: Ability to bring innovative ideas to a range of challenges and deliver projects.

Why Join Us?

As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.

Disability Disclaimer:

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We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.

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