Senior External Reporting Manager

Location: Leeds / Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior External Reporting Manager to join a well-established and growing organisation undergoing significant transformation and investment across its finance function.

Reporting to the Head of External Reporting, you will play a key role across external reporting, technical accounting and governance, working closely with senior stakeholders, auditors and external advisors. This is a technically focused role offering significant exposure to complex transactions, statutory reporting and senior decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical accounting expertise across complex transactions, projects and accounting matters, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Research and resolve technical accounting issues, preparing papers and recommendations for auditors and senior governance forums.
• Support the preparation and delivery of Group and local statutory financial statements.
• Work closely with internal and external auditors throughout the reporting and audit cycle, including year-end activities.
• Support the assessment and documentation of significant accounting judgements and estimates.
• Manage recurring external stakeholder reporting, ensuring accurate and consistent information is provided.
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis and responses to information requests from senior stakeholders and external parties.
• Support Board and senior governance meetings, providing clear financial analysis and reporting.
• Contribute to the continued development and improvement of the finance function, identifying opportunities to enhance reporting processes, controls and ways of working.

About You

We are looking for a technically strong and commercially minded qualified accountant who enjoys working in a complex, fast-paced environment.

You will ideally have:

• ACA qualification with at least 3 years' post-qualification experience.
• Strong experience in external reporting and statutory accounts.
• Experience working through the statutory audit process.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience working with IFRS.
• Experience dealing with complex transactions, projects or accounting judgements.
• Excellent analytical and investigative skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial information.
• Experience collaborating with multiple finance and non-finance stakeholders to deliver high-quality outputs against tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and a rigorous, methodical approach.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
• A proactive mindset with a genuine interest in continuous improvement.

If you're an ambitious qualified accountant looking for a role that combines technical accounting depth, external reporting responsibility and genuine senior stakeholder exposure, please apply to learn more about the opportunity.

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