We are currently looking for a Group Reporting Manager to join our Finance team in our Stockport head office. 

The overarching responsibility of the Group Reporting Manager is ownership of the group consolidation and associated reporting. Importantly the role will also play a lead role in accounting policies and controls; statutory accounts; audit and finance systems. 

The role will work closely with group shared services and the operating business units to ensure best practice is adhered to in respect of financial reporting, data integrity and group policy compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting and controls:

• Ownership of the group financial consolidation and monthly management accounts production including Board reports, identifying and implementing improvements where required.
• Lead the project to implement the group consolidation into Dynamics 365, ensuring its accuracy, auditability and reliability.
• Driving compliance with group reporting timeline, arranging review meetings and ensuring reporting is received in appropriate templates.
• Support the Group Accountant in establishing a robust, systemised intercompany policy and process, and enforce compliance across group entities.
• Ownership of routine and ad hoc reporting with the ability to refresh and develop reporting to ensure it remains insightful and fit for purpose.
• Support the production of group ‘glossy’ Annual Report.
• Management of finance data required for TCFD reporting, working closely with the Sustainability Team.
• Assist in co-ordination of subsidiary statutory financial statements, supporting the wider finance team to ensure compliance with the standardised template.

Acquisitions:

• Foster finance relationships with acquired entities.
• Lead finance integration and opening balance sheet activities.
• Ensure accuracy and understanding of reporting from newly acquired entities, following group reporting principles and timeline.

Technical:

• Support the Group FC in production of Group accounting policies and procedures.
• Monitoring compliance with the group internal controls framework to support rapid future growth.
• Advocate of UK GAAP knowledge and provide accounting guidance to other Finance team members.
• Preparation of ad hoc accounting papers as required.
• Support anticipated IFRS transition.

Skills and Experience

• Qualified experience (ACCA/CIMA/ACA).
• Strong technical financial accounting and reporting ability.
• Strong systems and excel abilities, experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations is preferable.
• Proven experience in financial roles in fast paced, ideally plc-like environments.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and building strong business partnerships.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative, prioritising tasks effectively to meet deadlines.

Company Background:

Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.

We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.