Role Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented finance professional with strong experience in UK statutory reporting and group financial consolidation. The role will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely Month / Year end closing, financial reporting in compliance with UK GAAP / IFRS, managing group consolidations, and supporting audits and stakeholder reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting
- Prepare and review UK statutory financial statements in compliance with UK GAAP / IFRS
- Prepare and review Canadian financial statements
- Ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting deliverables
- Liaise with external auditors and ensure smooth audit completion
- Provide insights and variance analysis to senior management in a monthly Management pack
- Support ad-hoc reporting and management presentations
- Run weekly cashflow forecast
- Support VAT return preparation and submission
- Support corporation tax computations with external advisors
- Support R&D tax credit claim preparation
Group Consolidation
- Manage end-to-end consolidation process for multiple entities across
- Handle intercompany eliminations, reconciliations, and adjustments
- Ensure accuracy in consolidation journals and reporting packs
Compliance & Controls
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and statutory compliance requirements in the UK
- Strengthen internal controls around reporting and consolidation processes
- Support implementation of accounting policies and updates
Process Improvement and Automation
- Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization
- Drive improvements in reporting timelines and data accuracy
- Work with ERP/consolidation tools (SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, OneStream)
Experience
- 7-9 years of relevant experience in financial reporting and consolidation
- Hands-on experience in multi-entity consolidation
- Prior exposure to UK-based clients or entities is required
Key Requirements - Technical Skills
- Financial statements preparation
- Consolidation techniques
- UK regulatory compliance, filing and reporting
- Desired to have exposure to work on Canadian entity for compliances and reporting
- Intercompany accounting
- ERP systems (Xero/SAP/Oracle/Hyperion)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Appropriate judgement on materiality
- Transfer pricing exposure
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Effective communication and stakeholder management
- Ability to work under tight deadlines
Other Requirement
- Exposure to creative industries, VFX, post-production, media or film production accounting
- R&D tax credit experience
- Confident working across time zones with colleagues in Mumbai - UK