Job Description
The Consultancy Group are working closely with a well-known Advertising business that are looking for an Interim Group Reporting Manager. They have shown significant growth recently and need someone who has experience working in a fast-paced environment with US GAAP experience.
Key Responsibilites:
- Leading group consolidation for the 22 International Business Units operating in Europe, Asia and Latin America in a timely, accurate and controlled manner
- Overseeing preparation of UK and other necessary accounts, with all accounts across the 22 Business Units being reviewed before Directors are provided these
- Significant support on a daily basis for International CFOs and Group Controllers on a range of topics
- Clearing items with group and local level external auditors
- Technical US GAAP for the group on a regular basis including new accounting pronouncements
- Collaborating with International CFOs to develop restructuring cases for senior management approval
- Working alongside HR and senior executive management to set compensation and reward schemes, and providing other support wherever required
- Partnership with Tax and Legal on a number of matters close and non-close related
- Supporting corporate transactions e.g. acquisitions, disposals, investments, treasury-related
- Overseeing budgeting, forecasting, actuals reporting, daily transactions and cost management for HQ corporate cost centre, and wider support of Group FP&A
- Driving successful completion of key projects (and determining new projects)
Key Skills:
- A qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent from a big-four background, with considerable post-qualified industry experience in a US listed multinational
- Highly experienced in US Gaap, able to provide guidance in a timely manner to finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Considerable internal control and SOX experience
- Proven track record of successful contributions to and leadership of projects
- Able to support senior stakeholders across multiple businesses on a range of topics from technical to commercial
- Advanced Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation (e.g. pivot tables, v-lookup, SumIFs, indirect formulas, nested IF/OR statements, Power Pivot)
- Deep experience using IBM's Cognos Controller and TM1 tools to consolidate group accounts, or a similar tool
