Interim Financial Reporting Manager

Financial Reporting Manager Interim

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Salary: £61,000 - £65,000

Location: Leatherhead - Hybrid

Closing Date: 31/07/2026

Job Category: Community Hub (Central Support)

Business Unit: Community Hub

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Financial Reporting Manager to join our community hub team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the organisation's core operations and ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver a timely, accurate month-end and year-end close, with high-quality consolidated management accounts and clear, actionable performance insight.
• Lead statutory reporting and audit delivery, ensuring FRS102 compliance, strong audit readiness, and on-time completion to Board timetable.
• Own the balance sheet and financial control environment, ensuring full reconciliation, robust governance, and proactive risk resolution.
• Provide technical accounting leadership, ensuring appropriate treatment of complex transactions and full compliance with standards and policies.
• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation across reporting, controls, and systems, including automation and efficiency gains.
• Lead and develop the team, embedding strong ownership, accountability, and high-quality output across all financial reporting activities.

Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) with strong technical knowledge of FRS102.
• Proven track record of delivering statutory accounts and leading external audits to tight deadlines.
• Strong experience of group consolidations and complex multi-entity reporting environments.
• Demonstrable ownership of month-end/year-end close and balance sheet integrity.
• Deep understanding of financial controls, governance and audit readiness requirements.
• Ability to interpret complex accounting issues and apply appropriate technical treatment.
• Track record of driving process improvement, standardisation and reporting efficiency.
• Strong leadership capability, with experience developing and managing finance team members.
• Excellent communication skills, able to present clear, concise financial insight to senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, with a disciplined, accountable and delivery-focused approach.

Benefits:

• Career progression and training opportunities
• Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services
• Stream - a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
• Life Assurance
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