Group Reporting Manager

Company: Hays
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

In this role, you drive the Group’s financial reporting, governance and technical accounting for a large, international business. You will lead month-end, interim and year-end processes while raising reporting quality, controls and automation. You’ll partner with senior leaders on forecasting, strategic planning and transformation initiatives. This is a high-exposure role with influence across the finance function and executive stakeholder engagement. You thrive in a fast-paced, complex environment and help shape the group’s reporting and governance agenda.

Pay / Benefits

  • salary up to 90,000
  • annual bonus
  • comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

  • Oversee group reporting processes (month-end, interim, year-end)
  • Drive improvements in reporting quality, controls and automation
  • Lead external reporting and technical accounting initiatives
  • Partner with senior leaders on forecasting and strategic planning
  • Support governance and transformation projects across the organisation
  • Provide business insight and enablement through robust reporting to senior stakeholders

Key requirements

  • Qualified accountant (ACA preferred)
  • Proven track record in group reporting, external reporting and technical accounting
  • Experience in a large, complex or listed organisation
  • Strong commercial acumen and ability to partner with senior leadership
  • commercial mindset
  • strong communication
  • stakeholder management
  • group reporting
  • technical accounting
  • controls and governance

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Posted: October 3rd, 2026