Financial Reporting Manager

Job title:

Financial Reporting Manager

Company:

Motability Operations

Job description

Motability Operations are currently recruiting for a Financial Reporting Manager to join our team in Bristol on a full-time, permanent basis.
What you’ll be doingThis Financial Reporting Manager position provides an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in our friendly, high-performing Financial Reporting & Tax team in Bristol.In this role, you will be leading a dedicated and professional Financial Reporting team to produce top-calibre Annual Reports & Accounts and Half Year Financial Reports for Motability Operations Group (MO). You will also be responsible for the team’s delivery of a timely, efficient and robustly-controlled month-end ledger close process and insightful financial analysis of MO’s monthly financial performance. In addition, you will help drive the business forward by supporting change initiatives and responding to queries from internal and external stakeholders, including MO’s auditors.Core responsibilities associated with the role will include the following:

• Line management of MO’s Financial Reporting team. This will involve task management as well as performance management; supporting the team’s learning and development aspirations; and initiating constructive two-way feedback aimed at bringing about continuous development of staff and of MO as an employer of choice.
• Planning and delivery of MO’s Annual Report & Accounts and Half Year Financial Report within designated timescales, ensuring compliance with all applicable accounting standards. This will require the development of excellent working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Playing a leading role in support of MO’s half-yearly external audits and any internal audits requiring the team’s support.
• Leading the Financial Reporting team to deliver a fast and robustly-controlled monthly accounting ledger close process, which will include the review of associated journals, controls and reconciliations.
• Owning the Group consolidation model and Chart of Accounts, updating both as and when required.
• Producing insightful, value-add analytical review of MO’s financial performance and position to inform decision-making by the Executive Committee. Working collaboratively with colleagues to gain an understanding of any significant variances to forecast results.
• Attending and contributing to various forums as MO’s Financial Reporting representative, providing financial updates and analysis as required.
• Providing accurate, well-researched accounting and financial reporting guidance to the business; responding to ad hoc queries from internal and external stakeholders on a timely basis; and supporting change initiatives as required to help drive the business forward.
• Deputising for the Financial Reporting Manager as may be required from time to time. This may involve, for example, representing the Financial Reporting & Tax team at various internal forums; liaising with internal or external stakeholders; or supporting the production of MO Committee papers.
• Proactively seeking opportunities for continuous improvement of MO’s accounting and reporting processes and outputs.
• Proactive identification of upcoming developments in financial reporting standards and best practice guidelines; assessment of the impact of such on MO; engagement with key internal stakeholders affected; and ensuring that MO implements an appropriate response on a timely basis.

About YouYou’ll be passionate and confident in producing accurate financial information within expected timescales. You will have a high sense of personal responsibility and a welcoming approach to new ideas and questions. You’ll have strong time-management and people-management skills and the ability to oversee complex tasks whilst maximising productivity and paying attention to detail. Excellent people skills and effective communication are also key to the role and the team.Minimum criteria:

• Appropriate Accounting qualification (e.g. ACA / CIMA or equivalent) with significant PQE
• Demonstrable understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Strong mathematical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to lead a team carrying out a variety of activities within strict deadlines
• Experience in working with colleagues at all levels from across the business, adapting communication approach to ensure the stakeholders have a clear understanding
• Experience in communicating complex financial information to a wide range of audiences
• Excellent Microsoft Office suite skills & advanced MS Excel skills. Experience of using Oracle or similar accounting ledger system
• Presentation skills
• Abilty to remain calm and assured under pressure, dealing with issues as they arise with high levels of integrity and professionalism
• Positive and enthusiastic with a “can-do” attitude
• Takes ownership and accepts responsibility

About The CompanyMotability Operations is a unique organisation, virtually one of a kind. We combine a strong sense of purpose with a real commercial edge to ensure we provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 700,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a range of affordable vehicles (cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs) with insurance, maintenance and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK (purchasing around 10% of all the new cars sold in the UK) and work with a network of around 5,000 car dealers and all the major manufacturers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:

• We find solutions
• We drive change
• We care

We operate hybrid working across the organisation where we split our time between working on-site at our offices, and at home, remotely within the UK. We believe hybrid working achieves a good work/life balance for our colleagues, allowing us to connect with each other, collaborate on important work, and perform together to deliver for our customers. It allows us to have the flexibility to work remotely up to 2-days per week whilst also using the great office spaces we have available.As a Motability Operations team member, you can expect:

• An annual discretionary bonus
• 15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
• Employee Discount Scheme with a huge number of retailers and an app to save on the go
• Discounted Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme (we have showers, changing rooms and secure bike sheds on site)

As well as financial benefits, our staff’s health and well-being are very important to us, so we also offer:

• 28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
• Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
• Critical illness insurance
• Free access to healthcare apps, such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP
• Funded health screening for over 50s
• 1 day per year to volunteer – Staff can support a local charity or do a sponsored event whilst being paid for it
• Access to our fully accessible company allotment – Where we grow our own produce for local charitable organisations
• Access to Prayer room and quiet spaces whilst working in the office

We also understand that not everyone is the same so offer several voluntary benefits that you can select outside the core package, these include;

• Dental Insurance
• Health and cancer screenings for you and your partner
• Discounted gym memberships
• Charitable giving

At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they’re rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and as such, all our offices provide first rate disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests where possible, building on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.Please note, Motability Operations reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.

Expected salary

Location

Bristol Area

Job date

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 06:01:33 GMT

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