[Remote] Financial Reporting Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Transparity is a fast-growing IT company focusing on Microsoft Cloud based solutions. The Group Financial Reporting Manager owns the quality and integrity of financial reporting across the Group, ensuring compliance and sound decision-making. The role involves leading financial reporting, treasury management, tax compliance, and maintaining robust financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of annual statutory accounts for the Group and all subsidiary entities in accordance with FRS 102, taking ownership of accuracy and on-time delivery
• Produce consolidated reporting packs, group consolidations, and financing statements for senior leadership and external parties
• Ensure financial records are complete, well-documented, and supported by appropriate audit trails in line with statutory obligations
• Own balance sheet reconciliations across loan accounts, financing arrangements, and other areas as directed
• Drive short-term cash flow forecasting and day-to-day liquidity management, partnering with the financial controller on broader treasury strategy
• Prepare covenant compliance calculations and associated lender reporting schedules to agreed timelines
• Maintain accurate accounting treatment and disclosure for all borrowings, interest charges, and financing structures
• Oversee the payments approval process and administration of delegated financial authorities
• Own group-wide tax compliance, including preparation and submission of VAT returns and oversight of filing deadlines
• Manage the corporation tax cycle in conjunction with external tax advisors, ensuring timely and accurate filings
• Support the finance team in identifying, assessing, and mitigating tax risk across the Group
• Lead the annual R&D tax credit submission process end to end
• Design and maintain a robust financial controls environment across the Finance function, keeping policies and procedures current
• Provide ongoing oversight of financial risk reporting, tracking key compliance and control risks to resolution
• Administer Group insurance programmes and support the business in the annual placement and renewal process
• Author technical accounting memoranda supporting material judgements, complex transactions, and new standards adoption
• Act as an internal technical accounting resource, providing guidance and support to the wider finance team
• Own and maintain Group accounting policies, ensuring consistent application across all entities

Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Proven track record in the preparation of management accounts, month-end and year-end close processes, and statutory financial statements
• Hands-on experience authoring technical accounting papers covering judgemental or complex accounting matters
• Solid working knowledge of FRS 102 and a sound understanding of the broader UK tax landscape
• A confident and credible communicator, with the ability to present financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences, in writing and verbally
• Strong relationship-building skills, with a collaborative approach to working across teams and with external stakeholders
• A track record of driving process improvement and managing change within a finance environment

Benefits

• In addition to a competitive salary, there are a number of benefits and perks we offer to say thank you for being a part of our journey:
• To work at a 3* World Class Best Company
• Flexibility over where you work with our Winning from Anywhere® approach
• 25 days holiday
• Home working allowance paid monthly
• Winning from Anywhere® allowance to help your set up at home
• 24/7 GP at hand
• Immediate 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• We’ll support you when you’re not well with our Company sick pay scheme
• 4x base salary life assurance
• Private health insurance after a successful year’s service
• Enhanced parental pay and leave, supporting you with those precious life moments
• Access to the Perkbox platform to help make your money go further
• Cyclescheme
• Electric car scheme
• And many more!

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