Head of Financial Reporting - SC

Role: Head of Financial Reporting - SC

Location: Hybrid 2/3 days a week in any hub (Multiple locations UK wide)

IR35: Inside

Rate: £803.76/day (Umbrella) MAX

Duration: Until 15/8/25 initially

Security Clearance: SC

Minimum Requirement:

• Experience of managing the production of an Annual Report and Accounts and managing audit.
• Ability to understand complex financial reporting issues, accounting and cash management standards relevant to a government department.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders.
• Clear communication and influencing skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to present information clearly with strong consideration as to the intended audience.
• Experience of establishing the most efficient ways of working and standardising processes.
• Candidates must hold full CCAB/CIMA accountancy qualification
• Experience preparing annual reporting accounts
• Experience Leading an audit
• Ideally public sector experience
• Must be fully qualified
• Oracle - nice to have

Responsibilities

• You will ensure that accounts comply with International Financial Reporting Standards, the FreM and other relevant Government guidance documents.
• You will manage the production, including appropriate management review and escalation where necessary of the annual report and accounts, including the narrative sections of the document, as well as the financial statements.
• You will liaise with external audit over the audit period to ensure a smooth progression of the ARA to meet the laying timetable
• You will analyse current processes to identify and implement ways to improve processes and financial control
• You will act as acting as a subject expert, providing technical accounting advice in line with IFRS and the financial reporting manual (FReM) and other relevant Government guidance documents and represent finance internally and externally as required.
• You will motivate people, encouraging and helping them to learn, develop and achieve their best and where appropriate, advising and supporting them on their projects.
• You will advise the senior team on corporate financial, performance and risk issues and deputise for the Financial Controller on matters relating to financial accounting and reporting.

Security Clearance: SC

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.