Group Financial Reporting Manager

Overview and what we offer

• Mon - Friday 37.5hrs

• Location -  Manchester

• Refer a friend for £1000 bonus which is unlimited!

• Generous holiday entitlement

• Day off for your birthday

• Staff Awards

• Hotel and airline discounts

• Employee Assistance Programme

• OUR COMPANY CULTURE IS..... Bright, Energetic, Fast Paced and Rewarding, where we PROVIDE you with the opportunity for that brighter FUTURE!

• Clarity Travel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

• At Clarity we not only listen, we adapt and we deliver

Who we are and what we do

We're a global, multi award winning Business Travel Company and we make business travel straightforward! By getting our customers where they need to be for work, safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. We do this through a fusion of cutting-edge-technology and exceptional customer service

Clarity Business Travel company and a top 10 UK-based Travel Management Company which is part of The Portman Travel Group click here to view our LinkedIn Careers Page and includes Brighter Event, Elegant Resorts, If Only and Destination Sports Group

Business overview

Portman Travel Group are a technology-led travel sector specialist, with a portfolio of global travel companies. We specialise in acquiring and building global travel brands, currently operating as a Group of three divisions: Luxury, Business and Sports Travel - with a number of businesses operating in each division.

 This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to join the Group function of a fast-growing, well-backed travel organisation. The Group has doubled in size since 2021 and has plans to maintain ambitious growth going forward. As a result of these growth ambitions, we are looking to develop our finance team through the recruitment of a high caliber Group Reporting Manager.

Role overview

• Primary responsibility for the preparation of the Group quarterly and full year consolidation and reporting.

• Key contact for the Group quarterly and yearly audits. Ability to maintain strong working relationships with audit managers/partner, divisional FDs and Seera (owners).

• Assist and manage statutory accounts preparation to tight deadlines – consisting of approximately 25 single entities and 4 consolidations.

• Assist with complex technical accounting and posting and maintaining any adjustments in the consolidation.

• Provide technical accounting advice following changes in accounting standards or changes in business circumstance. Provide complete, accurate and timely IFRS accounting expertise and advice. 

• Contribute to the P&L flash reporting to provide guidance on business performance.

• Maintain a strong knowledge base and utilise this to both evaluate the potential impact of operational / commercial changes on the group and company accounts and identify appropriate accounting treatments and options.

• Provide ongoing accounting support to divisional finance teams to ensure any accounting implications are factored into commercial decision making.

• Documenting and standardisation of accounting policies across the Group, liaising across the three divisional finance departments and ensuring consistency. Implementing new processes and policies in line with accounting standards and ensuring this is followed for areas requiring change.

• Contribute to the maintenance of strong balance sheet controls and aid with reconciliations when required.

• Support the Head of Group Financial Reporting with preparation of technical papers and ensuring documented accounting is being adhered to across the divisions.

• Liaison with tax advisors to ensure the Group tax position is well understood and compliant, providing clear explanations for changes in current and forecast tax position.

• Oversight of quarterly Group tax estimates and ensuring postings are accurate.

• Understanding of applicable tax regulations and ensure compliance.

• Fully ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with proven transferable experience.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships across divisions and up to Board level.

•  Strong working knowledge of IFRS and experience of audits or being a point of contact for external auditors.

•  Experience of working with listed entities and the associated financial reporting requirements is highly advantageous.

• Ideally have experience of using various ERP and statutory accounts preparation software.

• Proven experience of driving process improvements within a high-growth business.

• Project management experience with the ability to manage tight deadlines.