Finance Manager - Reporting and Accounting

  • Attenti Consulting
  • Sep 01, 2025
Contractor Accounting

Job Description

This Central Government department requires an experienced Financial Reporting and Accounting Manager to take the lead on the financial setup for a new subsidiary.

Providing leadership and building a best in class financial reporting function, your key responsibilities and remit in this contract assignment will include:

  • Leading the financial setup for the new subsidiary
  • Designing and implementing financial reporting structures and processes.
  • Ensuring compliance with accounting standards (IFRS, FReM) and external reporting requirements.
  • Collaboration with internal teams and key external stakeholders
  • Preparing technical papers and briefings for senior stakeholders.

Your essential skills and experience will include:

  • Strong technical accountancy knowledge (including IFRS).
  • Experience in year-end accounts closure and Group accounting.
  • Leadership experience in financial reporting within large/complex organisations.
  • Excellent communication and report writing abilities.
  • Knowledge of government accounting (resource accounting and budgeting).
  • Experience in public sector or the housing/property sector.
  • Understanding of tax compliance (VAT, Corporation Tax).

Qualifications

  • ACA qualified accountant preferred.

This assignment is inside scope of IR35 and offered on a hybrid working model (50% office / 50% work from home). There are multiple UK office locations to choose from: London, Guildford, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle.

Please contact (url removed) for further information.

Attenti Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.