Financial Reporting Manager - Gatwick Airport

Are you a Chartered Accountant with an ACA/ACCA Accreditation looking for a new opportunity?

Gatwick Airport currently has an opportunity for a Financial Reporting Manager responsible for the external reporting of the group and tax compliance functions for the Gatwick Airport Limited group of companies. Heading up the external reporting function, including ownership of the annual and half year reporting process as well as leading the reporting to regulatory bodies and associated stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

As the Financial Reporting Manager you will be responsible for:

• Advising the CFO, Deputy CFO and senior business management (as appropriate) on reporting matters, ensuring that Gatwick Airport and its group companies implement and comply with statutory policies
• Managing the Financial Accounting Team, comprising part and fully qualified accountants. Support effective succession planning through staff retention and development.
• Planning, co-ordinating and delivering the statutory reporting process for Gatwick Airport, and its group companies. Delivering the annual statutory reporting and half-yearly bank and bond holder requirements
• Working with third party advisors to ensure that Gatwick Airport and its group companies are tax compliant. Developing and implementing best practice financial accounting and reporting policies and procedures.
• Working with the CFO, Deputy CFO and Treasury and Strategic Finance Manager during periods of group bond issuance and refinancing.

Do you have what we're looking for?

Skills & Expertise

• Experience of advising on the technical accounting and reporting implications of business decisions
• Previous experience of managing and leading a team to ensure successful business outcomes
• Experience in the management of the external audit process, including challenging the external auditors where required to optimise the business outcome whilst remaining compliant with accounting and auditing standards
• Ability to develop and implement best practice accounting policies and procedures in line with IFRS
• Ability to develop relationships with the group's accounting and tax advisors
• Understanding of bond issuances and refinancing by group entities
• Understanding of the broad framework of CAA regulation, its impact on the business and the exacting demands on financial control and reporting
• Experience of the successful delivery of specific projects and initiatives across the finance function
• Experience at a group level in a FTSE 250 company
• Demonstratable experience of managing and developing teams
• In depth knowledge of IFRS and statutory consolidation procedures
• Experience of working successfully with external advisors (auditors, tax advisors etc.)
• Experience of short to midterm cashflow forecasting and management
• Knowledge of tax accounting preferable, as is knowledge of SAP and reporting tools
• Substantial reporting experience

Strengths & Behaviours

Are you:

• A strong influencer with the ability to build and develop relationships
• An excellent communicator
• Able to organise and effectively prioritise workloads
• Agile with the ability to work at pace
• Able to work confidentially and with integrity
• Professional with the ability to work with people across all levels of the business

If you've answered yes to the above and have in-depth experience in a similar role, hit apply!