Group Reporting Manager

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Reporting to:
Group Financial Controller

About Cera

Cera is a digital-first healthcare-at-home company delivering care, nursing, telehealth and repeat prescription services in people’s homes via technology. In under five years, Cera has expanded to 10,000+ staff across the UK and Germany, delivering 40,000+ healthcare visits a day, and has grown from zero to nearly £250m revenues.

Every day, Cera delivers healthcare services equivalent to 40 hospitals or 1,000 care homes and has grown 100-fold over the past two years making it one of the fastest growing businesses in Europe.

Cera currently holds more than 160+ partnerships with the NHS and local authorities, and the company’s technology is used by 2,000+ businesses nationwide. Its technology predicts health deteriorations in patients 30-fold faster than traditional care companies, with its Professional Carers and Nurses responding to over 5,000 ‘high risk’ alerts each day.

Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cera has delivered 10 million healthcare visits in people’s homes, created 10,000 jobs, and licensed its recruitment technology to the UK Government Department of Health to recruit 50,000+ people into healthcare careers.

We are actively looking to hire an experienced Group Reporting Manager. This is an exciting and wide-ranging role that will be reporting directly into the Group Financial Controller but will also work closely with the Integration, FP&A, and Accounts Payable teams, currently split between Colchester, London and Hailsham.

• Managing and overseeing the Management Accounting, Financial Accounting and Reporting teams.
• Review and oversight of month-end close process and subsequent reporting.
• Review and oversight of all external reporting, including statutory reporting.
• Working with auditors to complete the Group’s statutory audits.
• Working with tax advisors to complete corporation tax returns.
• Working with Integration team to get acquisitions integrated onto Net Suite.

The ideal candidate will be an ambitious Group Financial Accountant or an existing Group Reporting Manager who possesses the following skills and experience:

Essential Technical Expertise

• Consolidated Accounts: Proven experience producing comprehensive consolidated accounts.
• Statutory Reporting: Extensive experience in all aspects of statutory reporting, covering both FRS
  102 and IFRS standards.
• System Knowledge: Strong proficiency in accounting systems (experience with Net Suite is highly desirable due to integration work).

Financial Tools: Strong Excel skills are critical for financial analysis and reporting.

Leadership & Management Skills

• Team Oversight: Experience managing and overseeing accounting and reporting teams.
• Development: Good team management skills, including proven experience training and mentoring staff members.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively as part of a wider finance team while interacting closely with Integration, FP&A, and AP teams.

Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for internal and external stakeholders (including auditors and tax advisors).

Execution: Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain the right attitude and energy to execute tasks effectively.

Organisational Prowess: Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment where priorities can change quickly.

Work Ethic: Proven ability to work independently, manage time efficiently, work to tight deadlines, and perform well under pressure.

• Flexible working hours and hybrid working arrangements
• 25 days holiday + your birthday off as well as bank holidays
• Mobile phone, laptop and remote IT package set up for WFH days
• Company pension scheme
• Training and development for your role and future career development
• Competitive salary, discretionary bonus and long‑term employee schemes
• ‘Extras’ discount platform and Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Service and Recognition awards

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