Reconciliations Manager

Reconciliations Manager Manchester - Hybrid Working (2 days in office) £68,000  Benefits (depending on experince)

Contract:

12 month FTC We're partnering with a large, complex consumer-facing organisation to recruit a Reconciliations Manager into a high-profile finance function. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market-leading business undergoing significant transformation and process improvement activity. Operating within a global shared services environment, this role sits within the Record-to-Report (R2R) function and will be responsible for driving reconciliation quality, financial control, governance and process improvement across a complex group structure.

This is a high-profile position that combines day-to-day operational ownership with broader transformation initiatives, including the implementation and optimisation of reconciliation technology and best practice processes.

Key Responsibilities Overseeing the end-to-end reconciliation strategy, managing internal controls, and ensuring strict compliance with accounting standards. Lead the end-to-end balance sheet reconciliation agenda, ensuring robust financial controls and compliance across the organisation. Support the implementation and continuous improvement of Oracle ARCS (Account Reconciliation Cloud Service) and wider reconciliation processes. Manage complex, high-risk and aged reconciliations, investigating variances and driving timely resolution of outstanding items.

Identify opportunities to automate, standardise and optimise reconciliation processes to improve efficiency and control. Partner closely with Finance, FP&A, Financial Control, Shared Services, Transformation teams and external auditors. Support ongoing finance transformation projects focused on compliance, process improvement and operational excellence. Deliver KPI and SLA performance targets while ensuring strong financial integrity across the function. Coach, mentor and support team members, promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Provide clear reporting and insight into reconciliation risks, issues and remediation activities. Candidate Profile Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA). Strong Record-to-Report, Financial Control, Shared Services or Reconciliations leadership experience. Deep understanding of balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls and governance. Experience working within large, complex, multi-entity organisations. Proven experience driving finance transformation, process improvement, systems implementation or data quality initiatives.

Strong ERP experience, ideally Oracle, SAP or equivalent large-scale finance systems.

Experience with Oracle ARCS would be highly advantageous. A confident stakeholder manager, able to influence and challenge senior colleagues. Passionate about developing people and building high-performing teams. This role would particularly suit candidates coming from large corporate, shared service, FMCG, retail, consumer, media, manufacturing or other complex multi-entity environments.