Group Finance Manager

Managing Consultant – Finance & Accountancy – Central Employment

Central Employment is recruiting for a Group Finance Manager on a 12‑month fixed term basis in Sunderland. The role reports to the Senior Finance Leadership Team and focuses on accurate group reporting, strategic decision‑making, and financial compliance across all business units.

• Lead monthly consolidation of group results, reviewing unit submissions, intercompany eliminations, and preparing consolidation journals.
• Act as primary point of contact for the group audit with external auditors.
• Prepare accurate and timely Group Management Accounts – detailed P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow reporting.
• Support new IFRS and country/UK reporting requirements through guidance and implementation.
• Provide high‑quality financial reports to internal and external stakeholders, including leadership, investors, and banking partners.
• Coordinate monthly forecasting, covenant tracking, and variance analysis.
• Drive preparation of group‑wide budgets, scenario planning, and financial modelling.
• Partner with site finance teams to ensure policy compliance and consistent reporting.
• Support year‑end audit processes and audit of consolidated group accounts.
• Contribute to acquisition accounting, financial integration of new entities, and synergy tracking.
• Develop and maintain group accounting policies, governance frameworks, and internal controls.

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant with strong post‑qualification experience in group reporting and consolidation.
• Background in audit, financial reporting, or group finance within a complex multi‑entity structure.
• Experience leading a team of qualified and part‑qualified accountants.
• Comfortable managing multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of IFRS/UK GAAP and technical accounting standards.
• Experience in acquisition accounting, including ownership and redesign of goodwill impairment models.
• Previous experience in statutory audits and liquidation audits.
• Analytical mindset, interpreting financial data and driving performance insights.
• Confident user of financial systems and Excel; financial modelling experience highly desirable.

Mid‑Senior level

Contract

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

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