The Head of Group Reporting will be responsible for leading the consolidation and reporting of the Group’s global financial results, covering approximately 100 legal entities across multiple jurisdictions. Based in London, this role provides end-to-end oversight of the Group’s global financial reporting and plays a pivotal part in shaping the control environment, financial governance, and strategic reporting framework.

Working closely with the Group Financial Controller, this role will lead the consolidation and reporting function, ensuring the Group’s results are delivered with precision, insight, and transparency. This is a high-impact role requiring strong technical acumen, strategic awareness, and the ability to operate effectively within a complex, fast-paced, and globally distributed business environment.

Group Consolidation & Reporting

• Lead the global consolidation and reporting process ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual results under IFRS.
• Own the integrity of the Group’s consolidated financial statements, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, internal policies, and statutory requirements.
• Partner with the Group Financial Director to provide strategic insight into group performance, key financial drivers, and emerging risks.
• Present consolidated results, technical accounting impacts, and variance analyses to senior management and the Board.

Governance, Control & Compliance

• Strengthen the Group’s financial control and governance framework, ensuring robust processes, reconciliations, and reviews across all entities.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, eliminations, and balance sheet integrity for all subsidiaries.
• Manage the external audit process globally, serving as the principal point of contact for auditors and ensuring a smooth and efficient audit cycle.
• Lead the maintenance and continuous improvement of group accounting policies and procedures, ensuring consistent global application.

Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement

• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives to streamline consolidation, close, and reporting activities.
• Champion the evolution of group reporting systems, working closely with IT and finance stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to enhance data quality, reporting timeliness, and analytical capability across the Group Finance function.
• Lead initiatives to integrate new acquisitions, ensuring a seamless transition into the group reporting structure.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide leadership, direction, and development to team members within the group reporting and consolidation function.
• Collaborate closely with regional and business unit finance teams to align reporting processes and ensure a consistent, high-quality reporting culture globally.
• Work alongside FP&A, Treasury and Tax to ensure a cohesive approach to financial management and strategic decision support.
• Act as a key finance business partner, supporting executive-level financial discussions and strategic planning.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent).
• 10+ years’ post-qualification experience, including experience in a group reporting or consolidation role within a multinational organization.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Proven track record in managing complex consolidations and multi-entity environments.
• Experience with reporting/consolidation systems (e.g. SAP BPC, Oracle HFM, OneStream, Tagetik).
• Prior experience managing teams and leading through change.
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to deliver against tight reporting deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Team player who can operate globally, cross-functionally and at all levels of the organisation, taking ownership and demonstrating initiative.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive, hands-on approach.