Group Reporting Finance Manager (15 month FTC)
- london, england, United Kingdom
- Contract·Hybrid
- £70 - £90 Per Annum
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Group Reporting Finance Manager (15 month FTC)
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Description
Hybrid: 2 days per week in our London Bridge office
The ZPG group consists of the RVU and Houseful Divisions and include some of the UK’s most well-recognised, trusted and innovative digital brands. These brands, including Confused.com, Zoopla, Uswitch, Money.co.uk and Tempcover, aim to empower consumers to make better property and household related decisions. Alongside these household names, ZPG is also one of the leading residential property software and data providers with a range of industry-leading products including Hometrack, Alto, Calcasa and many others.
Department: Business Services
Location: London
Description
Hybrid: 2 days per week in our London Bridge office
The ZPG group consists of the RVU and Houseful Divisions and include some of the UK’s most well-recognised, trusted and innovative digital brands. These brands, including Confused.com, Zoopla, Uswitch, Money.co.uk and Tempcover, aim to empower consumers to make better property and household related decisions. Alongside these household names, ZPG is also one of the leading residential property software and data providers with a range of industry-leading products including Hometrack, Alto, Calcasa and many others.
ZPG continues to focus on its goal of providing significant value and an ever-improving experience to customers and consumers. This approach, led by its management teams, is in turn supported by private equity investors, Silver Lake and Red Ventures, each of which provides unique expertise in product, technology, and marketing. This, combined with ZPG’s long-term strategic thinking, enables the Group to make investments and other decisions that might not be possible in a public market context.
An exciting opportunity to assist with the management of financial reporting for the ZPG Group (both internally and externally). Reporting to the Senior Group Finance Manager, the Group Reporting Finance Manager will play a pivotal role within the Group finance team by ensuring delivery of the Group’s monthly consolidated management accounts, annual consolidated statutory IFRS accounts, preparation of lender and board packs, key cash flow reporting analysis (monthly and annual), and supporting with key stakeholder requests.
This is a highly visible role in a fast paced, demanding, private equity led tech Group and is critical to ensure the business meets its reporting requirements in an accurate, timely and compliant manner.
What You'll Be Doing
Group finance
- Manage internal and external reporting requirements, ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory and corporate guidelines.
- Manage the consolidation process across all entities, ensuring consistent accounting treatment across the Group including intercompany and central cost recharge process
- Manage and review cash flow forecasting for trading divisions and preparation of holding company and external debt forecasting
- Own P&L items below EBITDA such as share based payments, amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional costs, interest and hedging
- Maintain and update the Group’s financial policies and procedures
- Review and finalisation of monthly Group consolidated management accounts
- Preparation and delivery of year end statutory audits
- Plan and manage the Group’s divisions with regards to year-end audits
- Liaise with key external parties including auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, investors and rating agencies
- Review of subsidiary financial statements (prepared by divisional finance teams)
- Identify and implement process and reporting improvements across the Group
- Deputise for and assist the Senior Group Finance Manager as appropriate
- Monitor for updates to financial reporting requirements
- Investigate and recommend accounting and reporting requirements and assess the accounting implications resulting from commercial decisions
- Review of IFRS adjustments for inclusion in monthly management accounts
- Acquisitions and disposals assistance
- Goodwill and intangibles impairment reviews
- Accounting of LTIPs and share based payment charges
- Other significant transactions and commitments
- Own consolidated cashflow forecasting and review of divisional submissions
- Assist on Group treasury matters and assist on the review of the effectiveness of new instruments
- Assist with the management of the Group’s debt facility including the periodic submission of rollover notices, drawdowns, interest and hedging payments and covenant reporting
- Fully qualified Chartered Accountant, Minimum +4 years PQE (ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA or equivalent)
- Experience of group reporting and consolidations in a fast paced, demanding environment, or audit experience with equivalent Groups
- Treasury experience (cash flow forecasting), or audit experience with equivalent Groups
- Highly competent in IFRS
- Strong excel skills
- Strong communication and presentational skills
- Effective team/people management skills
- Effective stakeholder management skills
- Proactive self-starter who takes ownership of group matters
- Flexible and a good team player
- Ability to challenge and question mindset and status quo
- Can demonstrate ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Top 10 audit firm experience
- Experience with Netsuite
- Previous dealings and experience of working with private equity firms
- TMT experience (Technology, Media and Communications)
At RVU, we are dedicated to developing valuable, inclusive, and user-friendly products and services that deliver positive outcomes for all of our customers. To achieve this it’s essential that our teams reflect the diverse range of people in our community. We believe in being the change we wish to see in the world, by embracing our differences and holding ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and wider community members.
What We Offer
We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:
- 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
- A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere”
- Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
- A one-off £300 “Work from Home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
- Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
- 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “My Time” per year
- Private medical cover, critical illness cover, dental plans and employee assistance programme
- Employee discounts programme
- A healthy learning and training budget
- Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
- Free in-office gym, accessible 7 days a week
- Free breakfast in the office daily
- You’ll be equipped with great technology (choice of Mac or Windows)
- Free access to the Calm and Peppy app for physical and mental health
- Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected
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