Finance Manager - Financial Reporting

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Company Description

Job Description

This hybrid role offers a great balance of home and office working. You'll join your colleagues in our London office at least 2 days a week.

As the UK's largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we're busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.

Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.

What does that mean for you? The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better, for a lot of people!

Joining us as a Finance Manager - Financial Reporting

Lead and provide expert technical accounting guidance, including acquisition accounting, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Support the preparation of year-end Group statutory accounts and oversee the coordination of the external audit process, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.

You'll receive a competitive salary, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

This is some of what you can expect to be doing:

• Provide technical accounting advice on key transactions, including revenue recognition, lease and acquisition accounting.
• Assist with opening balance sheets, purchase accounting, and transaction cost tracking for acquisitions.
• Contribute to audits, acquisitions, and other projects requiring technical expertise.
• Prepare accounting papers for management and auditors, support consolidation and financial reporting, ensuring compliance with standards, company law, and Walker guidelines.
• Analyse the impact of complex transactions on financial statements and manage the accounting policy manual.
• Communicate financial concepts clearly to senior stakeholders.

What you'll bring to the role

You will be a fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) with post-qualification experience and someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You'll also have:

• Strong knowledge of IFRS with a solid technical accounting background.
• Proven ability to collaborate with specialists and manage projects effectively.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence senior decision-making.
• Outstanding communication skills and a collaborative approach across departments.
• Able to work independently, take responsibility, and make informed decisions.
• Confident in owning complex areas and solving challenges with minimal guidance.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We're a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. We're endorsed by WORK180 and we're a partner of Diversifying. We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant and we're a Disability Confident Employer. Working together with our Employee Networks, we're wholly committed to ensuring that our people's voices are heard, and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If you'd like to explore our culture and values, check out The CityFibre Way.

What you can expect from us

We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle. This includes 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.

Qualifications

Additional Information

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at careers@cityfibre.com. We want to help!