Job Purpose

RWS is recruiting a Group Consolidation Manager who will be responsible for supporting the Group Reporting Team in managing group and statutory reporting to ensure the company’s compliance with reporting requirements. The role requires you to be highly resourceful with a continuous improvement mindset for processes and controls. You will play a key role in ensuring the business fulfils its legal obligation and maintains strong financial standing.You will report into and support the VP Finance. You will also work closely with other Financial Controllers and the wider finance team, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of the Group’s reporting.About Group FinanceIn joining RWS’s Finance team you will be a critical part of supporting a listed world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. RWS has growing revenues of over £750m through a combination of value accretive acquisitions and organic growth. Group finance, led by our Group CFO; Candy Davies, includes diverse teams across the globe operating in functions including business partnering, operational finance, specialist, and group functions. We cover a footprint of over 100 legal entities in 43 different countries worldwide.It’s a very exciting time to join RWS Finance for an individual who enjoys change and making an impact! As part of the overall RWS business strategy we are making a significant investment in upgrading our financial systems and processes to deliver enhanced reporting and control, more efficient processing enabling great value through enhanced business partnering and decision support.Job Overview

Key ResponsibilitiesLead monthly, bi-annual and annual consolidated internal reporting activitiesCollect and combine financial information from across the local finance teams to produce accurate and concise Divisional Management Accounts.Produce reliable and timely monthly Group Management AccountsPerform variance analysis on Management Accounts, liaising with divisional heads and financial controllersCompile the Group Consolidation Pack including balance sheet, income statement, cash flow and other analysis as requiredAct as a key finance partner to the Tax, Treasury, and FPandA teams, ensuring alignment and integration across financial planning, reporting and complianceAssist with the external reportingContribute to the preparation of the half-year and annual financial statements including the aggregation of any supplementary notesAssist with compiling additional information for the investor presentations and packsSupport the external audit process by providing audit deliverables and ensuring local finance team across the Group create Audit Working Papers for complex accounting transactionsEnsure up-to-date knowledge and adhere to all applicable statutory reporting requirements and Group requirements as per the Group Policies and Procedures ManualProvide leadership, coaching, and development to local finance teams on the group policies and proceduresMonthly Group Reporting tasks including:Conduct detailedforeign exchange analysis, identifying key drivers of currency impacts, including hedging impacts, to support strategic decision-makingManage the exceptionals process ensuring the correct classification of non-recurring transactionsLead the reporting for consolidated intangible assets and provisions, maintaining reconciliations and ensuring alignment with IFRS and business expectationsServe as the Group Reporting Team lead for the newly implemented intercompany process, ensuring full compliance of the process and accurate reconciliation of intercompany balance sheet and income statement eliminationsManage the accounting and reporting of share-based compensation in line with IFRSOther projects as required from VP Finance, Group Financial Controller and other key stakeholdersDrive improvements in Reporting Processes, Systems, and Team OutputProvide feedback and recommendations to business on potential opportunities to optimise and standardise existing methods and processesAssist with the documentation of in-scope Group Reporting processesIdentify and help drive process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness of reporting activitiesProvide input to the ongoing process of improving the quality of key information to internal and external stakeholdersOther responsibilities include:Act as the Group Reporting Team lead for the new EPM system (FCC). Including maintenance of GL accounts, entities, hierarchy structures, aggregation forms and reconciliation to Oracle Planning.Support the integration with the new global ERP system (D365)Support the integration of acquired entities and any changes in the Group StructureSkills and Experience5+ years’ experience in a Group Finance team of a multinational FTSE / listed companyQualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA or global equivalent)Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, consolidation, and acquisition accountingStrong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaborationAbility to work in a fast-paced environment with a proactive approach, accustomed to working towards tight deadlines whilst maintaining quality of workExperience with different finance systemsStrong English language skillsStrong analytical mindset with a “hands on/ can do” attitudeExcellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and qualityFamiliarity with multi-currency reporting and complex group structuresLife at RWS

Life at RWS

- If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate aboutgrowing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS.Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner , putting clients fist and winning together , to pioneer , innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress , aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver , owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.RWS ValuesGet the 3Ps right –Partner, Pioneer, Progress– and we´llDelivertogether as RWS.Recruitment Agencies: RWS Holdings PLC does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward any unsolicited resumes to any RWS employees. Any unsolicited resume received will be treated as the property of RWS and Terms and Conditions associated with the use of such resume will be considered null and void.#LI-Hybrid#LI-AG1#LI-DNI

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