Group Reporting Manager

Description

IG Group is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.4m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in

Desirabl

• 2+ years of experience within a listed group or PE backed environment.

• Strong interest in the financial markets, particularly CFD and spread betting.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

The Perks:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)

• Private medical cover for you and your family

• Life insurance

• Contribution to gym memberships

• 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total)

• The option to buy or sell holiday days

• A comprehensive global and local onboarding process

• Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents

What You'll Need:

• ACA/ACCA or local equivalent professional accounting qualification, with strong post-qualification experience (typically around 4+ years’ PQE).

• Audit experience, ideally Big 4 trained.

• Strong multi-currency consolidation experience, including the translation and consolidation of foreign operations.

• Demonstrable experience owning or running a Group month-end close and consolidation end-to-end — rather than partial or single-entity sub-consolidation.

• Experience of managing interim (half-year) and year-end reporting processes and financial statements.

• Hands-on, in-house Group consolidation and reporting experience under IFRS.

• Experience with a Group consolidation system (HFM, or a direct equivalent such as OneStream or Oracle FCCS).

• Strong stakeholder management skills across a diverse, international range of internal stakeholders, with the ability to influence and drive outcomes.

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to dive into the detail.

• Confidence to challenge current ways of working and thrive in a dynamic environment subject to regulatory and commercial change.

What You'll Do:

• Take ownership of the month-end close and consolidation process for the Group in HFM, working with local Financial Controllers and the Financial Operations team in line with the month-end timetable.

• Perform multi-currency consolidation, including the translation and elimination of foreign operations across the Group.

• Review the work of the wider Group Reporting team — including submissions from Financial Control (Kraków) and colleagues in London — ahead of year-end and throughout the reporting cycle.

• Manage the Group’s interim (half-year) and year-end reporting processes, including the preparation and review of the Group’s financial statements.

• Support metadata changes within the consolidation tool and the maintenance of the Group’s chart of accounts, acting as backup to the primary owner.

• Lead key internal stakeholder management, partnering with the wider business — across an international stakeholder base including Financial Control (Kraków) and regional controllers — on Group financial reporting matters.

• Prepare the monthly Financial Management Information (FMI) pack, including commentary on the key drivers of performance and position.

• Prepare the Group’s monthly cash flow analysis, identifying and explaining the key movements and drivers.

• Drive continuous improvement in Group financial processes, working closely with the Finance Systems team, Financial Control (Kraków) and regional controllers to implement operational changes.

• Act as financial controller of certain intermediate holding companies, owning their month-end close, statutory reporting and controls.

• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors.

• Support across a wider range of Group Reporting activities and projects as the team’s remit evolves.