We have an exciting, new opportunity for a Financial Reporting Manager to come and join our Rural Client Accounts team. If you have a passion for providing great service to people and to clients, then this could be the role for you. This role will include responsibility for creating and presenting financial reports with consultation from internal and external stakeholders, delivering standardised reporting across the Rural Client Accounting team. You will also be reviewing and analysing accounting data, including bank reconciliations, variance explanations, and much more at regular intervals (monthly and quarterly), so knowledge and experience of Xero would be required.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Consulting with internal and external stakeholders to create and present financial reports.
• Assist delivering standardised reporting across the Rural Client Accounting team.
• Liaising with external advisors regarding financial information we present.
• Reviewing and analysing accounting data on Xero across multiple clients at regular intervals (monthly, quarterly), including but not limited to bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, variance explanations, cut off adjustments.
• Reviewing VAT returns for accuracy and completeness and delivering feedback to the Client Accountant.
• Providing training and support to client accountants and the wider client accounting team.
• Supporting the wider Rural Property Management team in utilising cloud accounting software.
• ACCA or CIMA qualified. Part qualified will be considered if experience is adequate.
• Experience of financial reporting, accounting principles and accounting standards.
• VAT experience including partial exemption calculations.
• Experience of Xero.
• Investigative and problem-solving approach and working towards effectiveness and efficiency.
• Excellent IT Skills especially Microsoft Excel.
• Experience of training colleagues with a finance background and colleagues who don't have a finance background in person and remotely.

Benefits

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appointments for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you're part-time)

This is a permanent, full-time role (37.5 hours), based at our office in Ashby de la Zouch. We also operate a hybrid working policy. In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in the following benefits.

Why Fisher German?

We've been around for a while, but it doesn't mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focusing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you'll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more. What's not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch. We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It's simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we're proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.