Financial Reporting Manager

Job Description

Motorway is the UK’s fastest-growing used car marketplace – our award-winning, online-only platform connects private car sellers with thousands of verified dealers nationwide, ensuring everyone gets the best deal. Founded in 2017, our technology-led approach has redefined the experience of selling a car, generating thousands of monthly car sales and helping us to grow to a team of more than 400 people across our London and Brighton offices.

The role

The Financial Reporting Manager will be responsible for accounting, reporting and controllership across the group. This is a newly created role as the business continues to scale and evolve with responsibility for shaping and delivering best-in-class systems, processes and controls.

The role requires someone who is both technically strong and commercially astute. Given the fast paced and dynamic nature of Motorway, this role requires a self-starter with strong skills in prioritisation, communication and cross-functional stakeholder management.

This role will report directly to our Head of Operational Finance.

We are keen to hear from qualified finance professionals (or equivalent) with appropriate post-qualification experience who are looking to make a first move from practice and feel ready for a varied role within a forward thinking business. Alternatively those who have relevant industry experience post-qualification working within a finance function to date within a financial accounting and control capacity would also be relevant here. Backgrounds from all sectors and industries will be considered for the role.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare comprehensive technical papers for assessment of key accounting policies, estimates and areas of judgement in accordance with IFRS
• Document the key processes and controls framework for operational finance cycles including P2P, O2C and R2R
• Drive improvements in the design and implementation and operating effectiveness of company processes and controls to deliver a best-in-class internal control environment
• Assess and improve the financial accounting and reporting processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Partner with other functions across the business to provide finance, accounting and tax guidance on new product launches
• Own technical accounting considerations and future developments e.g. share option valuations, acquisition accounting, carbon reporting, new IFRS standards etc.
• Primary contract responsible for managing the relationship with the external auditors
• Preparing information required for corporate tax and R&D calculations and liaising with external tax advisors
• Support the Management Accountant with key month end duties, as required, to deliver a timely close and reporting of results to key stakeholders across the business.
• Ad-hoc assistance with projects including, for example, M&A, fundraising, exit readiness

Requirements

• Qualified ACA or equivalent with a track record of continuous professional development
• Demonstrable post-qualification experience
• Top 10 or Big 4 trained or relevant industry experience of working in a significant sized company with IFRS and consolidated group reporting
• Strong knowledge of UK accounting principles and standards (UK GAAP and IFRS)
• Flexible and comfortable in a changing and growing environment
• High attention to detail and desire to challenge existing thinking around how we perform our work
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritise workload
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills and ability to interact at all levels
• Strong influencing skills, including the ability to communicate complex financial technical matters to non-technical people
• Strong proficiency of Excel and Google Sheets
• Experience with Netsuite would be desirable

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Stock options
• Annual learning budget - with your learning budget, you can pay for learning experiences to support your progression.
• BUPA health insurance
• Discounted dental through BUPA
• Discounted gym membership through BUPA
• OnHand volunteering membership and one paid volunteering day per year
• Hybrid working from home (approximately 1-2 days in the office a week)
• Pension scheme
• Motorway car leasing scheme - lease a zero-emissions electric vehicle at a significant discount
• Enhanced parental leave - We offer enhanced maternity pay (26 weeks of full pay) and enhanced paternity pay (4 weeks of full pay) to eligible employees.
• Regular social events
• Cycle to work scheme

Equal opportunities statement

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where people can maximise their full potential. We believe our workforce should reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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