Finance Manager – Reporting Full Time

Job Description

Your Role:

As a Finance Manager – Reporting you will be a part of the EMEA Corporate Reporting team, based in Henley-on-Thames, and responsible for the reporting of financial information for allocated Invesco entities within the Continental Europe region. You will ensure the external and internal financial reporting for those entities, including the annual financial statements and board reporting, is accurate, complete and timely.

The role involves partnering closely with other areas of finance, globally, such as the Global Business Services (“GBS”), the Group Reporting team in Atlanta, Tax, and Treasury. Some occasional travel may be required.

What you will be doing:

• Ensure the accurate reporting of financial information included in the statutory financial statements and board legal entity reporting for the allocated entities in conformity with local accounting frameworks, IFRS and US GAAP, as appropriate.
• Support the production of the statutory financial statements and board reporting for allocated Invesco EMEA entities, including detailed financial statement analytical reviews.
• Work closely with the EMEA Regulatory Reporting team to ensure adherence to applicable regulatory requirements for allocated entities.
• Identify any unusual business problems or transactions and support the application of the appropriate accounting standards.
• Support the implementation of new accounting standards, working with the EMEA Corporate Reporting leadership and in conjunction with the relevant GBS team.
• Monitor areas of financial and operating risk related to the reporting of financial information and work with Finance colleagues and business managers throughout Invesco to mitigate these risks, escalating any issues as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with and effectiveness of controls as the relate to financial reporting, and support the development and implementation of new controls as required.
• Monitor service level standards/KPIs and oversee/evaluate the delivery performance of the Global Business Services (“GBS”) as a key customer and consumer of data outputs of GBS.
• Coaching, development and feedback for certain relevant members of the GBS team to ensure accurate and timely delivery of data outputs.
• Develop relationships with the external audit team and support the management of the EMEA audits, ensuring timely delivery of audit documentation and escalation and follow-up on corrective actions as required.
• Embed Invesco’s culture and ensure due consideration and escalation of any Compliance, Risk and/or Conducts issues, including all issues pertaining to the adherence to Invesco’s code of conduct, ethical standards and conduct principles.
• Support the EMEA Corporate Reporting leadership as primary point of contact for financial results for the region, engage with key stakeholders to resolve financial queries.

What you will bring:

• Detailed knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) (essential)
• Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) (preferred)
• Experience with international financial and operating regulations preferred
• Experience complying with statutory financial reporting requirements in a variety of countries across EMEA is preferred
• Customer / business partner service orientation.
• Ability to work with and influence Invesco stakeholders within and outside of Finance.
• Ability to work collaboratively particularly with GBS and Group Reporting team.
• Ability to recognize reporting risks and apply technical accounting standards to a variety of unique transactions.
• Strong leadership and people developments skills.
• Good communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Current member of a professional accountancy body (Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant or equivalent certification).
• Post qualification experience in practice accounting, preferably within the Big 4.

Disability Confident Scheme :

Applicants who opt in to the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the ‘minimum criteria’ for the role will be offered an interview. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates who make an application. By opting-in to this scheme, applicants will be disclosing that they have a disability solely for the purpose of the Disability Confident Scheme.

The Disability Confident Scheme only guarantees an interview – it does not automatically mean that applicants interviewed will gain employment with Invesco at that time.

To apply through the Disability Confident Scheme, you’ll need to firstly ensure you have applied for the role via our external careers page. Following this, you’ll need to email us at [email protected] confirming your wish to opt-in, alongside your contact details and the title of the role you wish to apply for.

Source: Invesco’s Career Page

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