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About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Interim Group Financial Reporting Manager to join our team on an 18-month fixed-term contract basis. This role involves complex corporate transaction project-work alongside back-filling other team members' BAU activities during a period of increased workload. Reporting to the Head of Financial Reporting, you will act as a key subject matter expert, using your technical accounting skills to ensure transactions are completed. This is a high-visibility, technical, and operational role that also encompasses the financial controllership of the ITV Group’s Shared business area. You will play a significant part in the technical aspects of corporate-transaction accounting while also helping to deliver external reporting requirements and serving as the primary contact for our Group audit and supporting interactions with the Group’s Audit Committee. This role will suit someone with a genuine interest in contributing to high-quality external financial reporting and complex technical accounting solutions.
Responsibilities
- Analysing non-BAU transactions, including corporate transactions, M&A activity, and discontinued operations.
- Analysing complex revenue transactions, defined benefit pensions, and consolidation impacts from Group restructurings.
- Delivering half and full-year statutory financial statements under IFRS for a listed company.
- Acting as the primary ITV contact for the Group’s external audit process, leading coordination to tight deadlines and delivering technical aspects of the audit.
- Preparing and presenting presentations and papers on complex transactions for the Audit Committee, providing clear conclusions and management recommendations.
- Maintaining financial integrity for statutory information relating to entities in the Group’s shared business area, managing period-end deadlines, primary reviews, and non-BAU accounting.
- Owning the Group’s implementation of IFRS 18, analysing its impact on financial statements and collaborating with finance systems teams on Chart of Accounts configurations.
- Maintaining and updating the Group’s accounting policy manual and drafting new or revised policies.
- Providing technical expertise on IFRS and UK GAAP queries to the wider business.
- Delivering technical training and accounting updates across the ITV finance community.
- Driving continuous improvement across processes and controls within the shared business areas.
Requirements
- ACA, ACCA (or equivalent) qualified with Post-Qualification Experience (PQE).
- Essential prior experience in audit practice auditing listed entities, or an equivalent industry financial reporting role.
- Deep technical accounting knowledge across both IFRS and UK GAAP, with specific expertise in business combinations, consolidation accounting, and revenue recognition.
- Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to translate complex accounting concepts into clear, practical guidance for commercial and non-finance stakeholders.
- A genuine interest in contributing to high-quality external financial reporting and complex technical accounting solutions.
- A resilient problem solver who demonstrates initiative, takes clear ownership of challenges, and navigates obstacles effectively.
- Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple ongoing projects and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- A proven track record of building trusted, collaborative relationships across cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholder groups.
Skills
- IFRS
- UK GAAP
- Business combinations
- Consolidation accounting
- Revenue recognition
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving
- Organisational skills
- Relationship building
Location
- London
- Manchester
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 18-month fixed-term contract
Experience Level
- Post-Qualification Experience (PQE)
- Experience in audit practice auditing listed entities
- Equivalent industry financial reporting role experience
Education Level
- ACA
- ACCA
Benefits
- Flexible working with a range of options
- Generous holiday allowance, plus option to buy more
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Competitive pension contribution
- Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
- Wellbeing and volunteering days
- Opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life
About the Company
- Work matters to millions.
- Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV.
- ITV is found in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.
- Join a fun working environment with opportunities to learn, grow and make a real difference.
- Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.
- Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career.
- Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.
Equal Opportunity
- ITV is for everyone.
- ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people.
- As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage.
- We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments.
- There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.