Job Description
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About us:
We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.
Great journeys start with Trainline
Now Europe’s number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 125 million monthly visits and £5.9 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, eco-friendly and affordable as it should be.
Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.
The Role
As a fast moving FTSE 250 business, we are seeking an enthusiastic and focused Head of Group Reporting– who is an expert in core IFRS reporting but also loves being involved in a variety of projects.
This role is more engaging than your typical Group Reporting role and will suit someone who thrives in a varied and fast paced environment; someone who always puts their hand up and loves learning new things! Our growing business changes by the day, and we need someone who is on the front foot and in touch with the operational side of things to ensure we reflect and respond quickly and efficiently.
In our team we like people who think outside the box and have a thirst to learn more, as well as being technically attuned you will need to be able to be able to consider the commercial impacts of any financial decisions, particularly in relation to cashflow and working capital. An analytical mindset will be key and we also need a confident communicator who is able to simply articulate the impact and reasoning of accounting treatments to the most senior non-financial stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Production of the Group IFRS annual and half yearly listed financial statements/annual report
Lead the year and external audit process and half year external review process: monitoring and driving progress internally and project managing end to end, ensuring clear communication with all key stakeholders. Preparation and presentation of key Audit Committee papers
Oversee the production and filing of the subsidiary statutory accounts for UK and international entities
Leadership of our treasury function, ensuring the right balance of risk in recommendations around liquidity, capital structure and capital allocation.
Research and form opinions on new accounting treatments/standards and disclosure requirements, including presenting the impact to senior management and being able to justify positions with advisors
Be a key player in one off projects and have the ability and leadership to run with these on your own, including working with areas of the business outside finance
Input into the monthly reporting process, taking ownership of specific areas of the overall balance sheet, cashflow and working capital cycle, as well as annual budgeting
Managing external relationships with our loan providers, banking partners and external auditors
Work closely alongside the legal and CoSec departments to ensure reporting requirements are met within required deadlines
Knowledge & Experience
Top tier practice qualified accountant with large listed company experience and a minimum of 5 years PQE
If still in practice must be at least Senior Manager level, or have qualified in practice and taken on one technical role in industry and now looking for your next challenge
Extensive IFRS experience with a sound technical accounting grounding – experience in multi-currency consolidations, share based payments, EPS, impairment analysis and business combinations
An exceptional project manager, meticulous in organisation of your own workload but also able to manage and develop others
Previous experience in researching and implementing new accounting or reporting standards
Experience in reviewing financial information and able to review from both a technical and analytical standpoint. Looking for errors in accounting treatment and anomalies which don’t stack up.
Strong people management skills, with a proven track record of leading, motivating, and developing high-performing teams across multiple disciplines
Ability to roll your sleeves up and get on with tasks on your own when required, as well as being able to effectively work as part of a team and deliver through others.
Ambitious, driven and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. Looking for someone who will put their hand up to be involved with team projects and is always keen to try new things.
Flexible to travel as required to our Paris and Edinburgh offices (infrequent)
Proven track record of ability to meet deadlines
More information:
Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, an EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.
We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!
Our values represent the things that matter most to us and what we live and breathe everyday, in everything we do:
Think Big - We're building the future of rail
Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey
Travel Together - We're one team
Do Good - We make a positive impact
