Group Finance Manager

Our client is fast-growing, PE-backed professional services group and is seeking a technically strong and commercially aware Group Finance Manager to join its central finance function.

This is a high-impact role at the centre of a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction organisation experiencing continued acquisitive growth. The successful candidate will act as the Group’s technical accounting lead, partnering with senior finance and operational stakeholders to ensure robust IFRS compliance, high-quality reporting, and consistent accounting treatment across the business.

Alongside core financial reporting responsibilities, this individual will be the go-to technical expert for complex accounting matters and will play a leading role in acquisition accounting and group-wide finance projects.

Core responsibilities:

• Act as the Group’s subject matter expert on UK and EU IFRS matters.
• Provide clear guidance across the business on complex accounting topics.
• Prepare and review technical accounting papers for the Board and external auditors.
• Own the Group accounting policy manual and drive consistency across jurisdictions.
• Respond to internal technical queries from local finance teams across the UK and Europe.

• Lead purchase price allocation (PPA) exercises for acquisitions.
• Assess and document fair value adjustments, intangible asset recognition, and goodwill calculations.
• Support due diligence from an accounting perspective.
• Ensure seamless integration of acquired entities into Group reporting processes.
• Align accounting policies and reporting frameworks post-acquisition.

• Support the preparation and review of consolidated Group financial statements.
• Oversee technical disclosures and ensure IFRS compliance across reporting packs.
• Partner with regional finance teams to strengthen controls and reporting quality.
• Act as key contact for auditors on technical accounting matters.

• ERP system enhancements or roll-outs
• Standardisation of chart of accounts across jurisdictions
• Automation of group reporting processes

• Build strong relationships with country finance leads and operational stakeholders.
• Translate complex accounting issues into clear, practical guidance.
• Support commercial decision-making by explaining accounting implications of transactions.
• Provide pragmatic, solutions-focused advice aligned to the Group’s growth strategy.
• Strong grounding in IFRS technical accounting and consolidation within a group environment.
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction business.
• Proven acquisition accounting experience.
• Experience working in (or advising) a PE-backed or fast-growth environment.
• Comfortable drafting technical papers and liaising directly with auditors.

• Experience with in professional services or similar partnership-led models.
• Exposure to ERP or finance transformation projects.

• Commercially minded and pragmatic.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on and delivery-focused.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Willing and able to travel regularly across the UK and Europe.

This is a pivotal position within a high-growth, PE-backed organisation where technical excellence and commercial impact go hand in hand. The role offers broad exposure across group reporting, acquisitions, systems, and strategic finance initiatives, with visibility at senior leadership level.

It will suit a technically strong accountant who wants to combine IFRS depth with real business exposure in a dynamic, acquisitive environment.