Statutory Reporting & Compliance Manager

Valsoft CorporationUnited Kingdom only

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Reports to: Head of Finance
Location: United Kingdom
Direct reports: None
Entities covered: All legal entities across all portfolios of the group
Frameworks: Local GAAP per jurisdiction, IFRS for group purposes
External parties: Statutory and group auditors, local accounting and filing providers, company secretarial providers

Role overview

The Statutory Reporting & Compliance Manager owns timely, accurate and audit-ready statutory reporting for every legal entity in the group, across all portfolios.

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Entity teams: They own the monthly close, ledgers, reconciliations and audit support data. This role owns statutory adjustments, audit files and auditor communication.
Finance business partners: They own management reporting, forecasts and KPIs. There is no overlap; this role informs them of audit adjustments affecting reported numbers.
Tax Manager: They own tax computations, filings and transfer pricing policy. This role owns tax notes and balances in the statutory accounts.
Treasury: They own cash, banking and financing. This role owns disclosures on cash, debt and covenants (if applicable).
External auditors: They own the audit opinion. This role owns audit-ready files, the timetable and resolution of findings.
Qualifications and experience
Required
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA or equivalent).
7+ years in statutory reporting, including 3+ years in audit at a Big Four or mid-tier firm.
Strong IFRS knowledge, especially IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
Experience with statutory accounts and audits across several jurisdictions, including the US, Europe and APAC.
Track record of running multiple statutory audits in parallel against fixed deadlines.
Preferred
Experience in a multi-entity software, SaaS or buy-and-build group.
Acquisition accounting and post-deal integration of acquired entities.
NetSuite or a comparable multi-entity ERP.
Experience managing outsourced accounting and filing providers.
Skills and personal attributes
Calendar discipline: plans months ahead and treats filing deadlines as fixed.
Independence: holds a technical position under business pressure and escalates early.
Influence without authority: gets entity teams in other reporting lines to deliver on time.
Hands-on: prepares accounts and audit files personally where needed; this is not a pure oversight role.
Clear communicator: explains technical accounting to non-accountants, including investment partners and other senior management.
Builder: creates templates, checklists and standards that make the next year's cycle faster. Leverages tools to automate tasks
Languages: fluent English; additional European languages are a plus.
Success measures
First 3 months: Complete statutory and filing calendar for all entities, with owners and current status.
First 3 months: Overdue filings and open audits identified, with 50% resolved.
First 6 months: All statutory filings submitted on time, with no late-filing penalties.
First 12 months: Statutory audits closed within agreed timetables; prior-year management letter points resolved.
First 12 months: Portfolio finance teams’ time spent on statutory work cut by at least 50%.
First 14 months: Automate at least 40% of the recurring preparation work for statutory audits.
Ongoing: Newly acquired entities aligned to group policies and the calendar within 6 months of closing.
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