Hybrid Head of Financial Reporting

at Jellyfish

• Job title: Head of Financial Reporting
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Head of Financial Reporting at Jellyfish, overseeing global financial statements and statutory compliance with a dedicated team in London. Drive process improvements and collaborate with finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the preparation of the Group’s financial statements and statutory accounts across the UK and international jurisdictions, ensuring full compliance with IFRS, GAAP, and all regulatory deadlines.
• Provide technical accounting guidance across the Group, acting as the primary liaison with The Brandtech Group technical accounting team and CFO, and supporting complex accounting areas, policy applications, and fixed asset accounting (capitalisation, impairments, and valuations).
• Lead the year-end audit process, managing relationships with external auditors across the Group, coordinating deliverables, reviewing local accounts for accuracy, ensuring consistency across jurisdictions, and overseeing SOX and Internal Controls documentation.
• Coordinate all tax-related and transfer pricing activities, including preparing and reviewing corporate income tax computations and returns, maintaining schedules of tax charges, accruals and payments, supporting indirect tax compliance (VAT, WHT, PAYE, and other local filings), calculating quarterly transfer pricing charges, liaising with external consultants, and assisting with overseas tax research.
• Provide accounting and reporting support for corporate projects, including mergers, acquisitions, integrations, restructurings, and the dissolution of historic subsidiary entities.
• Lead and develop a team of Accounting Managers, setting clear priorities, providing guidance, and driving improvements to financial reporting processes, documentation, and controls to increase efficiency and consistency.

Requirements

• ACA, ACCA, CA qualification, or equivalent.
• Over 5 years of post-qualification experience in preparing and reviewing group consolidated financial statements, managing audits across multiple jurisdictions, and coordinating with external advisors in a multinational, matrix-structured organisation.
• Technical expertise in IFRS, with knowledge of UK and USA Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills for complex reconciliations and data analysis.
• Track record in leading and developing accounting professionals, including setting clear objectives, providing direction and support, and monitoring progress.
• You're skilled at influencing and engaging senior stakeholders through clear communication.
• When faced with a problem, you're good at adapting strategies and plans, and evaluate different options to find practical solutions.

Benefits

• You'll be eligible to join our discretionary annual bonus scheme.
• Work remotely for up to 60% of your days and shape your day between 8am. and 6:30pm with flexible working hours.
• Accumulate one paid day each month (2 hours per week) for self-development and access to Jellyfish Learn.
• Enjoy 14 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers.
• We also provide £1000 (or equivalent) towards courses for returning primary caregivers to support your transition back into work.