ITV
Interim Head of Consolidation & Reporting
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The team..
The Group Controllership and Reporting function sits at the heart of ITV’s global corporate finance operations. We are responsible for maintaining overall accounting integrity, delivering robust period-end group consolidations, and ensuring absolute financial accuracy across our international entities. Operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, our team partners closely with Group Tax, Group Treasury, Group FP&A, and global subsidiaries to navigate major strategic transactions, streamline system configurations, and deliver high-quality statutory reporting under IFRS.
The role..
We’re looking for a highly experienced Interim Head of Consolidation and Reporting to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis. Reporting directly to the Interim Global Head of Reporting, you will play a pivotal role in the company's financial operations throughout a period of significant strategic change, specifically following the announced separation of the M&E division. This position provides essential temporary cover, backfilling the BAU activities of permanent team members who have been seconded to transaction-related projects.
In this high-visibility leadership position, you will manage, coach, and mentor a team of Group Financial Accountants based in Manchester. You will take full ownership of the Group consolidation process via Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud (FCCS), ensure complex acquisitions, disposals, and one-off corporate transactions are accurately accounted for, and manage global subsidiary relationships.
Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Leading the monthly Group consolidation process in FCCS, including preparing supporting schedules and gathering balance sheet analytical commentary on working capital movements across the Group.
- Line managing, coaching, and mentoring the consolidation team of Group Financial Accountants to foster their professional growth.
- Accounting for complex acquisitions, disposals, and one-off corporate transactions in the system to ensure financial accounts accurately reflect structural changes.
- Assist with delivering the Group’s Annual Report accurately and on time across Year End and Half Year reporting periods.
- Managing relationships with ITV subsidiaries globally, serving as a key point of contact and guiding international teams on group reporting requirements.
- Managing and delivering training on the FCCS consolidation system for new finance team members.
- Preparing timely forecasts, budgets, and 5-year plans for relevant Group reporting areas.
- Maintaining strong working relationships with key internal stakeholder groups, including Group Tax, Group Treasury, and Group FP&A.
- Driving process and system improvements across the consolidation and reporting framework.
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Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)
- Must be a fully qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with extensive Post-Qualification Experience (PQE).
- Hands-on experience using the Oracle FCCS consolidation system.
- Proven background in multi-currency group consolidations for large corporate entities.
- Experience accounting for complex corporate transactions alongside a strong, expert working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Proven experience line managing, coaching, and developing a team of finance professionals.
- Demonstrated experience working at a fast pace within a highly challenging, moving environment.
Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)
- Previous experience handling large-scale corporate transactions and divestments.
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to create, sustain, and manage trusted relationships across varying global stakeholders and subsidiaries.
- Proven ability to identify, design, and drive through system and process improvements.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Alignment with ITV behaviours—Digital Mindset, Creativity & Innovation, Be Agile, Clarity & Pace, Collaboration, and Cultivating Resilience.
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES
- During key reporting periods (Half-Year and Year-End), 4 to 5 days per week in the office is required. Flexible at other times.
- Requirement for longer working hours during critical month-end, half-year, and year-end reporting cycles.
- Depending on location, regular travel will be required to Manchester where the team is based.
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Your work matters to millions.
Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us 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.
When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to 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.
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* (minimum criteria above).
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com. Find out more about applying with a disability [https://careers.itv.com/blog/joining-itv-with-a-disability].
- 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.
Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.
ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:
- Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
- Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Competitive pension contribution
- Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
- Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life
More about our benefits [https://careers.itv.com/life-at-itv/the-benefits]
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