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Join Xplor Education's Finance Division as International Record to Report Manager, owning the end-to-end R2R process across international entities. You will lead a team delivering accurate, timely financial close across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring books close on schedule and technical accounting positions are sound.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own the complete R2R process across international entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness within Group reporting deadlines
- Run the close calendar and track KPIs (on-time close, reconciliation completion, post-close adjustments)
- Prepare, review and approve all balance sheet reconciliations; clear reconciling items promptly
- Establish and maintain standards for accruals, prepayments, and journals across regions
- Set intercompany processes including monthly matching, elimination, and loan balance management
- Own fixed asset and capex accounting policy, including useful lives and procedures
- Partner with FP&A to explain monthly business performance and variances
- Prepare short-term and long-term operational cash forecasts and funding needs analysis
- Manage banking relationships, bank structure, and capital adequacy reporting for regulated entities
- Integrate acquisitions and newly onboarded entities into the R2R process
- Ensure consistent methods across entities with documented justifications for deviations
- Serve as technical accounting lead: form, document and defend positions on complex transactions; review technical accountant work; present to auditors
- Own accounting policies for revenue, leases, business combinations, PPA, impairment, share-based payments, capex useful lives, consolidation, FX and intercompany
- Manage statutory and sub-consolidation accounts, policy manual (annual review), and transitions to new standards (e.g., IFRS 18)
- Design and maintain control framework over R2R with strong controls bias; ensure evidence retention and gap remediation
- Lead year-end audits for Group, sub-consolidations and local accounts; manage auditor selection and handover
- Ensure statutory accounts filed on time across all jurisdictions; align local GAAP with Group reporting
- Collaborate with Tax team on corporate tax returns, transfer pricing, and indirect tax analysis
- Keep policies, procedures and SOPs current with annual reviews
- Lead, coach and develop the R2R team across remote and multi-location settings; manage technical accountant with clear ownership boundaries
- Work with NetSuite team on process improvements, automation and standard reporting
- Lead continuous improvement and standardization projects across payments and software businesses
- Build culture of quality, internal customer service, flexibility and cost awareness
- Collaborate with FP&A, Tax, Treasury and Audit on shared reporting goals
The role is fully remote across the UK with occasional meet-ups at the Newcastle office.
Requirements:
- Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent such as CPA)
- Relevant R2R experience including balance sheet reconciliations, journals, banking, fixed assets, intercompany and tax returns (direct and indirect)
- Strong IFRS and US GAAP knowledge with experience preparing consolidated IFRS accounts
- Technical accounting depth: able to form, document and defend positions on complex transactions
- Strong controls experience (SOX preferred)
- Experience managing external audit to tight deadlines
- Proven people leader with remote teams across several locations
- Strong analytical skills and clear written and verbal communication, including technical memos
Desirable:
- Multi-entity, multi-currency group experience
- Hands-on experience with acquisition accounting, impairment testing and revenue recognition
- Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP and consolidation tools
- Experience leading process improvement, automation and new-standard implementations
Note: Must be legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom and reside within the UK. No visa sponsorship available.
