Rutherford Cross are pleased to be partnered with a global premium drinks business in Lanarkshire to appoint a Management Reporting Lead, reporting to the head of projects, this represents a great opportunity for a data-focused finance professional to join a hugely successful Scottish business who has a track record of staff development and a market-leading culture & benefits package.

Ideally, we want to engage with qualified accountants (ICAS, CIMA, ACCA) with experience within a large-scale organisation in the commercial industry. Ideally, individuals who qualified in a big 4 / top 10 firm and transitioned into an industry role are now looking for a further step up. Alternatively, we are happy to consider those without a professional qualification who are ‘Qualified by Experience’ but possess the specific skills needed to succeed in the post.

Role-specific knowledge is not required for this position; however, we are looking to engage with individuals who have robust stakeholder management skills, a desire to learn and a well-rounded understanding of the P&L/balance sheet.

The main purpose of this role is to lead the development, delivery and implementation of Business Unit management reporting packs, ensuring alignment to any already agreed principles, and including underlying data structure development. Ensure the consistent and enduring delivery of Key Performance Indicators.

Accountabilities

• Lead the definition and agreement of both the format and content of the Business Unit management reporting packs, and support their embedding into the Business Unit teams as a business-as-usual activity
• Ensure the reporting provides a broad array of information from which to facilitate the understanding and evaluation of performance, and to make effective decisions, encompassing all relevant areas
• Define and agree the reporting packs’ KPIs and metric definitions, ensuring all are simple and clear, and yet meaningful for all relevant objectives and processes
• Ensure all KPIs and metric are complementary and consistent, where appropriate, and suitably documented and referenced. Related to this, deliver all reporting to standard global definitions
• Ensure that the reporting requirements and KPIs are aligned with code parts principles, the Global Chart of Accounts, and related data hierarchies/ account groupings
• In conjunction to the Business Analysis and Business Intelligent teams, support the development of detailed business analysis of the requirements and ensuring all documented requirements are clearly understood and are completed in line with approved document templates. In addition, act as the key point of contact for all relevant queries, undertaking escalation as and where required
• Support the full end to end testing cycle, including sign off by the business teams
• Ensure that all assigned tasks are delivered within an agreed implementation plan, highlighting risks to delivery
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring cross-functional working supports the successful delivery of the reporting. Influence senior stakeholders to ensure disputes in the use of reporting are resolved