Manager, Statutory Reporting

About this job opportunity

Our Vision

To be the world's most trusted global payroll partner, simplifying pay for all employees.

Our Mission

Empowering global workforces with seamless, compliant, and innovative payroll and payment solutions, enabling businesses to thrive in a connected world.

Our People

Our fundamental beliefs at CloudPay are built on core values of professionalism, passion, empowerment, innovation, and teamwork. We value our employees and strive to create a great workplace where everyone is valued, heard, inspired, and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work. We're committed to providing an excellent employee experience through fulfilling projects, empowerment to make a difference, and an environment that inspires innovation.

What makes this role exciting

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role as a Statutory Reporting Manager. This role is responsible for the delivery of accurate, compliant, and timely statutory financial, regulatory and tax reporting across the Group, with ownership of the UK legal entities and oversight of activities across EMEA, AMER and APAC regions.

The role ensures compliance with UK GAAP, local statutory reporting requirements, and relevant regulatory obligations. Working closely with the Group finance team, external service providers, auditors and external tax advisors to drive consistency, governance, and best practice across the Group's statutory reporting framework.

Beyond ensuring compliance, you will have the opportunity to influence how finance operates globally by driving standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives. If you enjoy solving complex challenges, leading through change, and making a visible impact on a growing international business, this role offers the perfect blend of technical expertise, continuous process improvement, and career development.

You must already be living in the UK to apply for the role and have full eligibility to work in the UK.

The company will not sponsor a work visa for this position.

Main responsibilities

Statutory Reporting and Compliance:

• Lead the annual statutory reporting process for UK and US entities, ensuring audit readiness and the timely resolution of audit queries and findings.
• Oversee statutory reporting, tax compliance, and regulatory filings across EMEA, AMER, and APAC, ensuring all obligations are met accurately and on time.
• Review financial statements, disclosures, and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and local regulatory requirements.
• Own the preparation and review of monthly management accounts for UK entities, delivering accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting.
• Ensure alignment between management reporting, statutory reporting, and Group consolidation requirements across all jurisdictions.
• Drive improvements to reporting processes, controls, and governance frameworks to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
• Support tax audits and inspections, partnering with Finance leadership and external advisors where required.
• Provide financial oversight of payroll processes, including the review and approval of payroll prior to disbursement.
• Act as the key Finance contact for other statutory reporting stakeholders.

Risk Assessment:

• The role will need to work directly with the Assistant Group Controller to highlight/resolve GAAP and Tax compliance risks/inaccuracies, especially when raised by Auditors or Advisors.
• Investigate compliance issues, determine root causes, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement effective solutions.

Continuous Improvement:

• Drive standardisation of statutory reporting processes globally.
• Support finance transformation initiatives, system enhancements, and identify opportunities for automation.
• Contribute to the development and coaching of team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop, maintain, and embed global statutory reporting policies, procedures, and best practices.

Experience needed for this role

• Finance Qualification with relevant experience in a Finance Managerial role.
• Proven track record of managing Statutory and Tax compliance in a complex, multinational organisation.
• Knowledge of UK statutory reporting requirements. Some knowledge across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific is desirable.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex regulations and apply them practically across multiple jurisdictions.
• Demonstrates a passion for continuous improvement and identifying opportunities to enhance, simplify and standardise financial reporting processes.

About you and Our core values

• Taking ownership, working with integrity and respect
• Being a team player is key to our culture
• Solution and customer focused
• Great initiative with the goal for excellence in achieving results
• Dedicated to developing and always looking for continuous improvements
• Be creative, be committed, be engaged and enjoy what you do

United Kingdom Package and benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive vacation allowance
• Birthday leave
• Calm app
• WFH Allowance
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• EAP
• Eye Tests & Glasses Contribution
• Simplyhealth Enhanced Health Plan
• Pension Scheme
• Give-As-You-Earn (GAYE)
• Employee Referral Program
• CloudPay NOW
• Paid Volunteering days
• Marriage Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Vacation Purchase Plan

CloudPay is committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

The CloudPay culture is built upon on five core values, from which we develop our service, our technology and our business strategies. Our fundamental beliefs are a promise to our employees, customers and partners, built on the core values of professionalism, passion, empowerment, innovation, and teamwork.

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