Job Description – Group Consolidation Manager

Company context

INTO’s Mission: Through innovative partnerships with leading universities we expand opportunities for higher education, ensuring success and transforming the lives of our students and staff. Across the world, there is increasing demand for top quality higher education, with more and more students demanding access to provision beyond their home country. INTO partners with universities in three continents to address this global demand and help transform their international capacity and performance. Since 2006, we have successfully launched 17 unique joint venture partnerships with 18 universities in Europe, North America and Asia. We have enrolled over 40,000 students from 128 countries and now have about 1300 employees, based round the world. Our Mission is underpinned by five core values: Purpose, Partnership, Performance, Passion and Pride. We seek employees who share these values in an organisation which has a diversity of talent specialisms and cultures. Our website has details of how we are organised and our outstanding achievements so far.

Role The Group Consolidation Manager will be instrumental in improving the quality of the Group’s consolidated financial reporting. The Group Consolidation Manager should have the professionalism and experience to act as a trusted senior manager at a time of change and further expansion in the organisation. They should be able to demonstrate a commitment to the values and aims of INTO, and offer the energy, stamina and flexibility to contribute to the overall success of the company. This is a period of rapid expansion and growth by the INTO group and the Group Consolidation Manager will need to be a motivated self-starter who can operate at senior management level within this entrepreneurial organisation to make sure the finance function is delivering value at all times.

Reporting Line The Group Consolidation Manager will report to the Head of Reporting and Tax.

Main responsibilities The main duties are below but there will also be a significant amount of ad hoc work: • Taking ownership of the production of high quality financial accounts and reports for the Group and subsidiary companies. • Ensuring the company complies with all regulatory requirements regarding financial reports.

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• Taking ownership of the Group’s multi-currency consolidation process (including extensive joint venture accounting) for both monthly internal management and statutory purposes. • Working with the Group Financial Planning Analyst to prepare quality consolidated reports for the senior management team. • Review of monthly Balance sheet reconciliations, including multi-currency intercompany reconciliations. • Oversight of the accounting for the Group’s key headquarters operations (IUP Limited and IUP2 LLP). • Administer, develop and improve the accuracy of Hyperion (INTO’s consolidation tool) alongside training users on best practise use of the system. • Developing and implementing best practice processes and systems across the Group. • Technical accounting support to operating businesses • Oversight of the UK tax compliance of the group – both corporate and VAT – including preparation of headquarter company corporate tax packs and VAT returns (with support from professional advisors). • Key point of contact for auditors, taking day to day responsibility for the smooth running of the audit process. • Maintaining company secretarial data and filings with Companies House for group companies. • Supporting on a variety of ad hoc projects as required.

Person specification Candidates for the Group Consolidation Manager role must be qualified accountants (ideally ACA / CIMA, or experience to a similar level). You will have an audit background and/or recent experience of preparing UK consolidated financial statements for an international group. You will have excellent command of Microsoft Excel, strong analytical, report writing and communication skills; you will also enjoy problem solving and working under pressure. You must also be resourceful and will be happy to get involved across the full spectrum of Group finance responsibilities. Experience of Hyperion would be beneficial.

Location The post is based in Brighton Headquarters. Travel within the UK and globally may be necessary and flexibility is required to meet the demands of the post, including occasional weekend working. The post holder may be reasonably required to work from any INTO or Partner location at any time. The job title does not define or limit your duties and you may be required to carry out other work within your abilities from time to time at our request. We reserve the right to introduce changes in line with technological developments which may impact upon your job duties or methods of working. This role meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record check from the Criminal Records Bureau either before the appointment is confirmed or at any time during employment. INTO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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