Head of Group Reporting

Location: London, UK; hybrid with office attendance required for a minimum of 60% of working time over a 12-week period. Occasional travel to the Paris and Edinburgh offices may be required.

Company

hirify.global is a European rail and coach booking platform connecting travellers with carriers, fares, and journey options through its app, website, and B2B partner channels.

What you will do

• Own the Group’s IFRS annual and half-year financial statements and annual report.
• Lead year-end and half-year external audit and review processes, including Audit Committee papers and presentations.
• Oversee subsidiary statutory accounts across UK and international entities.
• Own cashflow forecasting and provide analysis on liquidity, capital allocation, and capital structure for CFO and Board decisions.
• Act as the primary technical accounting authority for complex judgments, new standards, accounting policies, and reporting conclusions.
• Lead finance projects, material controls under Provision 29, reporting process changes, and relationships with auditors, lenders, banks, legal, and Company Secretariat teams.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience, including industry experience in a listed business.
• Extensive IFRS and technical accounting expertise covering areas such as multi-currency consolidations, share-based payments, EPS, impairment, revenue recognition, leases, and business combinations.
• Experience researching and implementing new accounting or reporting standards.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify accounting errors and financial anomalies.
• Proven people management and project management experience, including leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Practice-based candidates should be operating at Director level or above and have advised listed groups on complex technical matters.

Nice to have

• Openness to occasional travel to the Paris and Edinburgh offices.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with a 28-day work-from-abroad policy.
• Private healthcare and dental insurance, family-friendly benefits, and extra festive time off.
• Two-for-one share purchase plan and an electric vehicle scheme.
• Transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, regular learning days, and defined career paths.
• Inclusive environment focused on thinking big, ownership, collaboration, and positive environmental impact.