Financial Reporting Senior Manager

Financial Reporting Senior Manager

Function: Finance – Reporting & Accounting (“R&A”)
Location: Edinburgh St Andrew’s Square based – hybrid home & office working

Salary:  c£75,000 - £85,000 (depending on experience) plus 15% of base salary as a benefits allowance plus full benefits listed below..

Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 23rd October 2025. Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications.

As the UK’s leading pub, cider, and beer business, we’re home to some of the world’s best-loved ciders and beers, and a leading player in the international drinks industry. But there’s so much more to HEINEKEN than meets the eye.

Right now, we’re looking for a Financial Reporting Senior Manager to join our Finance Function in Edinburgh!

About the role
As the Financial Reporting Senior Manager, you will help drive and manage the delivery of a World Class Financial Reporting and Control function here in HEINEKEN UK!

This includes the overall balance sheet accounting and Financial Reporting for the function, the Control oversight and effective governance and delivery with the HEINEKEN Global Shared Service Centre in Krakow. You’ll also have overall responsibility for the Balance Sheet reconciliation, accuracy, external financial reporting

Another exciting part of the role is the Business Partnering aspect! You’ll provide technical accounting support for major transactions in the UK and work cross functionally with other parts of the business on projects.

You’ll have great access and exposure to our Global and European teams, as well as our colleagues in Krakow. Although there’s not a huge amount of travel involved in the role, it’s within your gift to travel and connect with these teams as building relationships with be vital.

The role is also responsible for all internal and external audit, requirements in the UK.

Additionally, we are on a mission to transform our financial systems and processes for HUK and our Star Pubs business and build new ERP systems which will become our digital backbone (“DBB”).  Consequently, the R&A team will be integral in the design, testing, go-live and stabilisation of the new systems (as well as ensuring the existing systems remain steady through the various phases of transformation. 

A key element of this role is the team management across both business as usual and DBB requirements of the team of 4Addiitonally, indirect management of colleagues in in the shared service centre will also be required, therefore, strong leadership skills are crucial for this position! You’ll report into the Head of Reporting & Accounting, acting as a right hand, and eventually a successor with the right development plan.

Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for a commercially experienced Qualified Accountant with a proven track record of working in similar financial reporting roles. Ideally, you’ll have a background in FMCG or experience working in the Big 4, but we’ll still consider applications with the appropriate transferable skills.

If you;

• Are a qualified accountant with extensive post qualification experience.
• Have previously managed financial reporting and accounting teams
• Have excellent analytical and communication skills
• Have a keen focus on effective financial controls and financial control improvement
• Have a strong IFRS technical accounting expertise, coupled with a solid commercial understanding.
• Are full of energy and would be able to bring IFRS technical accounting to life advising on Heineken transactions and new business
• Are not afraid to actively challenge the status quo and drive exciting process improvements Then this could be the role for you!

This is an excellent position for someone looking to invest time and talents in team development, understanding the function, owning processes, controls and reporting - so what are you waiting for?

Our ways of working 
Our office sites operate a hybrid model. You’ll spend Tuesdays, Thursdays and one other day in the office and two days from home, although but you’re more than welcome to come and work from the office on those days too.

Our benefits and rewards

• Annual bonus
• Benefits Allowance (15% of base salary)
• Company-funded Private Medical Healthcare
• Double-matched pension (up to 10%)
• 35 days annual leave (holiday trading available) + 3 public holidays
• Flexible benefits, including a retail discounts platform
• A quarterly allowance to purchase our delicious ciders and beers (low and no alcohol options available)

…And much more! Check out our Why Join Us page if you’d like more information.

You’ll also have the opportunity to participate in our colleague networks, in which people from across the business connect to help champion diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring we’re continuing to give people a voice.

The application
If you like what you’ve read and are ready to brew a better career with us, let’s get going! We may close vacancies early where we receive lots of applications, so don’t delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at recruitment@heineken.co.uk

You might feel that you don’t meet every single requirement for this role, and that’s okay – we all need the opportunity to develop and untap our full potential. If this advert piqued your interest, we’d encourage you to submit an application rather than ruling yourself out. You never know – you may be exactly what we’re looking for!

Who We Are
We’re the world’s most international brewer and the name behind a host of brilliant beers and ciders, from Birra Moretti to Strongbow, to Cruzcampo and Inch’s and many more.

It’s a fantastic time to join us. We’re also leading the way in low and no-alcohol innovation, pioneering new technologies to meet our ambitious environmental goals and investing in our pubs to keep them at the centre of their communities.

When you join us, we’ll back you to reach your full potential. You’ll enjoy unique development opportunities, unforgettable experiences and a reward package that goes far beyond the salary you receive.

If you want to hear more about life at HEINEKEN from our colleagues, head over to LinkedIn and check out the hashtag #LifeatHEINEKENUK.

There’s no better place to untap your future. Join us and brew a better career.

Apply today to discover Your Future, Untapped.