Group Management Information (MI) Manager

DWF LLP
Manchester, United Kingdom
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Microsoft Excel
Data analysis
Audit Trail
Big Data
Encodings
Data Governance
Data Structures
Design Web Format

Job description

  • Leading the production and continuous improvement of Group MI, including management accounts, Board reporting, country packs, budgets and reforecasts.
  • Ensuring reporting outputs are accurate, consistent and timely, with clear ownership, defined processes and appropriate controls.
  • Working closely with Finance Business Partners, country finance teams and senior stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and deliver MI that supports effective decision-making.
  • Managing large, complex datasets from multiple systems, ensuring they are structured, validated and reconciled.
  • Owning and designing reporting automation and reducing manual processes across reporting workflows.
  • Supporting optimisation of our consolidation tool DataRails to drive reporting efficiency.
  • Developing clear reporting structures, dashboards and templates aligned to business needs.
  • Embedding best practice across MI production, including controls, documentation and audit trails.
  • Supporting wider Finance transformation initiatives to simplify and standardise processes., We are committed to ensuring that each member of our team feels valued and duly rewarded during their time at DWF.

Requirements

  • Background in Management Information (MI), reporting, FP&A, finance systems or data-focused roles, ideally within a complex, multi-entity or international environment.
  • Strong attention to detail and a robust control mindset, with a track record of delivering accurate, reliable and audit-ready reporting for senior stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of data governance and management principles, including data structures, hierarchies, reconciliations, controls and audit trails.
  • Advanced Excel skills, with proven experience analysing and interpreting large, complex datasets from multiple systems and sources.
  • Experience supporting reporting automation, finance systems implementations or wider reporting transformation programmes.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues, investigate root causes and implement effective solutions.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, IT, HR and operational teams.
  • Proactive and continuous improvement-oriented, with the confidence to challenge existing processes and drive positive change.
  • Professional accounting qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

About the company

At DWF, we're transforming how we deliver financial insight across our global business. We are now looking for a Group MI Manager to lead the development of a robust, scalable and high-quality management information (MI) capability that supports data-driven decision-making at the most senior levels. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in our Finance transformation journey, driving automation, improving data integrity and delivering insightful reporting across the Group., DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. We empower people to be themselves within an inclusive and supportive environment, enabling everyone to achieve their full potential in line with their abilities and career aspirations.

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