Head of Group Reporting, Trainline
14 Month Fixed Term Contract
£95-105k
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
Europe's leading rail ticketing platform
Posted today
Europe's leading rail ticketing platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
£95-105k
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
Trainline is proud to be Europe's leading rail and coach platform - a tech company with a mission to make train travel as smooth as possible to allow travellers to make greener travel choices.
Role
Who you are
- As a fast moving FTSE 250 business, we are seeking an enthusiastic and focused Head of Group Reporting– who is an expert in core IFRS reporting but also loves being involved in a variety of projects
- This role is more engaging than your typical Group Reporting role and will suit someone who thrives in a varied and fast paced environment; someone who always puts their hand up and loves learning new things!
- Our growing business changes by the day, and we need someone who is on the front foot and in touch with the operational side of things to ensure we reflect and respond quickly and efficiently
- In our team we like people who think outside the box and have a thirst to learn more, as well as being technically attuned you will need to be able to be able to consider the commercial impacts of any financial decisions, particularly in relation to cashflow and working capital
- An analytical mindset will be key and we also need a confident communicator who is able to simply articulate the impact and reasoning of accounting treatments to the most senior non-financial stakeholders
- Top tier practice qualified accountant with large listed company experience and a minimum of 5 years PQE
- If still in practice must be at least Senior Manager level, or have qualified in practice and taken on one technical role in industry and now looking for your next challenge
- Extensive IFRS experience with a sound technical accounting grounding – experience in multi-currency consolidations, share based payments, EPS, impairment analysis and business combinations
- An exceptional project manager, meticulous in organisation of your own workload but also able to manage and develop others
- Previous experience in researching and implementing new accounting or reporting standards
- Experience in reviewing financial information and able to review from both a technical and analytical standpoint. Looking for errors in accounting treatment and anomalies which don’t stack up
- Strong people management skills, with a proven track record of leading, motivating, and developing high-performing teams across multiple disciplines
- Ability to roll your sleeves up and get on with tasks on your own when required, as well as being able to effectively work as part of a team and deliver through others
- Ambitious, driven and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. Looking for someone who will put their hand up to be involved with team projects and is always keen to try new things
- Flexible to travel as required to our Paris and Edinburgh offices (infrequent)
- Proven track record of ability to meet deadlines
What the job involves
- Production of the Group IFRS annual and half yearly listed financial statements/annual report
- Lead the year and external audit process and half year external review process: monitoring and driving progress internally and project managing end to end, ensuring clear communication with all key stakeholders. Preparation and presentation of key Audit Committee papers
- Oversee the production and filing of the subsidiary statutory accounts for UK and international entities
- Leadership of our treasury function, ensuring the right balance of risk in recommendations around liquidity, capital structure and capital allocation
- Research and form opinions on new accounting treatments/standards and disclosure requirements, including presenting the impact to senior management and being able to justify positions with advisors
- Be a key player in one off projects and have the ability and leadership to run with these on your own, including working with areas of the business outside finance
- Input into the monthly reporting process, taking ownership of specific areas of the overall balance sheet, cashflow and working capital cycle, as well as annual budgeting
- Managing external relationships with our loan providers, banking partners and external auditors
- Work closely alongside the legal and CoSec departments to ensure reporting requirements are met within required deadlines
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Trainline make it super easy to book transport tickets. Its app is intuitive and well designed and its even pioneering paperless travel, allowing users to store their tickets in the app.
Its hyper focused on customer experience and has a product culture of fast iteration to deliver great outcomes for customers.
Its customers make 170,000 journeys a day and it sell 200 tickets a minute.
Its continuing to innovate to stay ahead, using machine learning to predict price movements and integrating with Siri and Google Assistant so people can buy tickets just by speaking to their phone.
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Company
Employee endorsements
Challenging work
"The complex nature of the market as we work with different suppliers is an amazing opportunity to create fluid solutions. A very well segmented..."
Company benefits
- Flexible working (40% min office attendance)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted gym memberships through Wellhub
- Private Health and Dental Insurance
- Enhanced Pension (matched contributions)
- Income Protection
- Share Incentive Plan (buy one get one free)
- Learning budget
- Primary & Secondary Caregiver Leave
- Shared Parental Leave
- Enhanced sick pay
- Free Perkbox subscription
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- YellowNest - Subsidised Childcare Fees
- Work from Abroad
Company values
- Own It - We care about every customer, partner and journey
- Do Good - We make a positive impact
- Travel Together - We're one team
- Think Big - We are building the future of rail
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Jody Ford
(CEO)Joined Trainline in 2020 as COO before becoming the CEO in 2021. Previously the Group CEO at Moonpig and Photobox and also spent over 10 years at eBay in various VP roles.
Lisa Hillier
(CPO)Previously the CPO at Gousto, The Restaurant Group, and Just Eat. They also spent over 6 years at Betfair as the Head of HR and Chief Human Resource Officer.
Mike Hyde
(Chief Data Officer)Previously a Director of Data Science at Facebook and as a Director of Business Insights at Skype and Microsoft.
Sakshi Anand
(CGO)Joined Trainline in 2023 as the VP of Growth and President of UK before becoming the CGO in 2025. They are also the Founder of NeuStar Consulting.
People progressing
Gary joined in 2022 from Comparethemarket as Director of Engineering and was recently promoted to VP Engineering, reporting directly to CTO.
Joe joined in 2022 from Meta as Director of Data Science and was recently promoted to VP Data, reporting directly to CTO.
Ali joined in 2023 from Meta and was recently promoted to VP Product, reporting directly to CPO.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Trainline
- 💚 Diversity drives us forward We know that having a diverse team is crucial to Trainline’s ongoing success. A team that is diverse in all forms – gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought are key to Trainline being an inclusive environment where every Trainliner can be their true self. We're committed to creating workplaces where everyone belongs, is celebrated and their differences are valued, creating an awesome employee and customer experience. 💚 Meet our Networks Our diversity networks are inclusive communities developed and led by Trainliners, with sponsorship and support from senior leaders. They're all about empowering and supporting underrepresented groups, by providing a safe space to talk, a place to come up with new ideas and a channel for voices to be heard. 🚀 Women in Leadership 💜 Gender Equality Network 🏳️🌈 Rainbow Train (LGBTQIA+) 🌻 Sunflower (accessibility) 🌍 Ethnic Diversity Network 🐣 Parent & Carers
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