Group Reporting Accountant - Quilter - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

About the BusinessQuilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation. Quilter oversees £126.3 billion in customer investments (as of August 2025). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth. Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business. High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning - offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands. At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues. Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it's the perfect time to join us! About the RoleLevel - 3 Department- Finance Location - Southampton Contract - Permanent As a Group Reporting Accountant at Quilter, you will play a pivotal role in delivering accurate and timely financial and regulatory reporting at both Group and entity levels. Working within the Financial and Regulatory Reporting team, part of Group Finance, you will support the preparation of statutory financial statements and regulatory submissions, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and accounting standards. Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the preparation of statutory financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS") and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK GAAP").
• Assisting with the preparation of regulatory returns.
• Deliver accurate financial and regulatory reporting through timely completion of disclosure, consolidation, and control processes across all reporting cycles.
• Supporting the relevant financial and regulatory reporting specialists on the implementation of Quilter's reporting policies and methodology.
• Working as part of a team to safeguard the quality of Quilter's financial and regulatory reporting by ensuring appropriate reporting systems, processes, procedures and controls are in place.
• Assisting with the preparation of reporting instructions and templates for teams involved in supplying, preparing, reviewing and collating data and narrative information used in financial and regulatory reporting.
• Support the relevant technical specialists to interpret complex financial reporting requirements and ensure that appropriate technical documentation is prepared and maintained.
• Assist with improving reporting consistency: period-on-period; across the various businesses; between internal and external reporting; and between financial and regulatory reporting.
• Support the relevant technical experts to account for major corporate transactions such as acquisitions, disposals and refinancing, and on complex or unusual transactions or events.
• Working with Technology to help maintain the general ledger account hierarchies within Workday and business processes relating to financial and regulatory reporting.
• Supporting the production of financial statements for the Quilter Foundation.
• Providing information and explanations to the Group's external auditors.
• Assist with changes to reporting systems and processes to take account of changes in the business as well as changes to legislation, accounting standards, official guidance and the expectations of auditors and regulators.
• Engaging with the Financial Planning & Analysis team, Tax and Line 2 functions on matters related to financial and regulatory reporting.
• Liaising with internal auditors as required.

About YouThe successful candidate:

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Experience in financial reporting processes and controls.
• Excellent organisation, planning, and attention to detail.
• Adaptability in a dynamic environment.
• Process improvement experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Collaborative and flexible approach within a matrix structure.

Desirable:

• Financial reporting experience in UK financial services.
• Knowledge of consolidated and regulatory reporting (IFPR, Solvency II).
• Experience with large data sets and stakeholder management.
• Familiarity with CDM, Workday, and external audit environments.

#LI-KH1 Inclusion & DiversityWe value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive. ValuesDo the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities. Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we're one step ahead of our clients' needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures. Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation. Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions. Core Benefits Holiday: 182 hours (26 days) Quilter Incentive Scheme: A