Accountant, EMEA Finance

Wellington Management; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington Management seeks an Accountant for the Global Accounting group within the Firm's Finance department. You will manage monthly close, local and external financial reporting, and financial analysis for Wellington's entities across multiple jurisdictions.

The role emphasizes learning and increasing responsibilities, collaborating with Global Accounting teams across EMEA, the US, and APAC, with a hybrid work model that combines in-office and remote work.

Qualifications

• Newly or recently qualified chartered accountant with 3 years' accounting experience.
• Experience with IFRS and other standards beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and advanced Excel abilities.

Responsibilities

• Journal entry preparation, reconciliations, and internal reporting for Wellington's legal entities across jurisdictions.
• Analysis of monthly results and management reporting.
• Preparation of regulatory filings and surveys.
• Preparation of financial statements across jurisdictions.
• External audit support including work papers and auditor inquiries.
• Identify operational efficiencies and process improvements.
• Ad-hoc analysis and reporting as required.

Skills

Analytical aptitude

Excel skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACA/ICAEW)

Tools

Excel

Accounting systems

Job description

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

Overview

About the Role. We are looking to recruit an Accountant into the Global Accounting group of the Firm's Finance department. The successful individual will be responsible for accounting duties related to the monthly close for Wellington's legal entities, as well as internal and external financial reporting requirements and financial analysis. The ideal candidate will be willing to learn quickly to make an impact and take on increasing responsibilities within the group. Working closely with all members of the Global Accounting team across EMEA, the US and APAC is an important part of this role.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this position will include:

• Journal entry preparation, account reconciliation, and internal reporting for Wellington's legal entities across multiple jurisdictions
• Analysis of monthly financial results and related reporting to management
• Preparation of filings and surveys for regulatory agencies
• Preparation of various financial statements across jurisdictions
• External audit support including audit work papers and responding to auditor inquiries
• Identifying operational efficiencies and improvements to systems and processes
• Ad-hoc analysis and reporting

Qualifications/Skills

• Newly/recently qualified chartered accountant, with 3 years' accounting experience
• Working experience of International Financial Reporting Standards as well as other standards would be beneficial
• Analytical aptitude with strong attention to detail
• Strong excel and system skills preferred, with a keen interest in technology
• Confident communications skills, interacting and collaborating with all levels of counterparties both internal and external to the company
• Motivation, enthusiasm and initiative are highly valued attributes of Wellington finance professionals
• We greatly value our culture of collaboration within teams and across departments and offices, so strong people skills and the ability to build trust and good working relationships is essential

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [e-mail].

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.