Associate - Infracapital

M&G; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international financial services firm in London seeks an experienced Associate for its Infracapital Finance Team. This role includes supporting financial operations, managing invoices, and working closely with investors. Candidates should be organised, detail-oriented, and have excellent communication skills. There are opportunities for professional development within the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a financial services or administrative environment preferred.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Flexibility and proactivity in tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support financial operations and review management accounts.
• Assist with year-end audits and financial statement reviews.
• Build relationships with suppliers and manage invoices.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

An opportunity has arisen for an Associate to join the Infracapital Finance Team within M&G Investments. This role is to support financial operations, reviewing management accounts and annual reports for the investee entities and other ad-hoc finance tasks.

Infracapital

We are not your average financial services firm and our unique culture is just one aspect that makes us stand out from the crowd. We offer a supportive environment that encourages innovation and creativity whilst maintaining a healthy lifestyle balance. You will be joining one of Europe’s leading Investment Management firms where you can expect real responsibility and recognition from day one. We are large enough to offer a wide variety of career opportunities, whilst small enough to treat you as an individual and tailor training and development to your specific needs.

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for an Associate - Finance to join the Infracapital finance team. You will be responsible for supporting the team with:

• Operational duties
• Concise record keeping
• Quarterly reporting
• Assisting with the year end audit and accounts reviews
• Invoice processing and management and general ad hoc Finance tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building relationships with external suppliers, reviewing and processing company wide invoices, managing operational cash flows and maintaining accurate records of invoices and approvals
• Responding to investor queries relating to finance matters
• Ad-hoc departmental tasks; e.g. maintaining well organised and up to date files and records (bank statements, assets registers)
• Working with the TPA to arrange quarterly Board meetings and drafting related Board packs
• Reviewing of management accounts and financial statements of investee entities
• Liaising with auditors and dealing with their queries, including managing audit timetable and documentation requests
• Investee companies - manage drawdowns and distributions with Investee companies and the TPA
• Coordinating and reviewing the preparation of the tax returns with the tax advisor

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• We are looking for an organised and self-motivated individual, preferably with experience in a financial services or administrative environment.
• You will have a strong work ethic, a high level of accuracy and attention to detail and are comfortable working under pressure to tight deadlines.
• You will be flexible, proactive and able to work using initiative.
• You will be conscientious and able to prioritise workstreams.
• You will possess excellent communication skills and be keen to build and maintain strong relationships in a team environment and within the wider business.
• A desire to learn is essential and if interested, there will be opportunities to develop within the team with professional qualifications.

Recruiter: Hannah Curtis

Work Level: Experienced Colleague

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader , and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.

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