Finance Assistant (Corporate Accounting)

Caxton Associates; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated accountant to join their dynamic corporate accounting team. This role offers a chance to thrive in a fast-paced hedge fund environment, where your contributions will directly impact the team's success. You will manage invoicing, bank reconciliations, and month-end reporting while collaborating across departments. If you are a diligent professional with strong Excel skills and a passion for learning, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to grow your career in finance.

Qualifications

• Grounded, articulate accountant with energy and enthusiasm.
• Hands-on experience in accounting and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Entering invoices and processing payments to suppliers.
• Performing daily bank reconciliations and monitoring cash balances.
• Assisting with month-end cycle and preparing financial reporting.

Skills

Excel

Accounting Ledger Entries

Inter-Company Reconciliation

Financial Reporting

Tax Filings

Education

Accounting Degree

Part-Qualified Accountant

Tools

Accounting Software

Job description

About Caxton Associates:

Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in London, New York, Monaco, Singapore and Dubai. Caxton Associates’ primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through global macro hedge fund strategies. Assets are managed via a broad mandate to trade in a variety of global markets and instruments.

About the role:

This is an opportunity to work for a fast-paced corporate accounting team within a complex hedge fund environment. We require a grounded, articulate accountant with energy and enthusiasm who is willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute to the success of the team. The role will report to the Head of Corporate Accounting.

Responsibilities:

• Entering invoices into the accounting system and processing payments to suppliers.
• Performing daily bank account reconciliations and monitoring cash balances.
• Processing expense claims and credit card entries.
• Assisting with the month end cycle and reconciling inter-company accounts.
• Preparing month end financial reporting packs.
• Assisting with external audits, tax filings and other returns.

• Accounting graduate or part-qualified accountant with hands on experience.
• Strong excel skills and experience with accounting ledger entries.
• Diligent, organized and able to present information in a concise, clear manner.
• Able to build relationships across departments.
• Professional with initiative and a keen desire to learn.
• Demonstrates ethics and integrity throughout.
• Operates with the highest degree of ethics and integrity