Finance Director (Europe) | Elite Boutique Investment Bank

Pearse Professionals; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading boutique investment bank is seeking a European Finance Director to lead their finance team in London. The role involves managing accounting operations, financial reporting, and team development. Candidates should be fully qualified accountants with significant experience in regulated financial services. This is a full-time position with a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• 8+ years minimum post qualified experience within regulated financial services.
• Ability to effectively manage and develop the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team and execute accounting and finance reporting for European operations.
• Implement finance processes and systems.
• Oversee European accounting operations.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

Process Improvement

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA or CPA)

Job description

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The Client

Pearse Professionals have partnered exclusively with a leading elite boutique investment bank who are looking to expand their finance team with a European Finance Director as they continue to scale operations across the continent.

With a focus on M&A, capital raising and restructuring advisory, they have scaled to a headcount of more than 650 with offices in London (UK), Germany, France and across the US.

The Role

The European Finance Director will lead a small team and work extremely closely with the US based finance team and will lead on the execution of all accounting, finance and regulatory reporting matters for their European operations.

• Implement world class finance processes and systems
• Manage and build out a high performing finance team
• Oversee European accounting operations including reviewing all month end close procedures for all of the European operations
• Effective cash management and forecasting for their European entities
• Presenting key financial reports to the Board and senior leadership
• Partner with the Head of Financial Systems to optimise and automate reporting and invoice processes
• Work closely with the Head of FP&A to deliver high quality financial analysis and long-term strategic planning
• Leading on financial and regulatory reporting including the preparation of FCA reports and the review of European financial statements
• Coordination of local audit requests
• Work closely with tax advisors to ensure VAT and other tax compliance as well as deliver on any local tax and banking inquiries
• Continuous process improvement and automation to enable the business to scale
• Support with wider international expansion

Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA or CPA)
• 8+ years minimum post qualified experience within regulated financial services
• Excellent communicator with the ability to present well both internally and externally
• Willingness to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in across Finance
• Collaborative and team focussed
• Quick learner who can work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Ability to effectively manage and develop the team

Location: Central London (hybrid working model)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing, Finance, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Investment Banking, Banking, and Financial Services

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