Finance Manager

Aspect Capital; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in London seeks a qualified accountant to join its Finance Team. The role involves producing monthly management accounts, preparing statutory annual accounts, and liaising with auditors. Candidates should have experience in management accounting and ideally hold an ACA qualification. The firm values innovative ideas and efficient procedures to maintain high standards.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant, ideally ACA.
• Previous experience owning month-end and management accounting.
• Experience using Power BI (preferred, not essential).

Responsibilities

• Preparation and production of monthly management accounts and supporting schedules within set deadlines.
• Preparation of statutory annual accounts for group companies.
• Liaise with external auditors and assist with year-end process, ensuring compliance.
• Assist with annual budget process, tracking and updating budget.
• Assist with ICAAP financial submission to the FCA.
• Collaborating with internal teams to gather financial data.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Experience using Power BI

Education

ACA qualification

Job description

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Job description

Working as a key member of the Finance Team at Aspect, you will be responsible for the production of monthly management accounts and the annual financial statements, preparation of foreign subsidiary reconciliations, responsible for the accounts payable department and accounting for revenue and maintenance of the Sun general ledger. The role will also involve taking responsibility for maintaining and implementing appropriate controls and other various finance related value add projects.

This is a well established and successful team; that said, we are open to new ideas and are looking for someone who is innovative and will challenge our processes and procedures making them more efficient whilst not compromising the high standards our clients expect of us.

Job requirements

• Qualified accountant, ideally ACA
• Previous experience owning month-end and management accounting
• Experience using Power BI (preferred, not essential)

Job responsibilities

• Preparation and production of monthly management accounts and supporting schedules within set deadlines;
• Preparation of statutory annual accounts for group companies;
• Liaise with external auditors and assist with year-end process, preparing information for external audits. Ensure that all accounts payable and accounting functions comply with financial controls and regulatory requirements;
• Responsibility for monthly budget reports and assist with annual budget process, tracking and updating the budget by collecting actual financial data, comparing it against planned figures, and highlighting variances;
• Assist with annual ICAAP financial submission to the FCA (stress testing / financial modelling);
• Assisting in the preparation of regulatory returns (FCA and SFC) for supervising authorities for all group companies;
• Collaborating and communicating with various internal teams to gather relevant financial data and mitigate financial risk;
• Various tax responsibilities including VAT, tax compliance, P11Ds;
• Maintenance of SUN general ledger; and
• Maintaining and implementing appropriate controls, ensuring the policies and procedures meet regulatory standards.