Financial Accountant

Systematica Group; Saint Helier; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Bonus & pension

Free snacks at office

Parental leave

Job summary

Systematica Group in Jersey seeks a proactive Financial Accountant to join the Corporate Accounting & Tax team on a permanent full-time basis. The role covers month-end reporting, statutory accounts, audit, regulatory reporting, treasury and day-to-day finance activities across the Group.

The successful candidate will manage multiple jurisdictions and currencies, work with internal colleagues and external auditors, and contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge and experience in financial reporting.
• Experience within financial services, asset management, audit or another complex multi-entity environment across jurisdictions and/or currencies.
• Good working knowledge of Excel, with the ability to analyse, reconcile and interpret financial data.
• Solid understanding of balance sheet accounting, accruals, prepayments, intercompany accounting and foreign-currency transactions.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and supporting external audits.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and the ability to investigate issues independently.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of monthly close activities for assigned entities, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations and reviews of financial results.
• Prepare and support accurate, timely monthly and Group reporting, including management information, recurring finance reports and investigation of significant movements and variances.
• Contribute to the continued improvement of reporting processes, including the use of data visualisation and automation tools.
• Prepare and support regulatory submissions across key jurisdictions (e.g., Jersey, UK, Switzerland, Singapore), ensuring compliance and timely delivery.
• Maintain supporting schedules and reconciliations to ensure regulatory submissions are accurate, complete and delivered within required deadlines.
• Work with Finance, Legal and Compliance to understand and implement changes to regulatory reporting requirements.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and supporting schedules for entities across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support Group consolidation and the preparation of year-end reporting adjustments.
• Coordinate audit requests, prepare supporting documentation and liaise directly with external auditors.
• Ensure audit queries and outstanding matters are investigated and resolved on a timely basis.
• Support the effective operation of accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, payroll accounting and cash-management processes.
• Prepare and review bank, cash and other key balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support the preparation, review and control of payments across multiple entities, currencies and banking platforms.
• Maintain accurate intercompany balances and support the resolution of reconciling items.
• Ensure finance processes operate in accordance with established controls, approval requirements and internal policies.
• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process, including the preparation of supporting schedules and analysis of actual results against budget and forecast.
• Investigate significant variances and provide clear explanations to relevant stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes.
• Use finance systems and reporting tools effectively to improve accuracy, efficiency and control.
• Support the implementation and enhancement of finance systems, workflows and reporting solutions.
• Document and maintain key finance processes and controls.
• Contribute to Finance and cross-functional projects, including new entity implementation, banking initiatives, system changes and process improvement.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and accounting support as required.

Skills

Technical accounting

Financial reporting

Excel

Intercompany

ERP systems

Regulatory reporting

Analytical

Attention to detail

Education

Degree level or higher

Part-qualified or newly qualified (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Financial Accountant

Department: Corporate Accounting & Tax

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Jersey

Description

We are seeking a proactive and technically strong Financial Accountant to join the Corporate Finance team in our Jersey office on a permanent basis. This is a broad, hands‑on role covering month‑end reporting, statutory accounts, audit, regulatory reporting, treasury and other day‑to‑day finance activities across the Group. The role will involve taking responsibility for recurring finance processes, working with colleagues across the business and helping improve how those processes are run.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working across different areas of finance, able to investigate issues independently and willing to take ownership of work through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

1. Monthly Reporting & Analysis

• Take ownership of monthly close activities for assigned entities, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations and reviews of financial results.
• Prepare and support accurate, timely monthly and Group reporting, including management information, recurring finance reports and investigation of significant movements and variances.
• Contribute to the continued improvement of reporting processes, including the use of data visualisation and automation tools.

2. Regulatory & Compliance Reporting

• Prepare and support regulatory submissions across key jurisdictions (e.g., Jersey, UK, Switzerland, Singapore), ensuring compliance and timely delivery.
• Maintain supporting schedules and reconciliations to ensure regulatory submissions are accurate, complete and delivered within required deadlines.
• Work with Finance, Legal and Compliance to understand and implement changes to regulatory reporting requirements.

3. Financial Statements & Audit Management

• Prepare statutory financial statements and supporting schedules for entities across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support Group consolidation and the preparation of year‑end reporting adjustments.
• Coordinate audit requests, prepare supporting documentation and liaise directly with external auditors.
• Ensure audit queries and outstanding matters are investigated and resolved on a timely basis.

4. Finance Operations

• Support the effective operation of accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, payroll accounting and cash‑management processes.
• Prepare and review bank, cash and other key balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support the preparation, review and control of payments across multiple entities, currencies and banking platforms.
• Maintain accurate intercompany balances and support the resolution of reconciling items.
• Ensure finance processes operate in accordance with established controls, approval requirements and internal policies.

5. Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process, including the preparation of supporting schedules and analysis of actual results against budget and forecast.
• Investigate significant variances and provide clear explanations to relevant stakeholders.

6. Systems, Process Improvement & Innovation

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes.
• Use finance systems and reporting tools effectively to improve accuracy, efficiency and control.
  Support the implementation and enhancement of finance systems, workflows and reporting solutions.
• Document and maintain key finance processes and controls.

7. Project Work & Ad Hoc Tasks

• Contribute to Finance and cross‑functional projects, including new entity implementation, banking initiatives, system changes and process improvement.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and accounting support as required.
• Undertake additional responsibilities appropriate to the role as the Finance function continues to evolve.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Core Requirements:

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge and experience in financial reporting.
• Experience within financial services, asset management, audit or another complex multi-entity environment across jurisdictions and/or currencies.
• Good working knowledge of Excel, with the ability to analyse, reconcile and interpret financial data.
• Solid understanding of balance sheet accounting, accruals, prepayments, intercompany accounting and foreign‑currency transactions.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and supporting external audits.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail and the ability to investigate issues independently.
• Good systems aptitude and experience using ERP or finance systems.
• A proactive approach, with a willingness to take ownership, investigate issues, follow matters through to resolution and continuously improve existing processes.
• Able to manage a number of deadlines and priorities without losing sight of detail.

Preferred Attributes:

• Exposure to regulatory reporting in jurisdictions such as Jersey, the UK or Singapore.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP and reporting or data visualisation tools.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.

Educational & Professional Qualifications

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent, or higher; and
• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or similar)

Benefits

• Systematica Investments provides you with excellent benefits from day 1.
• We provide private medical insurance for you and your immediate family.
• We offer competitive salaries combined with an attractive bonus and pension plus free drinks and snacks at the office.
• We also offer paid parental leave with enhanced leave for mothers/primary carers.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.