Financial Contoller

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Financial Controller to join their dynamic Finance Team in Edinburgh. This role offers a unique opportunity to manage key financial reporting deliverables, ensuring a robust control environment while contributing to strategic projects. With a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, you will engage with stakeholders to provide valuable insights and enhance financial outcomes. Enjoy a supportive environment with 40 days of annual leave, a generous pension contribution, and flexible benefits, making this an exciting opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

40 Days Annual Leave

16% Employer Pension Contribution

Discretionary Performance Bonus

Private Healthcare

Gym Discounts

Season Ticket Loans

Employee Discount Site Access

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience preferred.
• Strong IT and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting.
• Collaborate with finance team to deliver insights and support decision-making.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Regulatory Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Qualified Accountant

Experience in Asset Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

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At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

We have a great opportunity for a Financial Controller to join our Finance Team. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Edinburgh.

About the Role

This role will be responsible for ensuring key financial and regulatory reporting deliverables are produced to a high standard and on a timely basis. This extends to ensuring that a robust control environment and clear process documentation exists to validate financial data, support key financial outcomes, and support cross-training initiatives.

1. Month-end reporting – Collation and input of month-end journals, as well as timely and well-understood financial analytics to provide insight and support business decision-making. This includes working collaboratively across the finance function and beyond to understand key inputs and trends within the financial results.
2. Quarter-end reporting – Plan and implement all board, regulatory, and group reporting outputs where required, including succinct analytics for presentation to senior business leaders. Manage expectations of senior leaders regarding the delivery of key reporting outputs.
3. Year-end reporting – Support and deliver timely inputs to the group reporting process, as well as plan and implement statutory reporting outputs. Coordinate the delivery of information to auditors.
4. Projects – Support and lead on team and group-wide projects to support the strategic direction of the finance function.
5. Technical resolution – Interpret key accounting and regulatory technical matters for presentation and agreement with the UK Financial Reporting & Controls Manager.
6. Processes & control – Prepare and maintain key process documentation for reporting processes and ensure robust controls are in place to support key reporting outcomes. This includes reporting reconciliations and continuous process improvement to deliver efficiencies and value across the finance function.
7. Engagement – Collaborate with peers across the finance function and wider business areas to deliver business insight and contribute to a best-in-class finance function.
8. Learning & development – Take responsibility for developing technical and soft skills to ensure continuous personal growth and to add value across the finance function.

Candidate Requirements

• Ideally a qualified accountant or qualified by experience.
• Asset management experience is preferable but not essential.
• Technical and regulatory knowledge is desirable.
• Take personal accountability for high-quality outputs and timely delivery.
• Self-starter willing to learn and take on new challenges.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to challenge trends and set expectations.
• Credibility with stakeholders, including strong communication and confidence.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, inspiring, sharing, and listening to ideas.
• Organizational skills with the ability to prioritize work and manage expectations.
• Problem solver willing to challenge and deliver value-added outcomes.
• Strong IT and analytical skills (Word, Excel, systems experience preferable).

We are proud to be an officially recognized Disability Confident Employer – Level One. If you have a disability and wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us in the candidate questionnaire, and our team will support your application process.

There's more to working life than a good salary. We offer an environment where you can learn, get involved, and be supported.

Benefits include 40 days of annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance bonus (where applicable), private healthcare, and flexible benefits such as gym discounts, season ticket loans, and access to an employee discount site. Read more about our benefits on our website.