Fund Accountant

Sharp Consultancy; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Consultancy in Leeds is seeking an ACA/ACCA-qualified accountant to move into a hands-on finance role covering complex financial reporting, valuations, audits and stakeholder management. You will work with the Head of Finance on financial reporting, budgeting and year-end activities, with responsibilities across investor reports, cash forecasting and intercompany reconciliations.

This newly created position offers exposure to a diverse finance function in a business with clear progression

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualification required.
• Experience in a fund accounting environment beneficial.
• Strong technical accounting, financial statements and controls.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders and external advisers.
• Commercially curious with ambition to broaden finance responsibilities.
• Training in a different setting beyond audit is welcome.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing quarterly financial reporting with external stakeholders.
• Prepare investor financial information, capital account statements and schedules.
• Manage complex financial activity including cash forecasting and calculations.
• Coordinate regulatory and tax reporting with external advisers.
• Review management accounts and KPIs, analyze results and issues across entities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting and intercompany reconciliations.
• Coordinate year-end audits and liaise with external auditors.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Audit procedures

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Fund accounting

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ACA/ACCA-qualified accountant looking to move into a varied, hands-on finance role. This newly created position based in Leeds city centre offers exposure to complex financial reporting, valuations, audits and senior stakeholder management.

Working closely with the Head of Finance, you’ll have the opportunity to apply your audit and accounting expertise in a commercially focused environment, with real responsibility across both specialist reporting and wider finance activities.

Your initial responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the quarterly financial reporting, working closely with external stake holders.

• Prepare investor financial information, capital account statements and support reporting schedules.

• Manage complex financial activity overseeing cash forecasting and related calculations.

• Coordinate regulatory and tax reporting, working alongside external advisers to meet key deadlines.

• Review management accounts and KPIs, analyse results and identify issues across multiple entities.

• Support budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, intercompany reconciliations.

• Coordinate year-end audits, liaise with external auditors and support quarterly valuation exercises.

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate:

• ACA/ACCA qualification.

• Experience in a fund accounting environment would be beneficial.

• Strong technical accounting skills and a solid grounding in financial statements, audit procedures and financial controls.

• Experience managing multiple assignments, deadlines and stakeholder relationships.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work directly with senior stakeholders and external advisers.

• A proactive, commercially curious approach, with the ambition to move beyond audit delivery into a broader finance position.

• Ideal position for any ACA/ACCA qualified accountant looking to apply their training in a different setting.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.