Graduate Finance Associate

CityGrad; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing financial service company seeks motivated individuals for the Finance Associate role in London. You'll play a vital part in the Finance team's improvement initiatives and work towards becoming a qualified accountant while handling duties like reporting, auditing, and ensuring compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree educated.
• Driven to build a career in finance towards ACA/ACCA qualification.
• Strong communicator.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to timely preparation of management accounts and financial statements.
• Manage purchase order process and ensure timely payment of supplier invoices.
• Contribute to tax compliance, regulatory filings, and internal controls.

Skills

Communication

Professional Development

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree

Job description

One of the fastest-growing and most exciting financial service companies are looking for bright and motivated individuals to join their Finance team. Working as part of a dynamic and entrepreneurial team, this is a great opportunity to build your career in finance and work towards become qualified.

As Finance Associate you will contribute to the continuous improvement of the Firm’s Finance function, taking joint ownership of the Firm’s Accounts Payable function, transactional processing, reconciliations and assisting in the production of concise, well presented management financial reports across the Group. The role will also involve assisting in the implementation of new systems and robust processes.

The ideal candidate should be looking to start and grow their career towards being a qualified accountant, be comfortable working in a fluid, fast paced environment, and possess a positive attitude towards making meaningful change to the Finance function and to the Firm.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Reporting, Management Accounts, Financial Statements & Consolidation: Contribute to the accurate and timely preparation of the Group’s entity and consolidated management accounts and financial statements, in compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• External Audits: Contribute to the Group’s external audit requirements, including assisting with the preparation of audit schedules, provision of necessary documentation and responses to audit queries.
• Accounts Payable: Manage the Purchase order process and ensure timely processing of supplier invoicing and payments.
• General Ledger Management: Contribute to the accuracy and integrity of the Group’s entire general ledger, including daily reconciliations, monthly balance sheet reconciliations and month end close procedures.
• Transaction Processing: Contribute to the Group’s accounting and processing of all financial transactions.
• Tax Compliance & Planning: Contribute to the Group’s timely and accurate tax filings (corporation tax & VAT).
• Regulatory Compliance & Internal Controls: Contribute to the Group’s timely and accurate regulatory filings and adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Internal Controls: Contribute to the design and implementation of policies, procedures, and strong internal controls for the Group to ensure the reliability of financial reporting, safeguard company assets, and prevent fraud.
• Risk Management & Compliance: Collaborate with Risk and Compliance teams to monitor and report on the Group’s financial risks and ensure policy adherence.
• Technology & Process Automation: Contribute to the usage and evolution of the Group’s financial systems, ensuring synchronisation and accuracy of transactions, and assisting with the implementation of automation to improve operational efficiency.

Requirements:

• Degree educated
• Driven to build a career in finance and work towards becoming ACA/ ACCA qualified.
• Strong communicator
• Driven to learn develop professionally