Group Finance Manager

Equifind have partnered with a global Investment Management firm who are recruiting for a qualified Group Finance Manager to join their team.

Based at the firm's UK office in central London, you will be an integral part of the wider finance team of 5 accountants. This is a varied role which includes preparing monthly consolidations for an international group of circa 20 entities and liaising with several subsidiary businesses based in different jurisdictions to ensure financial transactions are inputted and reported correctly.

You will report into the UK Financial Controller and also the Chief Financial Officer, working closely with the current Accountant.

About the role

1. Primarily responsible for the preparation of monthly consolidations and loan schedules.
2. Responsible for reporting to US shareholder and fielding related queries.
3. Responsibility for the financial reporting of some UK subsidiaries including:
1. Expense analysis and monitoring against budget.
2. Preparation of month end balance sheet reconciliations.
3. Preparation of performance fee calculations.
4. Preparation of monthly and quarterly management reporting, including addressing any questions that arise from both the local teams and the group consolidation team.
5. Responsibility for an initial review of monthly and quarterly reporting provided by other jurisdictions in preparation for the consolidation including BvA analysis.
6. Assisting in the preparation of the budgets for some of the entities.
7. Drafting the relevant sections of board reporting.
8. Assisting with the preparation of statutory accounts for entities within the corporate structure.
9. Direct interaction with management on a variety of issues including ad hoc projects across the firm as required and providing the necessary support for answering any ad hoc queries and requests for analysis from the business.
10. Assisting in ensuring management information is delivered in an accurate and timely manner.
11. Assisting with data migration work from legacy accounting systems onto group accounting software provided by NetSuite.

About you

1. ACA or ACCA recently qualified.
2. Sound knowledge of accounting principles (especially in connection with group consolidations).
3. Experience of consolidation processes and the relevant bookkeeping.
4. Knowledge of UK GAAP vital, IFRS and US GAAP preferable.
5. Strong Excel skills (including Lookups and Pivot Tables).
6. Strong drive to work in the financial services sector.
7. Ability to think through systems and the confidence and clarity of thought to suggest and drive through positive changes as the business develops.

About the package

1. Pension.
2. 25 days holiday.
3. Health Insurance.
4. Discretionary annual bonus.