Senior Associate

CSC; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading corporate finance firm in London is seeking a talented Manager to join their Corporate Finance Team. The role involves managing complex financial reporting and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and a collaborative mindset. They will lead mergers, manage execution of financial activities, and partner with cross-functional teams to align on reporting and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with relevant post-qualified experience.
• Strong Excel skills for data analysis.
• Practice trained in Big 4 or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead mergers and liquidations ensuring GAAP compliance.
• Manage transfer pricing calculations across the Group.
• Prepare financial audits and support complex queries.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)

Oracle EPM

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a talented and detail-oriented Manager to join our Corporate Finance Team with a focus on corporate financial compliance and complex areas of accounting. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and executing key financial reporting activities, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements, and supporting the organization’s strategic financial objectives. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting expertise, exceptional analytical skills, and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Mergers/Liquidations: Lead the mergers and liquidations from a corporate accounting perspective ensuring compliance with GAAP and other applicable regulations. Ensuring that these are reflected correctly in our consolidation system.


• Transfer Pricing Calculations: Own the PCM Application which calculates the transfer pricing throughout the Group. Perform analysis on the output to paint a clear picture as to the underlying performance of the key entities within the Group.


• Environmental & Social Governance: Partner with the sustainability council to ensure we are compliant with any required ESG reporting.


• Technical Accounting: Assist in research, interpretation, and apply accounting standards and advising on their impact on corporate financials.


• Financial audits: Prepare calculations for share-based payments, impairment reviews and other key audit areas owned by corporate finance. Support regional finance operations for complex audit queries.


• Management Reporting: Monthly review of C-Corp and quarterly Board Pack presentation of financial statements with analysis.


• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with tax, FP&A, treasury, and finance operations teams to align on financial reporting and strategic initiatives.


• Process Optimization: Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting and month end close activities as well as other related project work.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with relevant post-qualified experience.


• Proficiency in ERP systems (such as SAP and Oracle) and financial reporting tools.


• Strong Excel skills, including the use of formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis functions.


• Strong technical accountant with a good knowledge of IFRS.


• Excellent organizational skills, with a proven ability to meet tight deadlines.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with keen attention to detail.


• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with experience preparing executive-level presentations.


• Practice trained (Big 4 or similar) and/or corporate finance roles within large organizations.


• Oracle EPM experience


• US GAAP experience/knowledge

Seniority

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing