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- Prepare monthly management accounts, including complete reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and analysis of month-to-month variances.
- Coordinate with various functional areas, including Tax, Treasury, Payroll, and the Accounts Payable (AP) department.
- Prepare and post journal entries into the PeopleSoft general ledger, ensuring adherence to the monthly reporting schedule, including tasks related to revenue accounting., accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, current tax and deferred tax
- Collaborate with the US Corporate and Accounting teams on monthly close activities, such as intercompany reconciliations, management fee calculations, and other related tasks.
- Provide assistance and review management accounts of junior staff
- Statutory financial statements and returns for Management Entity and GP Structure entities - To prepare annual financial statements for UK entities, to assist in preparation of statutory and
- Prepare annual financial statements for all entities
- Prepare and manage the preparation of audit working papers
- Prepare quarterly regulatory returns for management entity
- Prepare Partnership tax returns
- Assist in preparation of annual transfer pricing calculations and reporting
- Liaising with external service providers and accountants, where necessary
- Coordinate accounting, tax returns and related payments matters with external accountants and AP team
- Management and supervision (one or two direct report)
- Providing ongoing feedback, reviews, mentoring and training
- Review and approval of journals, quarterly group VAT return (partially exempt), tax computations, management accounts, regulatory returns, and adhoc work.
- Projects - Assist in ongoing Integration of acquisition entity structure
- Build out processes and templates to operationalize monthly reporting, liaising with teams across the firm to create efficiencies
- Ensure data completeness in all systems around bank accounts
- Identify and implement improvements to all reporting and internal control procedures
- Budgeting and Forecasting-Assist with the preparation of the draft budget and re-forecast reports on annual and quarterly basis respectively
- Coordinate with various parts of the business to collect required data
- Analyze actuals and budgeted cost to date for quarterly reforecasts
- Accounting or Finance degree
- 3+ years post qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- 3+ years of public accounting and / or private company with statutory and management accounting experience
- Experience within financial services sector
- Position-specific Technical Requirements
- Knowledge of Local GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP
- Strong statutory accounts experience
- Ability to approach technical problems in a thorough and logical manner
- General Ledger/ Financial System experience and strong Microsoft Office skills in particular Excel
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Managerial experience
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a fast paced team
- Pro-active in addressing the accounting, tax or legal issues
- Willingness to learn, develop, and ask questions
- Ability to take initiative
