£55000 - £60000 Per year
Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Assisting with the preparation of the month end management accounts and report including financial information, balance sheet reconciliations and commentary on budgetary variances and other non-financial data
- Preparation of quarterly regulatory reporting requirements, including VAT and FCA returns
- Assisting with preparation of annual audit files and statutory accounts for auditors, for entities within the corporate structure
- Supervision of fortnightly UK and German payment runs (prepared by the Accounts Assistant) and input of sales and purchase invoices, focusing on accuracy of general ledger postings and payment details
- Assisting with annual tax reporting and related information in a variety of jurisdictions and entities; and
- Involvement in the budget and reforecast processes including close interaction with department heads.
- Preparation of quarterly management accounts for an allocation of Hg's funds and associated reporting of financial information to clients
- Preparation of statutory Financial Statements for an allocation of Hg's funds under UK and US GAAP and liaising with external auditors to ensure timely sign-off
- Calculating fund calls and distributions and managing third party administrator to ensure these are distributed to investors on a timely basis
- Working closely with the internal Treasury (supporting pro-active cash flow and external debt facility management) and Tax functions (supporting UK/US compliance reporting and deal/fund structuring issues)
- Supporting deal teams on investment transactions followed by timely and accurate accounting and administration in investment administration system
- Preparation of fund performance data reporting as required by investors and client services teams
- Performing quarterly, unquoted investment valuations under the IPEV guidelines; and
- Pro-actively lead and drive continuous improvement in line with growth and ambitions of wider business
- Supervision of finance assistants' work
- Assist with continued systems implementations and upgrades
- Ad-hoc project work on various areas of the finance function.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong academic profile including a University degree
- ACA/ACCA newly or recently qualified
- Coming from an accountancy practice background or from a financial services business
- Strong knowledge of Excel
- High level of numeracy
- Ability to interpret written information
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Committed and takes ownership of work
- Highly organized and able to manage multiple work streams
- High level of attention to detail
- Ability to work to tight reporting deadlines
- Energy and appetite to engage and resolve issues
Reference no: 107023