Job Description

Protection of Client Money and Custody Assets

• Approve the daily client money reconciliations including
  • collating data provided by the support services
  • ensuring the timely production of daily reconciliations
  • challenge and investigate any anomalies, and
  • request the daily cash transfer

• Updating daily client money management information
• Preparing regulatory client money submissions on FCA Gabriel system
• Involvement in any CASS projects undertaken internally
• Liaising with External Auditors
• Updating procedures
• Review and challenge stock and cash reconciliation breaks
• Scheduling and attending committee meetings

Finance

• Prepare the monthly management accounts, including monthly cost and variance analysis
• Help to prepare the year-end financial statements
• Manage the Accounts Payable & Bookkeeping outsourced function including reviewing staff expenses and vendor invoice bookings, authorizing payment runs and maintaining sufficient cash levels. Monitor against agreed outsourcing KPIs and be the main point of contact for the outsourced function
• Review VAT bookings and prepare quarterly VAT returns
• Prepare regulatory and financial returns such as Corporation Tax QIP payments, P11ds, PSA calculation
• Document processes
• Assist with other ad hoc finance projects
• Liaise with external auditors
• Help to create streamlined and more efficient procedures
• A focus on analysis to oversee work provided by the outsourced teams

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Part Qualified / Qualified Accountant with experience in the financial services sector Role will be analytical and will require strong technical skills Prior knowledge of client money regulatory computations a benefit Excellent attention to detail and able to work to tight deadlines Strong Excel skills including proficient with complex formula and pivot tables Self-motivation and the ability to work at a consistently high standard Proactive and problem-solving approach with a mindset to understand and then challenge the status quo Excellent interpersonal and communication skills The ability to use your own initiative effectively and when appropriate An understanding of financial products e.g. FX, CFDs and Equities would be an advantage