Job Description

• Pull together data from various categories of firm from their P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and Regulatory Capital in a timely and efficient manner in order to report to the FCA prior to deadlines due either quarterly, six monthly or yearly
• File various regulatory reports via Gabriel as well as reviewing draft returns and correcting validation errors
• Prepare Financial Projections which are submitted to the FCA in the application process for a firm to become authorised, and firms who have variations in their permissions
• Produce monthly projections for regulated entities to ensure any Regulatory Capital issues are dealt with in a timely manner
• Advise firms on their Regulatory Capital based on their requirements and accounting information
• Prepare of budgets based on last year’s actuals, and projected numbers
• Draft and review ICCAPs
• A good working knowledge of Arkk for Annex IV reporting to the FCA
• A good working knowledge of COREP reporting
• Maintain the accounting books for multiple clients using Sage Line 50
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts for multiple clients worldwide
• Reconcile Trial Balance multiple clients as part of the monthly process
• Prepare annual statutory accounts for multiple clients including UK Ltd companies and LLP’s (including consolidation)
• Report cashflow as part of the management accounts reporting package
• Provide monthly funding schedules to seed investors based on monthly incomings and outgoings of each client
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled each month and post any correction journals required
• Reconcile and submit VAT returns for full recovery, as well as including partial exempt
• Provide monthly fixed asset register, deferred income schedules, intangible asset schedules, , accruals and prepayment details for both management and annual statutory accounts
• Weekly payment runs in USD and GBP for a client
• Reconcile monthly payroll reports, yearly P11d’s and PSA’s
• Company secretarial reporting for all clients including maintain companies house for all updates and filing deadlines for annual accounts, confirmation statements and PSC registers
• Set up new clients on SAGE Line 50.
• Deal with audit queries

• SAGE (Line 50) – processing speed and accuracy; knowledge of functionality & reporting
• MS EXCEL – superior level of functional knowledge; build robust schedules & models
• MS OUTLOOK – organised; responsive and manage workflow
• ACCOUNTING – Strong Fundamentals (revenue recognition; accruals & prepayments; fixed assets; foreign currency; LLPs) and Processes(monthly reconciliations & routines; trial balance; management accounts; quarterly VAT returns, annual adjustments and partial exemption; annual financial statements; year-end audit files)
• REGULATORY KNOWLEDGE – Companies House returns; FCA GABRIEL reporting; Prudential capital would be useful.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities