Job Description

You will manage the finances from start to finish ensuring monthly management accounts are completed on time (including cash flows, prepayments, accruals, journal posting, and reporting) with a focus on providing excellence to our clients. You can work with internal finance team members, operational managers, external auditors and external clients.

• Prepare monthly management accounts including all journal postings;
• Prepare and provide cash flow forecasts by working with internal asset managers and clients;
• Debtor management for entities;
• Prepare periodic financial reporting and variance to budget analysis for all clients on an accurate basis;
• Prepare and submit of periodic VAT returns for entities;
• Prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts;
• Prepare statutory accounts and annual audit for companies in IFRS, FRS 102 or UK GAAP, including consolidated sets of accounts;
• Onboard new projects into the asset management portfolio;
• Support continuous improvements to accounting and reporting processes together with the wider Finance and ERP Development teams;
• Support regular queries from the operational business;
• Complete additional tasks to meet changing our needs and departmental goals;
• Business Partner with asset managers for internal reporting and provide information requested;
• Be the Finance contact for the external clients and manage a relationship with them daily.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Part qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA)
• Accounting knowledge;
• IFRS, FRS 102, FRS 101 and UK GAAP;
• Understanding of both management and statutory accounting.
• Microsoft excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) and accountancy systems skills;
• Excellent management accounting skills;
• Focus on continuous improvement of reporting and analysis
• Experience of monthly, quarterly and annual management accounting routines within a commercial organization;
• Sound experience using an ERP system (use of Agresso/Business World a distinct advantage but not essential);
• Experience communicating with non-financial company partners;
• Prepare statutory financial statements under IFRS, FRS 101 and FRS102.