Finance Business Controller

The role involves investigative and process improving work as well as the submission of monthly reporting packs, together with commentary on the contents and movements of the balance sheet to London. Work closely with the Front/Mid Office in a fast moving, business where inherent risk has to be mitigated by implementing imaginative and effective controls.

You will also have day to day supervision and mentoring of one part/newly qualified Management Accountant

Responsibilities

• Take ownership for the main trading ledger and several smaller ledgers of companies in the Group.  Have responsibility for all aspects of the monthly financial reporting and preparation of annual statutory accounts.

• Become the key point of contact in accounting for the trading desks related to your ledgers.  Work closely with the business to understand the transactions they are undertaking and ensure these are recorded appropriately in both the trading systems and accounting ledgers.

• Perform monthly hedge effectiveness tests to ensure compliance with hedge accounting rules.

• Interpretation and analysis of trade information in order to identify stock and to ensure proper mark-to-market valuation. 

• Review profit and accrual numbers and challenge business as to appropriateness of aged accruals and provisions

• Review prepayments and pre-financing balances.

• In all above cases, investigation of anomalies and follow up with Front/Mid Office to clear unjustified balances.

• Prepare and post reclassification journals at period ends.  Train and supervise Management Accountant to assist with these entries. Cover the work of the MA during absence.

• Supervise the preparation of monthly reporting packs and calculation of elimination journals for consolidation. 

• Prepare a monthly management commentary on significant balances and balance sheet movements.

• Assess and evidence financial controls and persuade management and colleagues in Front/Mid Office teams to adopt possibly unpopular solutions.

Experience required

• Qualified accountant with +3 years Accounting experience

• Self motivated with a mature attitude.  Able to cope in a stressful, demanding environment.

• Strong communication skills.  Must be persuasive and able to gain attention and action from members of other teams whose immediate objectives are not always aligned with our own. 

• Drive and determination to obtain understanding of complex, business-driven transactions and report these accurately according to the appropriate accounting standards.

• Excellent analytical skills.  Ability to identify and focus on the key issues.

• Team player with an enthusiastic approach to fresh challenges.  Aspires to be a team leader.  Supports guides and motivates junior team members.

• Intermediate/advanced Excel skills and a willingness to use technology to complete/ improve daily tasks.

Please contact Lucy Kratky on L.kratky@mcpartners.co.uk