Finance Manager – Group recruitment
The Group includes a fund manager, a payments institution, an online offshore banking entity and a tax and corporate services entities. As part of its tax/corporate services the group administers legal entities on behalf of its clients.
The main responsibility of the FM is to maintain orderly accounting records for the companies of the group and for client companies. Also the collation and production of all external internal financial reporting requirements across the group, which would include statutory accounts, management accounts and reporting to regulatory such as the FSA.
Detailed responsibilities
- Responsibility for maintaining and producing external financial reporting such as statutory accounts by entity.
- Primary contact point for external auditors.
- Primary responsibility for developing and maintaining integrity within the financial accounting systems.
- Analyse and work with the supplier functions and management to drive down costs and improve profitability.
- Input and develop financial forecasting and budgeting models by division.
- Creation and management of cash flow reporting and capital adequacy / liquidity reporting
- Ad-hoc input and management of business cases and financial models.
- Responsible for the accuracy and development of KPI and monthly management reporting for senior management to reporting deadlines at individual company and consolidated level.
- Responsible for ensuring the application of management recharges are calculated and allocated across group entities.
- Work with Group compliance staff to ensure that all activity adheres to FSA regulatory requirements such as FSA’s rules and principles, Data Protection Act and Money Laundering regulations. Awareness of Group policies and procedures and the regulation relevant to your role.
- Assistance in preparing and recording matters in the minute books of the businesses like – board meetings.
Attributes of the candidate:
- Excellent Communicator (English) although ability to speak Italian / Spanish would be an advantage.
- Excellent organisation skills.
- Excellent numeracy, financial and computer skills.
- Awareness of maintaining accounting software. The business is implementing Aqilla Software (Cloud Accounting solution).
- Ability to prioritise workloads and meet targets.
- Ability to work to deadlines and self-motivated.
- Ability to motivate, develop and co-ordinate.
- Ability to work as part of a team and upon a standalone basis.
- A demonstrable achiever.
- Must be confident to communicate opinions and communicate to external parties like banks, suppliers and auditors.
- A proactive approach to both opportunities and risk mitigation.
Qualifications and experience
- Qualified accountant (Chartered - ACCA / ACA preferable) with post qualification experience.
- 5 years experience in similar roles in FSA regulated entities
August 15, 2012
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