Meredith Brown Associates Ltd
Associate Finance Manager
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Job Description: Qualified Accountant
We are partnering with a leading asset manager to hire a high-calibre qualified accountant with a blend of technical finance expertise and system transformation experience. Candidates who have trained with a Big 4 or a top-tier management consultancy, followed by approximately 2-3 years' post-qualified experience within the finance team of an investment management firm could prove to be a strong fit for this role. Alongside a strong grounding in management accounting and financial controls, candidates should have gained exposure to finance change programmes, system implementations or process improvement initiatives, positioning them to play a significant role in the firm's upcoming finance transformation journey.
Key Responsibilities
- Practical experience using Sage X3 and Sage Intacct to provide support for Sage project in 2027 – technical experience implementing Intacct would be very desirable.
- Supervision of A/P, A/R, and G/L processing teams and approval and overseeing month-end journals and processes.
- Assistance with finance reporting and controls:
- Bi-weekly finance reporting and forecasts.
- Monthly and quarterly management accounts and KPI reporting.
- Quarterly & Ad hoc COO reporting.
- Assistance with regulatory reporting including the ICARA document (annually) and quarterly FCA returns.
- Assistance with preparation of Board Meeting agendas and schedules.
- Assistance with Insurance renewals and related queries.
- Assistance with Corporate update.
- Assistance with Tax compliance.
- Maintenance and update of the accounting system, accounting books, and records.
- Liaise with Accountants / Senior Finance Manager regarding monthly results, balance sheet reconciliation review queries, and AP Accountant re staff reimbursables.
- IT Infrastructure and Project teams – liaise with IT team in respect of Concur, costs dashboard, and cash.
- Auditors – provision of reconciliations, reports, and audit schedules; respond to enquiries.
- FCA – submission of FCA returns; FCA enquiries.
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- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified.
- Degree Qualified (2:1 as a minimum or the international equivalent of this qualification).
- Proven knowledge of and exposure to UK bookkeeping, accounting, and tax principles, practices, standards, laws, and regulations.
- Proven work experience in a comparable role.
- Exposure to system development and project management.
- Experience of Concur and Sage at a user and administrator level.
- An investment management / management consultancy finance background would be highly beneficial.
- Experience of US and UK corporation taxation.
- Self-motivated and self-starter – excellent team mentality.
- Analytical mind with good problem-solving aptitude.
- Trustworthy and discrete.
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