Financial Accountant

The Financial Accountant will contribute to shaping the finance department through ongoing development and improvement of finance processes, insightful reporting and analysis, and efficient and effective workflows.

The preferred candidate profile is someone qualified with a leading professional accounting firm and has since spent a minimum of 2 years in an in-house account or fund account role.

Key Tasks And Responsibilities

• Control and ensure the integrity of all entities by maintaining and reviewing the accounting records to ensure accuracy and completeness of data, including bank reconciliations, safeguarding the assets of the company.
• Take ownership of the balance sheet and P&L for individual entities, ensuring that all balances are understood.
• Prepare and review monthly reconciliation files for all balance sheet amounts to supporting documentation, flagging any actual or potential risks/opportunities to senior management.
• Assist in the Group consolidation process.
• Support the reconciliation of intercompany positions and investigate differences where necessary.
• Provide compliance with the regulatory capital calculations for the various jurisdictions.
• Prepare and support the review of statutory financial statements, ensuring all submissions are on time, accurate, and compliant.
• Liaise with the auditors ensuring a smooth audit process and completion of audits within the applicable timeframes.
• Liaise with tax accountants to ensure completion of corporation taxes calculations, support the preparation of VAT returns, and other tax submissions.
• Continually review the financial controls of the business ensuring they are fit for purpose and strive to make them simpler and better.
• Support other business, financial control, and reporting initiatives as required.

Skills And Qualifications

• Educated to Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent.
• Qualified Accountant - ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent, ideally gained with a leading professional accounting firm.
• Thorough accounting knowledge of IFRS (US GAAP and UK GAAP beneficial).
• 3 to 5 years working in a corporate environment, asset management (Private Equity, Venture Capital, Asset Management, Hedge Fund, Investment Bank, etc.) preferred experience.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with NetSuite will be highly advantageous.
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory compliance framework for the asset management industry (e.g., AIFMD, FATCA) is highly advantageous.
• Understanding of controls, with an ability to critically evaluate them within a smaller organization.
• Ability to understand financial risk and use it to influence decisions and critically appraise processes.

Language Requirement

Must be fluent in English and display superior verbal and written communication skills.

Equal Opportunity Pledge

Capital Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive global workforce. With 23 nationalities represented across 14 offices spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, we believe diversity makes us better at what we do. Our initiatives are designed to attract, develop, and advance talented individuals regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, disability status, or any other dimension of diversity. We warmly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Disclaimer

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates who have been shortlisted for further consideration. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We appreciate the time you have taken to apply and encourage you to monitor our careers page for future opportunities.

Diversity & Inclusion

Capital Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a global diverse workforce. We are a global company with 23 nationalities represented across our staff in 13 offices, spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. We believe diversity and inclusion (“D&I”) is key to being better at what we do, and our initiatives are designed to attract, develop, and advance talented individuals, regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, disability status, or any other dimension of diversity. We welcome and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join Capital Dynamics.

Please inform our recruitment team if you have a disability, condition, or difference that may require us to make any adjustments as part of your application process or during employment.

London

Capital Dynamics Ltd.

16 St Martin’s Le Grand

London EC1A 4EN

United Kingdom

+44 20 7297 0200