Brewer Morris
Financial Accountant
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My client is a prestigious and rapidly growing international Private Equity business, seeking a qualified Financial Accountant to join its London finance team. With a global footprint and a highly respected reputation across the alternatives investment market, the firm is continuing to invest in its people, infrastructure and finance capability as it enters an exciting new phase of growth.
This is a highly visible role, offering broad exposure across the business and direct interaction with senior stakeholders. Sitting within a collaborative finance function, you will play a key role in financial control, statutory reporting, group consolidations and business partnering activities, while helping to drive process improvements and support strategic initiatives across the organisation.
The successful candidate will take ownership of financial reporting across multiple entities, work closely with auditors, tax advisors and global teams, and contribute to the ongoing development of a best-in-class finance function. It will also have a lot of opportunity and scope for finance change and improvement of processes. This opportunity would suit a technically strong accountant looking to grow their career within a leading alternative investment platform.
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Key Responsibilities
- Ownership of balance sheet and P&L reporting across multiple legal entities.
- Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Support monthly management reporting and group consolidation activities.
- Reconcile intercompany balances and investigate variances.
- Assist with the preparation of statutory accounts and year-end reporting.
- Act as a key contact for external auditors and support the annual audit process.
- Support tax compliance activities including corporate tax and VAT reporting.
- Assist with regulatory reporting and capital adequacy calculations where required.
- Review and enhance financial controls, processes and reporting frameworks.
- Partner with finance and non-finance stakeholders across international offices on ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives.
Required Skills & Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Trained within a leading accounting practice ideal or within core finance within PE/Alternatives.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including UK GAAP / IFRS.
- 1–4 years' experience within financial reporting, financial control or corporate accounting.
- Prior exposure to alternative investments, asset management, private equity, venture capital, hedge funds or investment banking environments is desirable.
- Experience preparing statutory financial statements and managing audit deliverables.
- Strong balance sheet control and reconciliation experience.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP platforms advantageous.
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders.
- Proactive, commercially minded and keen to contribute within a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
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