Finance Manager

£65,000 - £80,000 + generous completion bonus + benefits

(15 month Maternity cover)

Central London

 

THE COMPANY

They are a leading active long only equity asset management house with circa £20bn over under management and over 150 employees across London, the Far East and USA.

 

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

· Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA) ideally with Asset Management experience but not essential

· Understanding partial exemptions calculations and reverse charge VAT rules

· Understanding of UK corporation tax and Transfer Pricing- desirable

· Knowledge of FCA and CBI regulatory returns;

· Attention to detail and strong Excel skills - essential

· Strong communication, team working and organisational skills

· Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

 

THE ROLE

Previous financial services experience is not necessary. This role offers significant variety providing accounting, tax and regulatory assistance with the main focus on the tasks listed below but will include various projects as well. You will assist the Head of Tax and Regulation in ensuring efficient processes and the financial records comply with applicable accounting, tax and regulatory standards. Responsibilities include:

Month End/Quarter End/Year End

· Assist in the audit procedure, liaise with auditors in relation to relevant audit queries

· Preparation of cash flow statements for board reporting and financial statements

· Assist in preparation of dividend calculations quarterly taking into account regulatory implications

· Preparation of payroll journals into technology one ensuring accounting records are consistent with payroll records.

Financial Regulation

· Preparation of the regulatory returns in accordance with the firms reporting schedule

· Submission of regulatory returns and input to software systems

· Ongoing monitoring of the firm’s regulatory capital position to identify issues early

· Assisting in documentation and update of FCA/CBI reporting procedures and manuals

· Assisting with the ICARA stress testing analysis and implementing changes to the ICARA document

VAT

· Preparation of the VAT returns on quarterly basis

· Bookings of the VAT entries using in-house accounting software (TechOne)

· Reconciliation of the VAT control accounts

· Assist in VAT related projects

Corporation Tax

· Prepare monthly corporation tax calculations and bookings via in-house accounting software for various companies within the Group

· Reconcile Corporation Tax control accounts

· Prepare calculations for tax payments as they fall due to be paid to Tax Authorities

· Assisting in documentation and update of Corporation tax procedures and calculations

Transfer Pricing

· Prepare monthly transfer pricing journals throughout the group

· Prepare quarterly invoice figures for the Sale and Purchase ledger accountant to issue

· Ensure transfer priced revenue and expenditure is as accurate as possible using latest available information

· Preparation and updating the firms cost allocation and the revenue allocation models

· Assist in documentation of updates to the transfer pricing policy

Ad-hoc/ other

· Assist in tax, regulatory, accounting and transfer pricing projects as required

· Assist in implementations and improvements to the reports on accounting software TechOne