Job Description

Reports to Senior Financial Reporting Manager

The purpose of this position is to manage the accounting team responsible for a variety of entities listed on the London Stock Exchange and the International Stock Exchange under the direction of the lead Financial Reporting Manager.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing a team to accurately deliver client accounting needs and ensuring accurate data is maintained on internal system
• Ensuring compliance with all regulations, processes and procedures
• Review all aspects of accounting including bookkeeping, management accounts, interim/annual report and accounts, weekly and monthly net asset values and other financial and regulatory reporting for a range of corporate entities in accordance with IFRS reporting
• Attend client board meetings and present financial information
• Manage and review completion of audit queries and establish good working relationships with audit firms
• Act as a four-eyes signatory on accounting matters, ensuring that company policy and professional and regulatory guidelines are adhered to and that a professional quality service is provided to clients and outside contacts
• Review and authorise bank account payments
• Establish and build good working relationships with clients, colleagues and other business contacts
• Training and development of junior staff
• Participate in and where required lead ad hoc team projects
• Represent the team in group wide working groups and activities

Skills, knowledge, expertise:

• Post qualification experience supported by a relevant professional qualification (ACCA or ACA)
• Computer literacy skills are essential
• Experience working in the listed fund industry, preferable but not essential
• Knowledge of company secretarial requirements of Guernsey entities, preferable but not essential
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with clients, colleagues and business contacts.
• People management experience