Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant
£35000 - £45000 + Bonus + Benefits + Study Support
London W1 (Hybrid model '' 4 days in office)

THE COMPANY
They are an owner managed real estate investment manager with £1bn of AUM invested on behalf of financial institutions, family office's and UHNW. Due to further expansion, they have a newly created role for a financial accountant who is either studying ACCA or CIMA, AAT qualified / part qualified to join a very small finance team. Your role within the company will grow with the growth of the company.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Part qualified accountant CIMA or ACA, AAT qualified / part qualified with experience of financial accounting.
• Must have at least 18 months to qualify as an accountant. No more than 7 exams passed or exemptions applying.
• A minimum of 18 months accounting experience with a strong understanding of double entry bookkeeping principles
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines and several stakeholder requirements
• Strong team player, conscientious, responsible, proactive, enthusiastic, motivated and hands on and takes pride in delivery of their work.
• Strong Excel skills (V Lookup and Pivot tables) and accounting technical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and strong organisational skills
• Must enjoy Finance and have a desire to learn and develop and pursue their career within accountancy.

Candidates from any industry background will be considered who meet the criteria.

THE ROLE
The role reports to the Finance Director. This is a hands-on accounting role where you will take responsibility for day-to-day administration, accounting and reporting of UK based entities and also helps support other team Finance Managers of the investment funds.

• Liaising with the business in terms of raising sales invoices and collecting debtors and liaising with the business in terms of approving and paying purchase invoices; This will currently comprise 20-25% of the role until automated.
• Responsibility for ensuring that all balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled incl. bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, payroll etc.
• Responsibility for assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts with understanding of outputs and written commentary against budget; It is possible depending on experience you may have full responsibility
• Preparing timely quarterly VAT returns;
• Supporting the year end audit process and statutory reporting;
• Preparing company secretarial filings and responsibility for maintaining structure charts;
• Preparing P&L and cash flow forecasts with analytical context and supporting the annual budgeting process.

Sponsorship of any kind will not be provided