Financial Accountant
£35000 - £45000 + BONUS + BENEFITS
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 a part qualified, AAT qualified or qualified by experience to join a very small finance team.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Part qualified accountant, AAT qualified or qualified by experience with experience of financial accounting and good double entry accounting skills,
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines and several stakeholder requirements
- Strong team player, conscientious, responsible, proactive, enthusiastic, motivated and hands on
- Strong Excel skills 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. Previous real estate or financial services experience is not necessary.
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;
- Responsibility for ensuring that all balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled incl. bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, payroll etc.
- Responsibility for the preparation of monthly management accounts with understanding of outputs and written commentary against budget;
- Preparing timely quarterly VAT returns;
- Supporting the year end audit process and statutory reporting;
- Working hand in hand with the fund finance managers to secure seamless collaboration and team competence;
- 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.
