Our client is a leading, British, investment firm with over €40 billion in assets under management across private equity, private debt, and real estate strategies. They are seeking a Senior Financial Controller to join their dynamic team.
Responsibilites include:
Financial Control
- Take a lead role in the financial control of the corporate group, which includes 50+ legal entities across various jurisdictions;
- Oversee the work of two Corporate Accountants based in London, who have responsibility for local UK and European financial control
- Work closely with other members of the Group Finance team across other locations, who provide financial control across the remainder of the Group;
- Responsible for the accurate monthly consolidation of the Group results, establishing a strong understanding and ultimately controlling system-generated consolidation entries
- Work closely with the FP&A Manager to facilitate the timely production of Group Management Accounts on a monthly basis
Statutory Audit
- Key contact for Group auditors, taking ultimate responsibility for the annual audit of the Operating Group
- Responsible for the preparation of timely and accurate statutory financial statements across the Operating Group (where required)
- Working closely with others in the Group Finance team for audit of the remaining holding structure of the Group;
Other
- Assume a senior role in other financial control and operations-related functions, including but not limited to:
- Accounting for valuation of the Group across a complex shareholding structure
- Group treasury management and reporting
- Various aspects of corporate tax compliance across relevant Group jurisdictions (corporate tax VAT, employment tax matters etc) working in conjunction with in-house tax function
Interactions:
- Main internal interaction is with:
- Group Finance, Fund Control, IT, Legal, Compliance
- The position holder may have requirement to work with various external parties, such as:
- Banks, Administrators, Auditors, Accounting Advisors and tax authorities
Requirements:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant, with a minimum of 5+ years PQE
- Degree or equivalent
- Professional experience within financial services and ideally Private Assets, with demonstratable experience in Financial Control in large, complex corporate group structures
- Fluent in English (Other European languages an advantage)
- Excellent IT skills (MS Office), NetSuites, Oracle PBCS