Robert Half Financial services are partnering with a scale up venture capital firm based in Central London to recruit a progressive and driven, qualified management accountant. This growing VC specialise in primary, secondary and growth debt investment for businesses across a range of sectors and currently have around £500 million of AUM.
The business currently runs a lean finance team, with the CFO heading up the function, followed by this role. As a result, this role will be all encompassing. Therefore, candidates must be prepared to take on accounts preparation from start to finish including completing of transactional tasks. Candidates must have also had previous exposure to Audit and budgeting.
The ideal candidate profile is an industry trained accountant with previous experience in a small VC or Private equity firm that is happy to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in. The role will progress quite quickly as the business plans to hire junior staff, which will lead to this role developing into more of a controllership role.
Package and description below:
Key Responsibilities:
· Full ownership of management accounts for 5 corporate entities produced on a monthly basis.
· Managing weekly cashflow forecast reports.
· Variance analysis - P&L and Balance Sheet.
· Submission of UK VAT returns.
· Managing accounts payable/receivable processes - invoice entry, payments and bank reconciliations.
· Consolidating group figures on a quarterly basis.
· Completing the annual Audit and producing Financial Statements.
· Supporting CFO with Board Reports, Budgeting and adhoc reporting from the wider business.
Qualifications & Experience:
· Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
· 3+ years of experience in a Management Accounting role, ideally within financial services and/or Investment Management.
· Proficiency in accounting software (e.g. AccountsIQ, Sage, NetSuite) and Excel.
· Experience with multiple entity and cross jurisdiction consolidation.
· High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a small team.
· Excellent communication skills and a proactive, team-player mindset who is willing to dig into the detail.
Location: Victoria
Working patterns: 3 days in office (Initally 4 days during probation)
Package: £60,000 - £70,000 + additional benefits including:
1. Private medical and dental
2. Discretionary bonus - 10-20%
3. Admission to company share scheme after 1 year of service
4. 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays + office shutdowns at end of august and Christmas
5. Pension plan ( 5% employer)
6. Seasonal socials/ weekly work drinks
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.