Investment Trust Accountant for a global asset management business based in Edinburgh Your new company Our client, a leading global asset management business, has an exciting job opportunity for a qualified accountant to join them as Investment Trust accountant to support its range of Investment Trusts. Your new role Working closely with the Investment Trust Company Secretaries with a particular focus on the Financial Reporting aspects (Revenue Forecasts, Budgets etc), for the Investment Trusts assigned to you, you will be responsible for the preparation of the Interim and Year end Accounts and financial-related board papers and liaison with their auditors. Duties will include: Prepare annual and interim accounts, incorporating all current accounting standards and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory and legislative issues. Review month-end reconciliations and controls and calculate monthly net asset values for submission within reporting deadlines. Ensure monthly net asset value schedules are circulated to fund managers and company secretaries. Prepare board papers, specifically schedules of portfolio information, transactions, liquidity and revenue forecasts and collate all schedules prepared by the company secretary and the investment managers. Develop and maintain good working relationships with other service providers of the investment trusts (e.g. auditors, lawyers, registrars). Ensure client administration requirements are met in accordance with management and secretarial agreements. Understand and monitor client investment objectives, guidelines, relevant regulations and compliance issues. Liaise with tax advisers to ensure timely preparation of annual tax computations and perform a detailed review of computations prior to submission to the HMRC. Prepare any required statutory returns, including VAT returns. Ensure statutory information is maintained on Blueprint and ensure this information is up to date and accurate. Attendance at Audit Committees and Board meetings as appropriate. Keep up to date on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the trusts and allocated technical areas. What youll need to succeed The ideal candidate will be a Qualified Accountant with strong interpersonal and communication skills (as the role will be client-facing) and ideally would possess experience of Investment Trust accounting practices and their governance. Direct experience of Investment Company financial reporting and presenting at Investment Trust Board and Audit Committee meetings would be advantageous but not essential. What youll get in return A people-based business focussed on diversity, equality and inclusion A global market leader offering unrivalled scope for career progression and development An interesting and diverse role with access to a broad array of investment strategies, and the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients specific requirements A generous salary of up to £70,000 benefits Private healthcare Private dental care Eye care reimbursement Generous annual leave entitlement with the option to buy or sell additional days. Pension Life assurance and group income protection An extensive list of flexible benefits Hybrid working A modern city centre office Employee volunteering and gift matching What you need to do now If youre interested in this role, click apply now to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isnt quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4684546