Finance Manager

Finance Manager / Investment Advisory / London

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Accountant to join an exciting and expanding Investment Advisory who specialise in secured investment, focusing on direct lending to UK SMEs. You will join a team of seasoned industry professionals with extensive experience analysing complex credit transactions and with significant relationships throughout the industry. The organisation operate in significant growth sectors and continues to grow their portfolio and seek new business opportunities leveraging their core areas of competence.  Due to the organic growth the need to hire an experienced Finance Manager to report to and support the COO/CFO.

The successful Finance Manager / Senior Accountant will be responsible  for all accounts including general accounting functions, reconciling: invoices, payroll, income and expenses and interfacing with corporate accountants. You will also be responsible for assisting with all control functions and managing operations with the FCA and other regulatory authorities, including quarterly and annual regulatory filings with the FCA, Working closely with management to develop budgets and business plans.

This is a rare opportunity for anyone looking to join an ambitious business who are looking to grow their investment fund up to £500 million in the next 5 years!

Accounting related (essential skills)

• Monitor and reconcile companies’ financial records and bank accounts
• Processing all payments, including invoices, payroll and expenses
• Monitoring and allocating staff expenses ensuring they are properly authorized and accounted for
• Preparing invoices and controlling all outstanding invoices and ensuring prompt payment. Dealing with all related inquiries from clients and service providers directly by telephone or email as required
• Filing of all accounting documentation and ensuring timely updates with firms’ outside accountants, including quarterly VAT filings
• Liaising with management accountants

Budget Related (Desirable / beneficial skills)

• Maintaining and managing operating forecasts and budget versus actual business activity and keeping management informed 
• Managing  business and cash flow model
• Controls related
• Establishing and maintaining a master calendar of filings required (accounting, tax, payroll, regulatory, other)
• Preparing and filing documents with FCA and other regulators as required
• Scheduling of Credit Committee and Risk Committee and recording of respective minutes
• Maintaining filing systems for all major corporate activities – bookkeeping and accounting, budgets, compliance and regulatory, board meetings, Companies House activities
• Fund reporting, compliance and audit requirements

Controls related (Desirable / beneficial skills)

• Establishing and maintaining a master calendar of filings required (accounting, tax, payroll, regulatory, other)
• Preparing and filing documents with FCA and other regulators as required · Ensuring all corporate compliance and regulatory obligations are met, for example, AML training records, employee declarations etc.
• Scheduling of board meetings and recording board minutes
• Scheduling of Credit Committee and Risk Committee and recording of respective minutes
• Maintaining filing systems for all major corporate activities – bookkeeping and accounting, budgets, compliance and regulatory, board meetings, Companies House activities
• Fund reporting, compliance and audit requirements

Finance Manager

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