Finance Manager

Goodman Masson have partnered with a growing Financial services business based in the heart of Central London to assist in their search for a Finance Manager to either join on a temporary basis or temp to perm.

As a group, they embrace technology and use it to leverage and add value to their investments. The team consists of seasoned, self-motivated and capable individuals with years of experience and relationships in advisory and investments, across the markets they operate in.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day financial operations including AP/AR for the group and its commercial interests
• Ensure timely monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting to the Board and investors
• Prepare annual statutory accounts liaising with external auditors to managing the audit process
• Support effective lending decisions performing due diligence on prospective client's financial position
• Ensure the group's compliance reporting to the FCA (Regdata) is timely and accurate
• Manage applicable government reporting requirements and tax filings (PAYE, VAT, corporation tax, partnership returns, individual tax returns), and coordinate with relevant service providers
• Ensure the timely filing of all statutory accounts and confirmation statements with Companies House
• Process payroll in a timely manner and ensure full compliance (pensions, P11Ds, P60s, P45s etc)
• Maintain appropriate accounting operations especially control systems, policies and procedures
• Stay up to date on relevant changes to accounting legislation to ensure full compliance and best practice

Key Attributes:

• Excellent MS Office knowledge (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), and accounting software (Quickbooks desirable)
• Attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure
• 'Can-do' attitude, solution focused with plenty of initiative, and ability to work in a small team or on own
• Commercial, flexible and entrepreneurial with a naturally inquisitive mindset
• Keen to embrace technological solutions to drive efficiency
• Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal
• Discretion and confidentiality with company and client information
• Solid commercial knowledge of tax, accounting and accounting principles (FRS 102)
• Highly numerate with proven experience working within a Financial Services firm
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA strongly preferred

If you have the required experience listed and you are interested in applying please send your CV