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My client a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe is looking to hire an assistant accountant.
The Finance team is primarily based in London and covers the Europe and Middle East geography. The team includes financial accounting, financial & management reporting (including annual audit), revenue, accounts payable, payroll and tax. They require a bright and diligent junior accountant to join the team for 12 months to help prepare and deliver month end tasks, perform reconciliations, compile management and energy usage monthly reporting and liaise with Finance stakeholders.
- Assist with the preparation of the statutory accounts for FRS102 financial statements for UK legal entities, including gathering support and working calculations, for a 31 Dec year end.
- Liaise with the external auditor, at interim and final audit and answer audit queries, provide evidence.
- Monitoring balance sheet reconciliations and undertake investigative work to provide commentary on variances and identify issues when they arise.
- Month end tasks including prepayments, accruals, depreciation calculations & journals.
- Assist with refreshing processes to reflect accounting system change from SmartStream to Workday in late 2025/early 2026.
- Assist with preparation of management reporting packs.
- Assist with climate reporting for the corporate entities and address data audit queries.
- Other ad hoc tasks.
What you’ll need:
- ACCA, CIMA, ACA part qualified accountant with at least two years experience doing month end tasks with Workday
- Experience with responding to audit queries
- Solid Excel knowledge (v-lookups and pivot tables)
- Good attention to detail and works to a high standard
- Clear and concise communicator
- Strong work ethic, desire to learn and develop at an asset management firm
Benefits:
- New build office is at London Wall
- Kitchen is stocked with fruit, soft drink, cereal, yogurt, tea and coffee
- 4 days in office, 1 day optional WFH
- 12 month contract
