Senior Management Accountant

Eames are partnering with a well established institutional investment manager with over $750bn AUM as they seek to hire a Qualified Accountant on a long term contract (initial 12months) - the team are responsible for the oversight and reporting on Public & Private Market revenue streams, focusing on ensuring high attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks.

Core fundamentals of the team are around fee agreements, rebates, distributions fees, FUM & AUM analysis and reporting to internal & external stakeholders, the firm have a US parent, so you will be comfortable working in a controls environment and have awareness of SOX or similar frameworks

Key tasks include;

• Ensure accurate calculation of all fees (management, performance, other) due to group entities
• Ensure accurate calculation of all rebates and distribution charges to investors
• Review monthly revenue journals for group entities and cost centres (accrued income/sales invoices)
• Active involvement in monthly reporting and forecasting of revenue and related investor costs including full commentary and variance analysis as required by entities and group stakeholder
• Sensitivity analysis of management and performance on various factors for example markets, flows and fee rates
• Contribution to the annual budget process and five year plan for revenue streams and associated financials
• Prepare year-end accounting records for revenue-related balance sheet and profit and loss accounts and co-ordinate responses to audit queries
• Prepare year-end accounting records for revenue-related balance sheet and profit and loss accounts and co-ordinate responses to audit queries
• Preparation of Group AUM and Flows report to support wider business needs and provide ad hoc reports to other areas of business including marketing, business development and compliance.

As a senior within the team, you will support the Manager on escalations from juniors, taking responsibility for more complex queries and developing the team's wider competencies

Experience Required

• Chartered Accountant with post qualified experience within Management Accounting (Revenue focus, or as a Revenue specialist within Financial Services)
• Experience of asset management industry with involvement or understanding of fees, commission and principles of revenue recognition from clients and third parties highly desirable
• Excellent grasp of general accounting fundamentals, journal management, accounts preparation and financial reporting as examples
• Experience of working as a senior in a group/multi-business environment with multiple cost centres and clients

Hybrid Working

City of London Based