Financial Accountant

About the role

Our client is a leading asset management and securities firm that delivers innovative investment solutions across equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative assets. The Financial Accountant will manage the organisation’s financial accounting and reporting functions, ensuring accurate statutory reporting, treasury management and support for strategic decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including balance sheet, profit & loss, cash flow statements and related notes.
• Maintain general ledgers, post month‑end journals and review assets and liabilities.
• Process expense, payables and transaction entries, ensuring correct accounting codes.
• Perform bank and inter‑company reconciliations and supervise daily banking activities.
• Handle statutory remittances such as PAYE, pensions, withholding tax, VAT and corporate income tax.
• Support annual budget preparation, variance analysis and working‑capital monitoring.
• Coordinate regulatory reporting to the SEC and other authorities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; 3‑4 years of accounting experience.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MSc Finance) or professional certification (CFA, ACCA, ICAN) is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse financial data and produce timely reports.

Required skills

• Financial reporting and compliance
• Cost accounting and cost management
• Budgeting, planning and forecasting
• Financial analysis and variance analysis
• Regulatory reporting