Financial Accountant – Private Equity London

• Role: Financial Accountant – Private Equity
• Work location: Office Based (4 days per week)
• About Capital Dynamics

Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets, including Private equity (primaries, secondaries and direct investments) and Clean Energy.

Established in 1988, the Firm has extensive knowledge and experience developing solutions tailored to meet the exacting needs of a diverse and global client base of institutional and private wealth investors.

Capital Dynamics oversees more than USD 15 billion in assets under management and advisement and employs approximately 150 professionals globally across 13 offices in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Finance Department

The Capital Dynamics Finance team manage all elements of operational finance, reporting and regulatory reporting obligations.

Further, the team provides oversight, controls and protection to safeguard the firm’s interests and budgets while upholding the financial integrity of the business.

The team also partners with the business and stakeholders to drive value creation and efficiencies within the wider organization, either directly or by enabling improved performance to support the firm’s continued growth.

Role Purpose

Capital Dynamics is seeking a Financial Accountant to join our Finance team in the London office.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, the accountant will support the preparation of the monthly management reporting and the year-end statutory reporting, which will include liaising with the auditors and other teams within Finance and the broader organisation (locally and in our global offices), including Treasury, Legal and Operations.

The Financial Accountant will contribute to shaping the finance department through ongoing development and improvement of finance processes, insightful reporting and analysis, and efficient and effective workflows.

The preferred candidate profile is someone qualified with a leading professional accounting firm and has since spent a minimum of 2 years in an in-house account or fund account role.

• Key Tasks and Responsibilities
• Control and ensure the integrity of all entities by maintaining and reviewing the accounting records to ensure accuracy and completeness of data, including bank reconciliations, safeguarding the assets of the company.
• Take ownership of the balance sheet and P&L for individual entities, ensuring that all balances are understood.
• Prepare and review monthly reconciliation files for all balance sheet amounts to supporting documentation, flagging any actual or potential risks/opportunities to senior management.
• Assist in the Group consolidation process.
• Support the reconciliation of intercompany positions and investigate differences where necessary.
• Provide compliance with the regulatory capital calculations for the various jurisdictions.
• Prepare and support the review of statutory financial statements, ensuring all submissions are on time, accurate and compliant.
• Liaise with the auditors ensuring smooth audit process and completion of audits within the applicable timeframes.
• Liaise with tax accountants to ensure completion of corporation taxes calculations, support the preparation of VAT returns and other tax submissions.
• Continually review the financial controls of the business ensuring they are fit for purpose and strive to make them simpler and better.
• Support other business, financial control and reporting initiatives as required.

Skills and Qualifications

• Educated to Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent.
• Qualified Accountant – ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent, ideally gained with a leading professional accounting firm.
• Thorough accounting knowledge of IFRS (US GAAP and UK GAAP beneficial).
• 3-5 years working in a corporate environment, asset management (Private Equity, Venture Capital, Asset Management, Hedge Fund, Investment Bank, etc.) preferred experience.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience with Net Suite will be highly advantageous.
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory compliance framework for the asset management industry (e. g., AIFMD, FATCA) is highly advantageous.
• Understanding of controls, with an ability to critically evaluate them within a smaller organisation.
• Understanding of controls, with an ability to critically evaluate them within a smaller organisation.
• Ability to understand financial risk and use it to influence decisions and critically appraise processes.
• Language Requirement
• Must be fluent in English and display superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Equal Opportunity Pledge

Capital Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive global workforce.

With 23 nationalities represented across 13 offices spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, we believe diversity makes us better at what we do.

Our initiatives are designed to attract, develop, and advance talented individuals regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, disability status, or any other dimension of diversity.

We warmly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

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