We are recruiting for a new Financial Reporting & Control Accountant position with our client in Edinburgh. If you are a technically strong financial accountant with experience gained within the investment management industry, we'd love to hear from you!
This role will be hired on a 6 month fixed term contract (salaried) basis and offers a hybrid working model.
Skills/Experience
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) (preferred but not essential).
- Proven technical financial accounting and financial control experience within investment management or wider financial services (essential).
- Self‑motivated with the ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment.
Core Responsibilities
- Support financial reporting and control across EMEA entities.
- Maintain a well‑controlled general ledger, ensuring accurate reconciliations and compliance with accounting standards.
- Assist with month‑end and year‑end close processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
- Support revenue recognition across management fees, performance fees, commissions, and fund income streams.
- Prepare statutory financial statements under FRS 102 and coordinate external audits.
- Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders and external service providers.
- Drive process and systems improvements across finance operations.
- Challenge existing ways of working to improve efficiency and create capacity.
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
Job reference: 16534
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
Senior Analyst - Financial Accounting and Control employer: Core-Asset Consulting Ltd
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