Newly qualified Finance Associate – Soho, London - Venture Capital
Hybrid: 3 days in the office
Reporting to the Financial Controller
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified accountant to join a high‑performing Finance & Operations team in central London. This hybrid role offers exceptional breadth, variety, and long‑term progression for someone looking to move beyond traditional financial accounting.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll become an integral part of a collaborative, fast‑paced environment, working across management accounting, fund reporting, and portfolio analysis. You’ll also liaise with external accountants and international teams, gaining exposure to multi‑jurisdictional finance operations.
This role is ideal for someone who is proactive, detail‑driven, and eager to contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives, and best‑practice financial controls.
Key Responsibilities
Management Accounting
- Review quarterly management reports, analysing departmental activity and budget vs actuals.
- Liaise with external accountants to resolve queries and ensure accurate reporting.
- Support the review of financial statements.
- Manage monthly cash flows and cash balances.
- Oversee UK Accounts Payable and Receivable, with a focus on automation.
- Manage expense processes for all team members.
- Handle transactional finance including accruals, prepayments, and fixed assets.
- Assist with tax matters including VAT and Corporation Tax.
- Support the preparation and review of quarterly fund reports.
- Collect, validate and analyse financial data and KPIs from portfolio companies.
- Ensure accurate recording of fund‑level transactions in monitoring systems.
- Contribute to valuation processes and ad hoc fund analysis.
- Assist with wider finance projects as needed.
About You
- Newly qualified or finalist ACA/ACCA.
- High attention to detail with a proactive, self‑starting approach.
- Strong integrity and ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Confident with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
- Comfortable driving processes to completion and supporting automation.
What’s On Offer
- 25 days annual leave
- 5% employee / 4% employer pension contribution
- Private medical insurance
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Soho‑based office, 3 days per week onsite
- A rare opportunity to build a career within a leading venture capital environment
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Newly qualified Financial Accountant (Venture Capital) employer: Equifind
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