Financial Controller - Private Equity in London

Goodman Masson are partnering with a leading global private markets investment business to recruit a Financial Controller into its London finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with Financial Services experience to join a highly regarded investment management platform, offering broad exposure across financial control, statutory reporting, regulatory reporting and business partnering activities within an international environment.

The role sits within a lean, high-performing finance function that works closely with stakeholders across the business and plays an important role in supporting decision making, governance and future growth. It offers significantly broader exposure than a traditional financial accounting position, with involvement across multiple legal entities, international operations and a range of strategic finance initiatives.

The business has built a strong reputation within the market and offers an environment where individuals are given genuine responsibility, visibility and the opportunity to develop their careers within a sophisticated investment management platform. The finance team is collaborative, commercially minded and committed to continuous improvement, making it an attractive opportunity for someone looking to broaden their experience beyond pure reporting responsibilities.

The successful candidate will join a fast-paced team where strong technical accounting skills, attention to detail and the ability to build relationships across the business will be key to success.

Responsibilities will include:

• Taking ownership of financial reporting and control activities across a number of legal entities;
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, investigating variances and ensuring the integrity of financial information;
• Supporting monthly management reporting, year-end reporting and statutory accounts preparation;
• Assisting with group consolidation activities and intercompany accounting processes;
• Supporting regulatory capital reporting and wider regulatory finance requirements;
• Partnering with stakeholders across finance, operations, treasury and other business functions to support reporting and analysis requirements;
• Managing relationships with external auditors and supporting the annual audit process;
• Coordinating with external advisers on corporate tax, VAT and other compliance-related matters;
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve processes and enhance reporting capabilities;
• Supporting a variety of finance transformation, automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA);
• Trained within a leading accountancy practice, ideally followed by experience within industry;
• Experience within Financial Services is essential, ideally gained within asset management, private equity, alternative investments, investment banking, hedge funds or a similarly regulated environment;
• Strong financial accounting and financial reporting experience;
• Good working knowledge of IFRS is essential;
• Knowledge of UK GAAP and/or US GAAP would be advantageous;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across a global organisation;
• Proactive mindset with a desire to improve processes and take ownership of deliverables;
• Experience of identifying process improvements and strengthening financial controls would be advantageous.