At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage investments, prepare group accounts, and support strategic finance projects.
- Company: Dynamic professional services organisation with a focus on growth and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and involvement in impactful financial projects.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Why this job: Join a collaborative team and make a real impact in finance and investment management.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with experience in fund accounting and strong technical skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
The Organisation
The business operates within the professional services sector, working across multiple subsidiaries and supporting investment portfolios worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
This organisation is committed to delivering strong financial stewardship while strategically supporting growth and innovation.
- Diverse group structure with several subsidiaries.
- Manages client and company investments totalling £600 million.
- Hybrid working model based in Glasgow.
- Engaged in impactful finance and system improvement projects.
- Offers a collaborative and dynamic finance environment.
The Role
This 12-month fixed-term contract is a vital role within the finance function, focusing on fund management, technical reporting, and ensuring efficient financial operations.
You will play a key part in managing investments alongside preparing consolidated group accounts, reporting to key stakeholders, and supporting strategic projects.
- Reconciling fund transactions across a large and complex portfolio.
- Prepare and review subsidiary and consolidated group accounts in compliance with IFRS and UK GAAP.
- Process investment manager reports and create financial journal entries. Support audit preparations and compliance reporting.
- Collaborate on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Contribute to projects involving finance systems and organisational improvements.
- Oversee weekly payment runs and ensure accuracy.
- The Ideal Candidate
You will be a technically strong accountant with extensive experience in fund accounting or investment portfolios.
You thrive in dynamic environments, are highly autonomous, and excel at partnering with stakeholders to provide financial clarity and insight.
- Mandatory
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 5+ years PQE.
- Proven experience in fund or investment accounting, including reconciliations and journal creation.
- Strong technical accounting skills, including consolidated group accounts preparation.
- In-depth knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP standards.
- Advanced Excel skills for financial data analysis and reporting.
- Experience managing payment runs and reconciliation processes.
- Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
- Preferred
- Experience with Opera or similar finance systems.
- Background in fund accounting or similar sector environments.
- Previous involvement in statutory accounts preparation for multiple entities.
- Exposure to finance transformation or process improvement projects.
- Business partnering experience within finance-focused roles.
- On Offer
- 12-month FTC with hybrid working based in Glasgow.
- Salary in the range of £60,000–£70,000 depending on experience.
- Opportunity to be involved in impactful financial and operational projects.
- Collaborative and dynamic team environment.
- Chance to work on complex investment portfolios.
EEO Statement i Multiply is committed to diversity and will promote diversity for all employees, workers and applicants. i Multiply will treat everyone equally and will not discriminate on the grounds of an individual's "protected characteristic”.
If you like the look of this vacancy and think you could perform the role, but, you don't think you meet all the requirements, please DO APPLY for this opportunity.
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