Group Financial Accountant (Associate Director) in Southampton

At Aztec, we provide talented and dynamic individuals with the opportunity to build a rewarding career. We’re an ambitious company, committed to building long-term partnerships with our clients and delivering operational excellence at every stage of their fund’s lifecycle. Our culture is what makes us a standout place to work. Our people are at the heart of our business: putting clients first; delivering service excellence; working as one team; building lasting connections and embodying our values and purpose. Join our journey and discover what makes us the bright alternative.

About the role:

Reports to Group Financial Controller. The provision of timely and accurate financial and management information in accordance with statutory and regulatory frameworks. Compliance across subsidiaries, liaising with stakeholders (auditors, tax advisors), managing tax and VAT returns together with financial analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deputise for the Head of Financial Control
• Management of Direct reports and oversight across the team for key deliverables
• Liaise with various levels of management and other teams to provide support and guidance
• Manage & Co-ordinate the Group audit and relationship
• Preparation of relevant papers and presentation of these to relevant Boards and committees
• Attendance at the Group RAAC meetings
• Manage the Statutory accounting for all group companies
• Manager statutory and regulatory returns
• Responsible for the Financial Statements templates, core accounting policies and implementation of accounting standards as agreed from time to time
• Responsible for the production of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Group
• Responsible for the production of the unaudited quarterly financial statements for the Group
• Manage the internal Financial policies and control environment
• Ensure a robust and continually evolving control environment is maintained for the Aztec
• Manage the intercompany reconciliation and settlement processes
• Co-ordinate any Dividend proposals & settlement in conjunction with the relevant Jurisdictional Financial Controller
• Co-ordinate the preparation and submission of all Tax returns in conjunction with the Director of Tax & Treasury
• Support the budget & forecast processes in conjunction with the FBP’s and FP&A team
• Support the wider Finance teams as required, including acting as reviewer or signatory for payments of expenses as needed
• Provision of relevant coaching, training and development in support of the Finance staff and wider teams as agreed from time to time
• Support strategic projects and initiatives

Skills, knowledge, expertise:

• Extensive post qualification (ACCA, ACA, or equivalent) within an internal finance function experience
• Significant commercial and accounting environment knowledge across all jurisdictions, including knowledge of the regulatory environments
• Strong understanding of financial reporting standards and regulations
• Strong understanding of financial control environments in the Financial Services Sector
• Previous experience in a large international financial services group
• Experience in preparing consolidated financial statements cross multiple jurisdictions
• Effective Leader, able to deputise at Committees and Board meetings
• Effective communication skills for interacting with various stakeholders
• Ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and provide insights

We will provide the training and support to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts is at the heart of what we do.