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  • Finance Manager

    £300.00 - £350.00 per day

    City of London

    Temporary

    Our client is a rapidly expanding events business with an ever-expanding International footprint and a fantastic culture. Due to the continues growth, they require an energetic Finance Manager to join the team on an interim basis with strong scope to become permanent. The business offers a very flexible working model, with only a small amount of time needed in the central London office. The role: Responsibility for all month end reporting across central cost departments Assisting with preparation of the month end reporting packs for the CFO, external investors and debt providers Ownership of payroll process and reporting Assisting with the annual audit and accounts prep process Implementing systems and controls Ownership of the Group VAT reporting and assisting with wider compliance Assisting with formulation of budget and forecast for central cost department Assist with technical accounting queries Weekly Cashflow forecasting Overseeing of transactional finance - AP, AR, Credit Control Skills / experience and attitude: Over 5 years Finance and Accounting experience preferably in a startup environment Good working knowledge of Excel Understanding of double entry principals.

  • Finance Director

    £700.00 - £750.00 per day

    City of London

    Temporary

    Our client is a rapidly expanding events business with an ever-expanding International footprint and a fantastic culture. Due to the continues growth, they require an energetic Finance Director to join the team on an interim basis (either full or part time) with strong scope to become permanent. The business offers a very flexible working model, with only a small amount of time needed in the central London office. The role: The Finance Director will work alongside the business founder raising capital and fundraising. Exposure to working with Venture Capital firms scaling up startups is essential for the role. More BAU aspects of the role will include: management accounting, financial reporting, tax reporting and other statutory requirements across the business. This includes developing accounting principles, practices, procedures & controls to ensure accurate, timely financial activities and reporting. Responsibilities: Develop and execute financial strategies aligned with organisational goals. Provide leadership to the finance team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Drive financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. Implement effective risk management strategies and compliance measures. Collaborate with executive leadership to provide strategic insights for decision-making. Ensure financial reporting accuracy and transparency. Skills / experience and attitude: Proven experience as a FD/CFO in a scale up start up Proven experience fundraising Strong strategic and analytical mindset. In-depth knowledge of financial regulations and compliance. Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

  • Finance Manager

    £75000 - £80000 per annum

    South London

    Permanent

    KennedyPearce are working with a hospitality Management and investment company based in South London. This company offers hybrid working and flexible working hours; 3 days in the office will be required. This role is newly created and will suit someone ACA qualified at Manager level. This Finance Manager will report into the Senior Finance Manager and will oversea a portfolio of properties. The role: Set European reporting timetable, monitor compliance by in-country teams. Responsible for ensuring all deadlines are met. Oversea a portfolio of clients, manage the year end external audit processes at both group and local levels including liaising with external audit firms, accounting for audit adjustments, liaising with local financial controllers or external account preparation teams, prepare/review consolidation and prepare/review financial statements. Ensure adherence to IFRS/Local GAAP including all new standards and amendments. Responsibility for the preparation of management reporting packs for several different hospitality related investments to third party investors and lenders in Europe on a quarterly/monthly/annual basis. Liaise with financial controllers to undertake quarterly balance sheet reviews and P&L reviews to facilitate reporting. Provide fast and accurate analysis and calculations to assist the transactions, finance, tax or development teams Responsible for corporate cost budgets for designed hotel investment and property holding entities together with quarterly actual to budget updates. Assist the transactions team with modelling requirements, transaction costs monitoring, acquisition accounting and any post transactional set up and integration projects as required. Ensure compliance with all loan documents including quarterly bank covenant reporting and forecasting. Proactively assess cash flow forecasts and cash repatriation options. Working on acquisitions Profile: Chartered Accountancy Top 10 practice candidates - ACA qualified

  • Net Working Capital Manager

    £70000 - £80000 per annum + Bonus, Hybrid working

    London

    Permanent

    KennedyPearce are supporting a Marketing agency on their hire of a European Net Working Capital Manager. There is hybrid working (2 days in the office), a great company culture and lots of growth opportunities. This position will report into the Regional Controller. The Net Working Capital Manager role: Accountable for all trade and non-trade Working capital positions, to maintain Net working capital at neutral and to ensure operating Cashflow is positive whilst the Group is growing revenues. Providing monthly, ad hoc reporting & commentary on NWC balances and movements for management reporting across all countries and divisions. Fostering a cash-aware culture, through training, communications, policy setting and sharing good practices. Accountable for ensuring the region and individual countries achieves their NWC targets that have been set. Support the Group Net Working Capital Manager on month end reporting, ad hoc reporting and commentary. Culture of continuous improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of resourcing, processes, and controls across the NWC function. Supporting any Working Capital projects across Europe and aligning on global policy and processes. The successful candidate: Will be qialified with cash flow and working capital experience Qualified accountant with 3 years PQE Operated in a matrix environment

  • Relationship Manager

    £45000 - £55000 per annum + Hybrid + Benefits

    City of London

    Contract

    Our client, a London based Private Bank who offer Hybrid working currently seek a Private Banking Relationship Manager on an initial 9 Month Fixed Term contract basis As a Relationship Manager your key responsibilities will be to deliver a first-class professional service to the HNW and UHNW client base. The successful candidate will be responsible for a portfolio of predominantly Greek Private banking clients so fluency in Greek is essential for this role As a Relationship Manager you will be responsible for ensuring, where possible, that all clients financial requirements/needs are met from the Bank's resources and at the same time maximizing the income and profitability of the customer base within the portfolio of clients under your responsibility Other Key Responsibilities Achieve your individual income objectives and contribute to the team achieving its income objectives and targets and ensure commission, margin and fee income is maximised. Drive new business, increase Fixed Deposits and new account openings On-board new Private Banking clients Proactively manage and develop the client relationships within your assigned portfolio of affluent and corporate clients. Expand your own client portfolio by on boarding new clients Build & maintain strong relationships with Private Banking Managers in Greece. Work towards serving joint clients together and collaborate in enhancing existing client relationships and produce new client referrals Authorise client outward payments Ensure controls and procedures are adhered to maintain compliance with all regulatory and prudential requirements of all regulators, this includes undertaking Periodic Reviews and Event Driven Reviews of client relationships as scheduled / triggered, in order to refresh risk ratings, ensure that the KYC records are maintained in line with procedures. Essential Technical Skills Fluent Greek speaker Previous Relationship Management/Private Banking experience with Greek HNW/UHNW clients Excellent working knowledge of a full range of private banking products including deposits, treasury instruments, structured investments, equities, bonds, mutual funds, foreign exchange, offshore trust and company services. Business and Market awareness. Investment Analysis and Risk. Robust understanding of Banking Procedures and Asset Management. PC/Excel/PowerPoint skills.

  • Senior Compliance Analyst

    £46000 - £48000 per annum + private medical, 2 days wfh

    Jersey

    Permanent

    Are you a proactive Compliance and regulatory analyst with experience in Financial Services? Are you looking for an exciting Compliance position with progression and development within a large global funds organisation. I'm currently partnered with a global fund manager who are hiring a 'Senior Compliance Analyst' within their dynamic Compliance team and can be based in either their Jersey or Guernsey office. Offering a competitive salary up to £46,000 - £48,000 with 2 days working from home, and a generous benefits package including annual leave, private medical and an opportunity to undertake relevant qualifications (paid for by the business). This role is perfect for someone looking to… Develop a robust compliance monitoring programme and test controls. Implement compliance policies and procedures considering a changing regulatory environment. Assist in reporting and business partner with stakeholders across the business, Support in responding to external / internal requests for information including collecting data to support regulatory submissions. Ideally you will be or have. A compliance background, and at least 2-3 years' experience within a financial services environment. Knowledge of compliance monitoring, policies and analysing data. Ideally an exposure to funds, assets, and investments compliance. If this sounds like something of interest, or if there is someone you could kindly recommend - please apply and reach out to me today!

  • Administration Officer

    £27000 - £32000 per annum + On site - Benefits

    City of London

    Permanent

    Kennedy Peace are currently partnering with a London based bank in recruiting 2 Administration Officers, one on a permanent basis and one on a FTC basis These new roles are due to a recent restructure and due to their nature, the successful candidate will be required onsite 5 days a week For the Permanent Administration Officer role you must be an Administration all-rounder with previous HR and payroll administration experience ideally, a basic understanding in liaising with the 3rd party providers is desirable For the FTC Administration Officer role, you must have experience dealing with Health and Safety (H&S) matters whilst supporting with general office maintenance and repairs You MUST have some previous Office Administration experience gained in the UK and have full working rights to be considered for these roles Key Responsibilities include; General administrative duties and Office Management (including but not limited to) Screening incoming calls Sorting and distributing incoming mail. Managing outgoing mail. Logging incoming posts Deliveries and liaising with off-site consolidation center. Requesting courier services Visitors' management incl. registering visitor log in the system, welcoming visitors Maintaining meeting room calendar and setting up meetings when required Monitoring the stock levels and ordering stationery, office supplies and refreshment Filing, photo-copying, scanning and typing documents Maintaining and updating office databases incl. update office plan, Back-up Plan, Org. chart, Cabinets review etc. Assisting with 3rd party contract reviews and renewals Assisting with insurance renewals and mid-term changes HR Administration To prepare and process Weekly and monthly payrolls in line with payroll cycle processes, ensuring the information is accurate and timely. Including processing benefits, for example pensions, private health care etc To understand the UK taxation, NI and other statutory deduction as required. For example, HMRC submissions and payment obligations. Health and Safety (H&S) Assisting with H&S arrangements and keeping records up to date. Ensuring the office is compliant with health and safety regulations. Regular checks of First Aid boxes etc. H&S staff trainings and maintaining training records Assist with arranging office maintenance and repair when required Assist with accounts payable/receivable when required Receiving invoices from the service providers, checking amount and processing in internal system Recording monthly corporate cards expenditure

  • Customer Experience Officer

    £40000 - £50000 per annum + Hybrid + Benefits

    City of London

    Permanent

    Our client, a London based Specialist Private Bank who offer Hybrid working and excellent benefits currently seek a Customer Experience/Customer Success Officer to maximise the customer journey to promote and encourage good outcomes. The customer experience and complaints officer will actively gather valuable feedback through NPS and customer surveys, conducting root cause analysis to identify underlying issues, identifying additional support for vulnerable customers and the investigation and resolution of customer complaints. The Customer Experience and complaints officer will focus on comprehensive customer research will contribute to enhancing overall customer satisfaction and fostering continuous improvement within the mortgage lending division. Key Responsibilities: Manage and oversee the efficient handling of customer complaints within established timelines Proactively resolve issues to address customer dissatisfaction and ensure a positive resolution Conduct thorough root cause analysis to identify and address underlying problems contributing to customer concerns Perform regular analysis and research to optimize the overall customer experience and identify areas for improvement Ensure prompt and effective resolution of incidents related to customer concerns Administer and analyse customer surveys to gather valuable insights and measure satisfaction levels Actively gather feedback from customers on their experience, utilizing this information to enhance service quality and customer relations Work with the training team to embed a customer focus culture with all colleagues Ad hoc work as required but the Head of Department Skills and Experience sought: Knowledge of Financial Ombudsman Service standards Knowledge of FCA policies and laws referring to Consumer Duty, Treating Customer Fair and Vulnerable Customers Data analysis Software knowledge: - Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint Excellent judgement and decision-making skills to deal with complex customer needs Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Strong attention to detail Customer focused Highly organised with the ability to "self-start" and lead from the front Highly numerate and IT literate Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization

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