My Client, a foreign exchange specialist, based in the City of London are looking for Senior Management Accountant. Successful candidates will fully qualified and have experience managing a small team. Have proven experience working in a FX or Financial Services and speak french! This fast-paced team are looking for a positive, reliable and well organised individual.

Senior Management Accountant

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Financial Reporting and Control
• Review and consolidate the management accounts from across the region to prepare one final management account for the group
• Ensure the management accounts of each region are compliant under international regulations and is converted to and compliant under UK regulations.
• Review and agree inter-company reconciliations
• Lead the month end meeting to resolve any issues and agree how to close all regions.
• Supervise month end close for all countries/regions within the group
• Act as the main contact for the completion of the interim and year end internal audit process.
• Act as the main contact for external auditors, coordinate preparation of audit requirements and provide answers to any queries.
• Calculation of goodwill
• Ensure the P&Ls reviews are completed on a monthly basis and that all the accruals and provisions are correct.
• Carry out quarterly balance sheets reviews and control procedure checks.
• Prepare management accounts information and monthly reports for head office, resolving any queries that arise.
• Review and consolidate year end statutory accounts across the region to create a final year end statutory account for the group.
• Submit finalised year end account
• Prepare the board meeting commentary as and when required
• Prepare tax calculation for all entities in the group
• Support the tax strategy of the group and preparation of tax reporting.
• Strategic Planning and Financial Planning & Analysis
• Manage and support the delivery of a detailed overall year-end plan according to group requirements, with clear accountabilities and timelines.
• Maintain controls to minimise risks
• Prepare variance analysis of financial reports as requested
• Support the CFO with the preparation of budgets and forecasts

Responsible for 4 direct reports, managerial responsibilities include:

• Oversight of all direct and indirect reports & department activity;
• Ensuring a culture of respect to all colleagues;
• Ensuring all direct/indirect reports comply with FCA principles for business and conduct rules;
• Ensure that all direct/indirect reports are set appropriate objectives at the start of each year, start of employment;
• Conduct mid-year/end-year appraisals for direct reports, completing these to the required level within the stipulated timeframes;
• Ensure all direct/indirect reports achieve set objectives and review/take action where objectives are not achieved (as appropriate);
• Ensuring all direct/indirect reports attend/complete all mandatory training by set deadlines;
• Ensure all direct/indirect reports complete the necessary annual recertification checks in accordance with the requested timescales;

Educational Qualifications and Requirements:

• Educated to Degree-level or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience;
• Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA
• Previous experience of working within in a regulated investment firm;
• Strong demonstrable experience of working within a similar role within a commercial environment;
• Extensive knowledge of FRS102, IFRS;
• Experience in tax calculation, corporate tax and VAT.
• Strong accounting, finance and book-keeping background;
• Strong knowledge of UK financial Regulations etc.;
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations, compliance and risk management within other countries/regions within the group;
• Strong knowledge of the regulatory environment in which an FX firm operates;
• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the purpose of risk management and compliance within a regulated environment;
• Experience working with assigned country/region;
• Awareness of regulatory, compliance and risk management within other countries/regions an advantage;