Accountant - Manager - Qualified - London

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Responsible for a portfolio of corporate clients, from an accounting perspective of UK companies, including private equity firms, real estate businesses and other corporate clients
• Ensuring the correct incorporation and set up of client corporate structures, involving complex international entities as part of new business, mergers, acquisitions or restructures.
• Liaising with lawyers, auditors and other senior employees.
• Oversight and management of the preparation and review of financial statements, for holding companies, within IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Managing a team of corporate accountants, and ensuring their commitments are met and delivered
• Managing the set up and onboarding of new corporate clients.
• Management and oversight of the corporate entities bookkeeping of SPVs and corporate entities as well as preparing periodic reports
• Preparing for and participating in board meetings
• Liaising with tax advisors in relation to clients tax matters

Profile

• You will be educated to the University Degree level
• Qualified ACCA or ACA
• Experience in preparing and reviewing accounts, ideally within the private equity, real estate, or other private markets industry
• Experience in team management or oversight of a team metrics and running of day to day activities
• Great communication skills and attention to detail.
• Relevant industry experience would be a bonus
• Good attention to deal and team spirit, with the ability to build strong relationships