Senior Corporate Accountant, Private Equity

Our client is a leading international private equity firm based in central London. A well known name in the market with an excellent reputation. A growing corporate accounting team requires an experienced and qualified accountant to take responsibility for a broad range of activities. Your experience will very likely come from another alternative fund manager or from a reputable accounting firm.

The Role:

• Month-end, quarter-end and annual accounting books and records including expense accruals, costs
  allocations, revenue calculations, corporation income tax accruals under US / UK GAAP, various
  reconciliations substantiating significant balances, income statement trends analysis, etc.
• Year-end financial statements and timely completion of related audits.
• Quarterly VAT and GST returns and related payments.
• Quarterly CIT payments and annual tax returns.
• Quarterly, half-yearly and annual UK, Singapore and Hong Kong Regulatory reporting with ongoing
  responsibility to ensure the regulated entities are adequately capitalized at all times.
• Quarterly sales invoicing.
• Cash management of entities under remit; settling the intercompany balances.
• Business partnering and working on business development projects and team initiatives.
• Liaising frequently with corporate / fund controllers, tax, compliance, legal teams to ensure various matters are addressed proactively, timely and accurately
• Working closely with the other team members on initiatives and ensuring team best practice.
• Completing ad hoc and special requests as directed.

Requirements:

• You must be a fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a suitable amount of post qualified experience
• Experience from another fund manager, financial services or accounting firm
• Excellent all round communication skills
• Able to work in small teams

The Opportunity:

• A step-up in your career in terms of size/stature of the firm or in respect of the level of the role
• Excellent package on offer
• Great management team and a team who is very collegiate and collaborative