Portfolio & Operations Accountant - Investment Management - #2159500

London - West end
£60,000-£65,000 + benefits
Permanent | Full-time office based

An opportunity has arisen for a recently qualified accountant to join a boutique and growing investment management business based near Bond Street.

This is a broad, hands-on position offering considerably more variety and commercial exposure than a traditional financial accounting role. Working closely with the Head of Finance & Operations and wider investment team, you will gain exposure across portfolio accounting and operations, investment reporting, treasury, management company finance and commercial projects.

The opportunity would particularly suit an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant coming from practice who has experience working with investment management or financial services clients and is looking to make their first move into industry.

Candidates who have trained within a smaller or mid-sized accountancy practice and gained hands-on accounts preparation experience alongside audit would be particularly well suited.

You will take responsibility across a broad range of finance and portfolio activities, including:

• Preparing management accounts and statutory financial statements for UK and Jersey entities

• Supporting quarterly portfolio performance reporting

• Reviewing and analysing investment and portfolio data

• Performing investment and portfolio reconciliations

• Supporting portfolio monitoring and asset allocation analysis

• Treasury management, including liquidity oversight, cash reporting and foreign exchange

• Bookkeeping, cash management, billing and accounts payable

• Preparing VAT returns and supporting other company tax requirements

• Assisting with budgets and financial planning

• Preparing information for quarterly Board reporting

• Working closely with portfolio administrators and other external service providers

• Improving financial controls, procedures and reporting processes

• Supporting systems implementation, automation and wider business improvement projects

• Undertaking ad hoc analytical and commercial projects alongside the investment and finance teams

You will ideally be:

• ACA or ACCA qualified, preferably practice trained

• Experienced in working with investment management, asset management, funds or broader financial services clients

• Comfortable preparing accounts and financial statements, rather than having solely audit experience

• Strong technically, with a good grounding in financial and management accounting

• Interested in investments and keen to develop your understanding across different asset classes

• Highly capable with Excel and comfortable working with large amounts of financial and investment data

• Commercial, analytical and naturally curious

• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership within a small business

• Interested in improving processes, controls and automation rather than simply maintaining existing processes

• Comfortable working across a broad remit where priorities can change quickly

This is an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified accountant looking to make their first move from practice into investment management and gain considerably broader exposure than would typically be available within a larger finance team.

You will join a small, high-calibre investment management business and work closely with senior members of the firm, gaining exposure to a diverse investment portfolio spanning public and private markets.

As the business continues to grow, there is significant scope for the successful candidate to develop their responsibilities and play an increasingly important role across both portfolio operations and finance.

ed, five days per week

Inventum Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.