Deputy Manager of Financial Reporting and Control

Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities will consist of day to day management of two (increasing to three) trainee accountants in the Operations Control (reconciliations, payments, banking) function and assisting the Department Manager in monthly reporting processes (GL posting, control, and reporting). You will report to the Department Head and be part of a team reporting to the Finance Director which is responsible for with Financial Accounting, Management Reporting, Budgeting and Forecasts & General Ledger Accounting together with all aspects of Financial Control (reconciliation, reporting and analysis) associated with the firms Operational Processes. NOTE - The firm undertakes digital administration of cash and securities relating to lifetime savings (mainly SIPP's and ISA's). Some knowledge or interest in the Lifetime Savings sector and in Technology is useful. The financial control team takes responsibility for the monitoring and reconciliation of all customer accounts, balances and transactions, reporting to corporate clients (investment advisors, asset managers and brokers) regarding processing issues, reconciliations and facilitating the regulated clients reporting to FCA (under CASS rules). Main Activities ROLE Management of a team of 2 (increasing to 3) trainee accountants. Allocating tasks, monitoring progress and assisting with queries as part of the departments day to day priorities. Ensuring daily reconciliation deadlines are met and control reports are accurate, informative and timely. Liaising with Operations & Dealing to resolve breaks and errors and ensure they are corrected in a timely manner. Resolving issues where Finance is best placed to investigate errors or differences. OPERATIONAL CONTROL FUNCTION Daily Reconciliation of cash (internal & external reconciliations) and portfolio (securities Client money reconciliations included above must adhere to CASS regulations. Knowledge of CASS regulations and an appreciation of COB rules is required Maintain the day to day accounting records of ISA and SIPP holders (SUN GL used for control) and follow up issues, discrepancies and errors with third parties (bank, product provider and clients) and IT / Operations. Working to strict deadlines on daily and monthly cycles. Flexibility to meet deadlines required. Reconciliation of monthly fee calculation, accounting, reporting and collection of fees. Payment Processing and day to day cash management GENERAL LEDGER, FINANCIAL REPORTING & MIS Assisting the Department Manager and Finance Director as required during month end reporting cycle with... GL (SAGE) control - processing of revenue, costs, payments, period end adjustments. Responsible for Ad-hoc Projects (controls, analysis, financial systems) Balance sheet reconciliations and maintenance Strong project management experience, ability to plan, delegate and deliver to a strict timetable. Technical and Interpersonal Skills Finalist or NQ (ACCA / ACA / CIMA) with some PQE Confident and experienced user of Excel (Medium - Advanced Level) Experience with mainstream Financial Ledger Systems (SAGE/SUN an advantage) Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines. Ability and desire to understand systems and processes, analyse and resolve issues Flexibility in working hours (with special regard to deadlines) Calm under pressure, ability to build relationships with colleagues at all levels and in other functions. Badenoch Clark acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Badenoch Clark UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Badenoch Clark. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser: https://(url removed)/en-gb/candidate-privacy