Financial Reporting Accountant

ROLE SUMMARY AND DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The Finance department covers a broad range of activities from transactional financial accounting through to providing analysis and information for decision making. The department supports management in exercising budgetary and financial control in pursuit of their business objectives, and can be divided into three main functions: Planning, Controlling and Reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Have an understanding of the regulatory environment, and values and abilities consistent with the FCA conduct rules.

2. Maintain an understanding and respect of the organisation's values, ethics and behaviours.

3. Assist with the preparation of statutory financial statements for all group legal entities.

4. Support the Line Manager in dealing with Group and local statutory auditors’ requests.

5. Assist with the maintenance of the group’s accounting policies.

6. Ensure appropriate controls are designed and operating effectively ensuring continuous improvement and automation.

7. Producing daily profit and loss reports for all business area of the group (including inventory valuations, market commentary, P&L break analysis and investigation, cost accruals)

8. Daily FX exposure monitoring and reporting.

9. Perform month end close for the trading ledger and ensure its complete upload and reconciled representation in the general ledger.

10. Provide support to the budgeting and forecasting process.

11. Build and maintain relationships with both brokers and traders.

12. Provide cover for other Finance team members in times of absence, where appropriate.

13. Assist the Line Manager in executing tasks as maybe requested.

14. Ad hoc queries and project related work.

Key Capabilities and Knowledge:

• Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA.

• Good academics.

• Motivated, entrepreneurial nature demonstrating initiative.

• Excellent and demonstrable analytical and numerical skills.

• Competent use of MS Excel required. Experience of MS Access, VBA desirable but not essential.

• Adaptable to different tasks and projects.

• Willing to take ownership of daily/monthly process.

• Strong communication skills and a team player

• Ability to work independently and under pressure.

• Financial services background, preferably in a broker/dealer environment.

• Strong technical knowledge of UK IFRS, including experience of IFRS7 and IFRS9 accounting for financial instruments; IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers etc. Experience of AIM reporting requirements could be an advantage.

Role Competencies:

• Analytical

• Numerical

• Detail orientated

• Problem solving

• Commercial awareness

• Technical expertise

Other:

This role is in scope of the Conduct Rules Regime and does not require authorisation from Peel Hunt that the candidate is fit and proper to perform the role.