Financial Accounting Manager in Horsham

Location: Horsham

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Recruiter: Schroders

Job Hours: Full-time

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Job Title: Financial Accounting Manager

Location: Horsham, West Sussex

About Benchmark Capital

Benchmark Capital is a renowned provider of regulatory, platform, and investment services. Our award-winning, proprietary solutions are designed to support financial advisers at every step of their journey. We are committed to ensuring good client outcomes, with the client’s interests central to decision making. We embed Treating Customers Fairly principles in our organization and embrace our duty of care to all clients, including the most vulnerable.

The Role

Key Responsibilities

Manage all centrally managed Benchmark legal entities up to closure of monthly TBs

Record all payments and receipts through the Company bank accounts

Prepare month-end journals, VAT and Corporation Tax reporting to Schroders Group

Conduct monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations

Support the Benchmark and wider Schroders Group annual audit as required

Monitor and report financial oversight of Appointed Representative financial statements

Manage Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, and Employee Expenses processes

Prepare annual financial statements for select legal entities within the Group

Collaborate with the Financial Controller, Group Reporting Manager, and Finance Business Partner to ensure that Benchmark’s finance systems, processes, and policies evolve to support changing business requirements

Support the ongoing integration of Benchmark into wider Schroder Group Finance systems and processes.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) with a minimum of 3-5 years of quality, relevant post-qualification experience

Proficient user of accounting software and advanced Excel skills

Operational Finance experience; Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, VAT, Bank payments, and reconciliation

Experience of IFRS accounting/reporting standards

Line management experience including goal setting, performance management

Prior experience of financial services, finance automation, and/or accounting and integration for M&A transactions would be advantageous.

Personal Attributes

Strong team player and individual contributor

Attention to detail but ability to see the bigger picture

Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment whilst adhering to the process and policies of a FTSE100 business

Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities simultaneously

Embraces and drives change, positively demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset

Promoter of the Treating Customers Fairly principles

We're looking for the best, whoever they are. Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristics.