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SalaryA fantastic opportunity to join our client, one of the UK’s leading independent financial advisory and wealth management firms. They have an exciting opportunity to join their existing Finance Acquisitions team.
They are looking to recruit a Finance Acquisitions Accounting Manager to support their high growth and acquisition aspirations over the next 12-18 months across the UK based in the Midlands.
Role Description
Your primary responsibility is to deliver excellent service by leading the monthly production and review of Management Accounts for the most recent acquisitions. As our Financial Acquisitions Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining the quality of balance sheet reconciliations, EBITDA reporting to deadline, providing insights into profit and loss, MI reporting and effectively communicating with both financial and non-financial stakeholders during the pre-and post-acquisition period.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Producing monthly acquisition reporting to deal terms within agreed timeframes.
- Prepare/review monthly management accounts with supporting variance analysis and commentary.
- Conduct thorough balance sheet reconciliations to maintain the integrity of financial data.
- Participate in acquisition accounting activities, including due diligence and post-acquisition integration.
- Monitor / report financial performance post-acquisition, identifying and addressing any accounting or reporting issues.
- Oversee integration of subsidiary accounts production into Group Finance function.
- Review acquisition completion accounts prior to signoff and payment
- Continuous reviews of working accounting practices and processes to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations.
- Supporting subsidiary finance personnel / accountant with improvements to current processes / integrating financial systems
- Monthly review of subsidiary Adviser / Supplier payment process
- Monthly preparation / review of subsidiary bank reconciliations
- Assisting in subsidiary payroll review and integration to AFH payroll system
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
- Experience in financial services industry preferred.
- Experience with acquisition accounting and consolidation processes is desirable.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective organisational and planning skills, with ability to work to deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management.
- Strong IT skills.
- Must be delivery focused, a keen eye for detail with a drive for quality throughout.
- Training and qualifications - Taking pride in supporting and paying for our staff to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your jobs role once you have passed your three-month probation.
- Contributory pension scheme, and death-in-service benefit
- Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus, following one year’s service.
- Health benefit scheme – including digital gym subscriptions, dental and optional treatments and alternative therapies.
- Flexible working options and competitive holiday allowance, with annual buy and sell scheme options.
- Enhanced Maternity, adoptive and paternity pay
- Loyalty bonus and additional holiday days, based on length of service.
- Employee referral bonus scheme
- Social events
