Senior Accountant

Missions:

The Senior Accountant will report to the Head of Accounting - Asset Management, based in Paris.

She/he will be in charge of the accounting of 3 UK entities: Tikehau Capital Europe (CLO Business) / Tikehau Capital UK (Investment company) / Tikehau Investment Management UK (Asset manager Subsidiary). The Senior Accountant will provide assistance to the UK staff and liaising with the Group Accounting team based in Paris and collaborating with UK external tax advisory firm or the UK external auditor.

Responsibilities include:

• Accounts payable: daily management of invoices and payments, invoices booking/validation process, prepare payment batches in connection with our Treasury department, monthly reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance;
• General Accounting role: participate and review quarterly reporting packages for 3 UK entities in connection with our External Accounting firm, enter manual journal entries to book in connection with the Controlling team (Accruals etc), liaise with auditors, work closely with our external accounting firm, intercompany and bank reconciliations, review financial statements;
• Tax coordination role: review VAT submission for the UK entities prepared by our External Accounting firm, assist with any queries from administration and the collation of data for relevant reports, preparation of various payments to Tax Authorities, liaise with our External Accounting firm for the Corporation Income Tax;
• Compliance: Prepare relevant regulatory reporting (FCA), liaise with Compliance team to monitor regulatory reporting evolution and planning, and monitor capital requirements and anticipate capital increase.

Profile:

• A reliable, efficient and motivated individual with at least 3-5 years’ experience in Capital Markets / Asset Management relevant to Accounts
• "Hands on" professional experience required
• Strong knowledge in UK GAAP standards
• Proficiency Microsoft Office tools
• IFRS Gaap is a plus
• Ability to take on responsibility / ownership for processes and actively drive towards results
• Strong communication skills (verbal, writing, listening)
• Ability to work in an international / changing environment
• Ability to interact with different offices & contributors
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a professional manner
• A level or equivalent education standard required; degree education preferred
• Demonstrated pursuit of career in Finance & Accounting preferred
• French language is a plus