Accounting Manager – Capital Markets Services

Accounting & Finance
January 12, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Accounting Manager – Capital Markets Services

Company: TMF Group

Job description: Job purpose

You will be working within the UK Capital Markets team that support TMF’s clients so that they are provided with an efficient, professional and high-quality service in order meet all of their accounting and reporting obligations. The role has a number of duties including but not limited to, responsibility for coordinating and allocating work to a team of accountants (Trainees to Senior Accountants), reviewing the information that is generated by their team before being sent to client/team leads; and , ensuring active management over the client relationship and a consistent delivery of service to a portfolio of SPVs involved in capital markets transactions. A key part of the role will be to act as a key point of contact for clients.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Day to day management of a dedicated Capital Markets portfolio, ensuring the delivery of accounting services in accordance with each client engagement
  • Responsible and accountable for ensuring that all reporting deadlines are met
  • Act as a SPV client director for a portfolio of client entities
  • Builds and maintains strong relationships with clients and internal/external stakeholders. Follow ‘Our Service Promise’ delivery guidelines for relationship management
  • Manages the audit team’s audit schedule/plan ensuring that schedules are adhered to and is responsible for the first escalation during the audit process in the event of deviations from plan
  • Allocate and coordinate the workload of the team, assigning or re-assigning tasks to them and monitor day to day progress of delivery using available means to ensure work is delivered on time. Ensure the simplest tasks are appropriately allocated to the most junior team members
  • Review the work of junior team members ensuring accuracy and providing timely feedback where needed (following a 4-eye principle)
  • Provide guidance and support to junior team members (including on the job training) with complex work/calculations and acting as a point of escalation. Oversee their communication with third parties, stepping in as required
  • Accountable for the accurate preparation of accounting statements and reports required by the client, specifically new client/entity financial statements (IFRS and UK GAAP)
  • Oversees month-end and year-end close activities, from balance sheet and cash account reconciliations to roll forward financial statement preparation – reviewing all reconciliations and ensuring they are followed-up on monthly
  • Oversees VAT compliance, corporate income tax returns and other required filings
  • Keeps up to date with changes in local accounting and tax legislation
  • Provide technical support to the team
  • Review and provide first approval on bank payments.
  • Undertake debtor management and credit control working with internal Finance, when necessary
  • Maintain and maximize revenues for portfolio including the invoicing cycle to ensure all fees, including out of scope work, are billed
  • Responsible for ensuring all data pertaining to their portfolio is maintained accurately on prescribed systems or spreadsheets

Requirements

  • Graduate in a relevant field
  • Professional qualification (ACCA/ACA)
  • Candidate with at least 3 years PQE
  • Structured finance experience is essential
  • Resourceful, independent and strong problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent written and communication skills, with strong ability to plan ahead and organize themselves
  • Analytical structured mind set with ability to follow and build upon existing processes and ensure data is maintained with accuracy and consistency
  • Proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word is essential, along with experience of local accounting system
  • Experience in a similar role from a corporate service provider, related financial services or outsourcing company or an accounting practice background with strong client servicing skills.
  • Previous supervisory experience is desirable

Benefits

  • Private medical insurance
  • Pension
  • Life assurance x4 base salary
  • 25 days Holiday
  • Bonus
  • Technology hire purchase scheme
  • Purchase additional holidays scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme

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Advertised: 16 Nov 2023 GMT Standard Time
Applications close: 29 Dec 2023 GMT Standard Time

Expected salary:

Location: London

Job date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 03:25:12 GMT

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