Finance Manager - Financial Control

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About Jupiter

Jupiter is one of the UK’s leading investment management companies with over 500 employees and £51.3 billion worth of assets under management (as at 30th June 2024).

Jupiter provides investment services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds (UK unit trusts, Luxembourg SICAVs and Dublin OEICs), separately managed accounts and sub-advised funds. Jupiter has experienced a period of international growth with offices open in EMEA and APAC.

The majority of our employees are based in our London office located just minutes from Victoria station which provides stair-free access from both the Underground’s Victoria line and National Rail platforms, as well as limited road crossings to the Jupiter office. Our London office was designed to encourage employees to live active, healthy lives with floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for greater natural light and the benefit of a private balcony, table tennis room, cycle storage and on-site shower and locker facilities. The short distance to Green Park and St James' Park also provides employees with a natural space to relax during their lunch break and a healthy alternative to office-based meetings. 

We offer our UK employees a 3:2 hybrid working arrangement where Tuesdays, Thursdays and a third day of your choice are worked from the office. The other two days may be worked from home.  This facilitates collaboration and allows employees to maximise productivity whilst maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

Background

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The role will encompass a broad range of responsibilities within operational finance and external reporting, with the key objective of leading on complex areas of accounting responsibility such as treasury, external audit oversight and business analysis requirements.  Alongside this the successful candidate will have responsibility for driving efficiency and process improvement throughout the Finance function.

This role will suit a recently qualified accountant (1-3 years' post qualified experience) who has ambitions to develop management and leadership responsibility. The ideal candidate would be a motivated individual who is flexible and enjoys working with a range of stakeholders, whilst seeking growth, professional development and a varied career in Finance.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will manage an Expense team of 3, developing a high-performance team by providing thought leadership, guidance, professional development and talent management.

Project responsibilities

• Driving continuous process improvement projects working alongside the systems accountant
• Working closely with all business areas alongside Finance business partners to gain an understanding of BAU and project activities and accounting treatment, and responsibility for driving improvement and development

Commercial responsibilities

• Oversight and management of the Accounts Payable and Expense functions including invoice and expense payment approvals, month-end review and balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparation and posting of accounting journals such as payroll, projects and capitalisation
• Support the Head of Financial Control with implementation and booking of transfer pricing entries in line with group and entity policies
• Support the treasury function including best use of corporate cash working with the Risk Committee in relation to counter party limits
• Contribution to business analysis such as the annual Value Assessment Report, Pricing reviews and various industry wide surveys in partnership with Corporate Development / Strategy
• Assist with the production of various subsidiary board requirements
• Producing ad hoc analysis and reporting
• Maintenance and oversight of banking mandates and administration

Technical and Accounting responsibilities

• Support delivery of year end requirements including Audit Committee papers, Annual report and Accounts.  Act as key point of contact for internal and external auditors
• Produce and maintain various accounting policies and procedures such as Treasury, Travel & Expenses
• Support review of department control matrix working closely with Risk function
• Support the production and review of the subsidiary financial statements
• Contribute to the review and management of month end results with particular focus on non-compensation and fixed staff expenses

Desired Skills / Experience

The role varies day to day. The key skills required to succeed in the role are:

• A motivated individual, who can work autonomously
• A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) is essential
• Role would suit a recently qualified accountant with 1-3 years post qualification experience
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships across the business at all levels
• Able to demonstrate a team approach and to work collaboratively across functions
• Experience and aptitude in managing varied stakeholder requirements and priorities
• Problem solving skills, capable of handling pressure and meeting strict deadlines
• High attention to detail

Additional Role Details

• This role is subject to the Conduct Rules set by the FCA.

Don’t meet every requirement? At Jupiter we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are interested in this role, but don’t think your experience aligns perfectly with every listed requirement in the job description, we would encourage you to apply. You may be the right person for this role.