Financial Accountant
- Employer
- Columbia Threadneedle Investments
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Oct 7, 2022
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- Job Function
- Operations
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
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About Columbia Threadneedle Investments
You'll find the promise we make to our clients is the same one we make to our employees: Your success is our priority.
Here, you'll find growth and career opportunities across all our businesses. We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,000 people working together. Our expertise is diverse with more than 450 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements.
Columbia Threadneedle is a people business and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that supports the diversity of our employees and reflects our broader communities and client-base. We welcome applications from returners to the industry.
We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter.
Job Purpose Statement
To maintain accounting ledgers to facilitate accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting of the group and all group companies, ensuring correct authorisations have been obtained for expenditure.
To maintain the fixed asset register for the group, recording deprecation, acquisitions and disposals.
To ensure key balance sheet accounts are properly reconciled in line with group reporting requirements
Role Responsibilities
How you'll spend your time....
Key Capabilities
To be successful in this role you will have....
You'll find the promise we make to our clients is the same one we make to our employees: Your success is our priority.
Here, you'll find growth and career opportunities across all our businesses. We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,000 people working together. Our expertise is diverse with more than 450 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements.
Columbia Threadneedle is a people business and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that supports the diversity of our employees and reflects our broader communities and client-base. We welcome applications from returners to the industry.
We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter.
Job Purpose Statement
To maintain accounting ledgers to facilitate accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting of the group and all group companies, ensuring correct authorisations have been obtained for expenditure.
To maintain the fixed asset register for the group, recording deprecation, acquisitions and disposals.
To ensure key balance sheet accounts are properly reconciled in line with group reporting requirements
Role Responsibilities
How you'll spend your time....
- Ensure the accurate recording of cost-related financial transactions of all group companies within the Sun accounting system in relation to costs.
- Reconciliation of various balance sheet accounts for both the group and individual entities, including analysis of aged entries
- Assist in project to migrate GAM EMEA ledger accounts to new system
Key Capabilities
To be successful in this role you will have....
- Qualified or Part-qualified accountant, or working towards accounting qualification
- At least 2 years relevant accounting experience
- Ideally SUN Systems and Q&A experience, Workday desirable
- IT literate with intermediate Excel skills
- Good inter-personal skills and ability to work as part of a team
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