Financial Controller & Compliance Manager

This is a rare opportunity for a diligent, confident qualified accountant to step up into a broad controller position in a growing business investment company.

The ideal candidate will be 3+ years post-qualification with financial services & compliance experience. If you do not meet the full criteria but are a serious applicant, you may still be considered.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Financial Controller for CCP Limited and subsidiaries.
• Bank account management, responsible for making and tracking all payments.
• Bookkeeping and producing monthly management accounts for CCP and certain subsidiaries using Quickbooks.
• Manage accounts payable and staff expenses with the help of the office management team.
• Ensuring all filing deadlines are met for CCP and various subsidiaries.
• Producing annual accounts for one carry vehicle and liaising with external accountants to produce the tax return.
• Preparing and submitting CCP VAT returns to HMRC.
• Producing annual accounts for investment holding company.
• Management of 5 year forecast and cashflow model for CCP and presenting this to CFO/directors.
• Monthly pack sent out to directors including month on month analysis of financials and explaining any variances in forecast vs actuals.
• Monthly compliance reporting - this will become an increasingly important part of the role once CCP becomes FCA regulated (Sept 2023) and compliance reporting is bought in house. We will use external consultants but this role is to liaise between the team and the consultants and to provide FCA reporting. Eventually it is envisaged that the role will develop into a stand alone compliance manager role.
• Managing balance sheet forecast to ensure reserves are always above required level of reserves once FCA regulated.
• Work with the office manager to control expenses and continuously evaluate service providers.
• Managing the CCP annual audit process.
• Financial Controller for CCP Limited and subsidiaries.
• Bank account management, responsible for making and tracking all payments.
• Bookkeeping and producing monthly management accounts for CCP and certain subsidiaries using Quickbooks.
• Manage accounts payable and staff expenses with the help of the office management team.
• Ensuring all filing deadlines are met for CCP and various subsidiaries.
• Producing annual accounts for one carry vehicle and liaising with external accountants to produce the tax return.
• Preparing and submitting CCP VAT returns to HMRC.
• Producing annual accounts for investment holding company.
• Management of 5 year forecast and cashflow model for CCP and presenting this to CFO/directors.
• Monthly pack sent out to directors including month on month analysis of financials and explaining any variances in forecast vs actuals.
• Monthly compliance reporting - this will become an increasingly important part of the role once CCP becomes FCA regulated (Sept 2023) and compliance reporting is bought in house. We will use external consultants but this role is to liaise between the team and the consultants and to provide FCA reporting. Eventually it is envisaged that the role will develop into a stand alone compliance manager role.
• Managing balance sheet forecast to ensure reserves are always above required level of reserves once FCA regulated.
• Work with the office manager to control expenses and continuously evaluate service providers.
• Managing the CCP annual audit process.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2:1 degree from a reputable university
• Experience with a relevant accounting system, such as Quickbooks, Sage.
• Qualified accountant, ACA, CIMA, ACCA
• Strong analytical and financial skills
• An eye for detail.
• Multi-currency accounting/consolidation experience.
• The ability to produce, understand and analyse financials is essential.
• Private Equity experience is a bonus, but this is a corporate role (as opposed to fund accounting)

This posting is of high urgency. Interviews will be conducted early October.