Senior Financial Controller

About Our Client
A single family office in Geneva.

Job Description

• Development and maintenance of robust, efficient, relevant, and intuitive financial systems.
• Manage the day-to-day finance activities of the family office.
• Management reporting across investment and private affairs, including P&L, cash flow, balance sheet and KPIs.
• Development of annual budgets.
• Analysing and monitoring costs and expenditure across all projects and entities.
• Cash flow forecasting for individual entities and consolidated - ensuring sufficient liquidity in each entity to meet upcoming payments and capital calls.
• Liquidity Management (payments, cash available, deposits, MMF)
• Management of Private Equity fund investment calls, distributions, tax documents, KYC/AML, other document requests by funds, and liaising with banks.
• Monthly bank reconciliations and checking distributions received.
• Public equities - booking all trades in the GL, reconciling positions and cash to broker statements on a monthly basis.
• Real estate - analysing costs and income on residential real estate investments.
• Being responsive to any ad hoc information or analysis requests from the Principal.
• Preparing for year-end close: reconciliations, preparing annual accounts, consolidation, tax reporting and audit coordination (alongside external advisors).
• Dealing with any reporting requirements for offshore trusts and entities.
• Prepare statements of account for select investments managed on behalf of other family members.
• Payment management and monitoring of receivables and payables.
• Management of tax returns and tax filings like W8-BENs, FATCA declarations etc.
• Tax optimisation and compliance of wealth structures, working with external advisors where necessary.
• Retention, archiving and centralisation of supporting documents (supplier contracts, invoices).
• Consolidation and archiving of legal documents.

The Successful Applicant
The ideal candidate will be personable, professional, detail oriented, proactive, and flexible while enjoying the challenges of working with a small team of professionals in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA) with experience managing the general ledger in a financial organisation
• Extensive management and statutory accounts experience
• Experience working with different investments: funds, directs, public and private
• Good Excel skills and experience of developing and maintaining financial analyses
• Excellent written and verbal English
• Strong attention to detail
• High level of personal integrity and discretion
• Self-motivating and solutions oriented
• Flexible, professional, and personable
• Good interpersonal skills and be able to successfully communicate with people at all levels within and outside of the organisation

What's on Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunity to work closely with senior investment professionals
• Exposure to a wide range of investment opportunities
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Professional development and growth opportunities