Finance Associate

Equifind are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Permanent Finance Associate working for this West End based leading Venture Capital firm.

This is a great growth opportunity for anybody looking to develop their finance career further and join a diverse team of investment professionals.

As a Permanent Finance Associate working for this West End based leading Venture Capital firm, you will be currently studying CIMA or ACCA with experience working within previous finance roles. The role joins in within the group internal reporting function as well as the fund accounting aspect of the business.

We need someone who is motivated and confident looking to develop their experience and finance knowledge further. You will support both the Finance Manager and the wider finance and commercial teams consisting of an on-site working pattern being based 4-days in the office, 1-day WFH, remotely.

• As a Permanent Finance Associate, you will be assisting the finance team with constant financial analysis, contributing and closing the highly detailed consolidated group management accounts and at legal entity level, and producing ad-hoc financial data as deemed necessary.
• Preparing and posting transactions on a daily basis.
• Proactively checking the ledgers for accuracy and quizzing various postings.
• Internal control checks on the balances of the accounts within the purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank accounts.
• Preparing and updating reconciliations to a high standard.
• Liaising with the wider business to understand and monitor costs incurred and matching to budget.
• Constantly seeking methods of process improvement.

• Assist in the preparation and production of the monthly management accounts.
• Responsible for preparing the month-end prepayments and accruals
• Responsible for monthly balance sheet and P&L reconciliations.
• Responsible for monthly depreciation and amortisation journals and analysis.
• Own the multicurrency bank reconciliations process and payments.
• Work closely with the accounts payable and accounts receivable teams to ensuring accuracy and integrity of ledgers.
• Own the commissions process and responsible for monthly commission calculations and accruals.
• Bookkeeping for all transactions and activity across a range of funds, SPV's and structure companies.
• The preparation of NAV's.

To be considered for this role of Permanent Finance Associate working for this West End based leading Venture Capital firm, candidates should ideally be:

• Part-qualified - ACCA or CIMA (nearing the end of the studies)
• 2+ years of experience working in a finance function within the financial services industry
• Journal entry and account reconciliations knowledge
• Some previous knowledge of working on management accounts
• An organised individual who is keen to learn, has high attention to detail and the ability to build meaningful analysis
• Enjoy working with numbers and large data sets with at least an intermediate skill set level with MS Excel
• Ability to self-prioritise and manage workload
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment

The Permanent Finance Associate working for this West End based leading Venture Capital company offer:

Hybrid work pattern.

Full study support for the ACCA or CIMA qualifications.