Senior Associate Financial Reporting
Apex Group
- St Peter Port, Guernsey
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Preparing interim and annual financial statements for a portfolio of client funds in line with appropriate GAAP and relevant stock exchange rules;
- Co-ordinating the audit process of annual audits and half-yearly reviews for client funds and management companies;
- Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts for client and board review;
- Where required, coordinating external professional typesetting of financial statements for printing and publication;
- Liaising with internal operational teams, including the company secretarial department, administration department and compliance team on all aspects of financial reporting and board meeting deliverables;
- Attending audit committee and board meetings, as a representative of the administrator;
- Liaising directly with clients and boards with regards to all aspect of financial reporting, including but not limited to; deadline setting, changes in GAAP, financial analysis and other ad hoc requests;
- Releasing and filing financial statements in accordance with statutory and client deadlines;
- Ad hoc bookkeeping and maintenance of general ledgers;
- Liaising with clients with regards to invoicing and payments;
- Other financial reporting duties as requested from time to time.
- Educated to UK A Level standard, or equivalent
- A minimum of 3-4 years relevant experience
- Desirable: Part qualified/fully qualified ACCA/ACA, or equivalent
- Desirable: Knowledge of the UK or AIC Code of Corporate Governance, TISE and LSE listing rules
- Sound technical financial services knowledge, to include the requirements of IFRS and FRS102 (knowledge of IFRS 10 â Consolidated Financial statements and IFRS 9 â Financial Instruments is essential)
- Ability to work under pressure and meet a range of challenging deadlines
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of client relationships
- Eager to develop technical and industry knowledge
- Effective communicator with good business writing skills
- A high level of IT literacy with good Microsoft Office Word and Excel skills
- Excellent critical analysis and problem-solving skills
- A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of a large, expanding global business
- Exposure to a wide range of financial reporting challenges providing valuable industry experience
- The ability to gain new career skills which will be transferable across industry sectors