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Senior Consultant at Pearse Professionals
The Client
Pearse Professionals have partnered exclusively with a leading elite boutique investment bank who are looking to expand their finance team with a European Finance Director as they continue to scale operations across the continent.
With a focus on M&A, capital raising and restructuring advisory, they have scaled to a headcount of more than 650 with offices in London (UK), Germany, France and across the US.
The Role
The European Finance Director will lead a small team and work extremely closely with the US based finance team and will lead on the execution of all accounting, finance and regulatory reporting matters for their European operations.
* Implement world class finance processes and systems
* Manage and build out a high performing finance team
* Oversee European accounting operations including reviewing all month end close procedures for all of the European operations
* Effective cash management and forecasting for their European entities
* Presenting key financial reports to the Board and senior leadership
* Partner with the Head of Financial Systems to optimise and automate reporting and invoice processes
* Work closely with the Head of FP&A to deliver high quality financial analysis and long-term strategic planning
* Leading on financial and regulatory reporting including the preparation of FCA reports and the review of European financial statements
* Coordination of local audit requests
* Work closely with tax advisors to ensure VAT and other tax compliance as well as deliver on any local tax and banking inquiries
* Continuous process improvement and automation to enable the business to scale
* Support with wider international expansion
Requirements:
* Fully qualified accountant (ACA or CPA)
* 8+ years minimum post qualified experience within regulated financial services
* Excellent communicator with the ability to present well both internally and externally
* Willingness to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in across Finance
* Collaborative and team focussed
* Quick learner who can work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
* Ability to effectively manage and develop the team
Location: Central London (hybrid working model)
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Accounting/Auditing, Finance, and Strategy/Planning
Industries
Investment Banking, Banking, and Financial Services
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