Company Description
Evelyn Partners is the UK's leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, with over 186 years of experience in helping generations of people and businesses to thrive. We offer an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities and businesses.
We provide an award-winning service for our clients by employing the best people. Join us on our mission to place the power of good advice into more hands because we believe that everyone deserves access to good advice, regardless of where they're at in their financial journey.
An exceptional track record of growth and innovation is driven by our core values of: Personal, offering advice based on a true understanding of what matters to our clients; Partnership, working with our clients in a joined-up, collaborative way; and Performance, demonstrating a breadth and depth of advice expertise to deliver first-class results.
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Job Description
What will you be doing?
We're seeking a talented Reporting Accountant to join our team in London. You will take ownership of reporting matters, both financial and regulatory, specific to allocated legal entities within, or related to, the Evelyn Partners Group. This includes the timely and accurate preparation of company financial statements, monthly entity reporting packs, and regulatory calculations and submissions.
As Reporting Accountant, your responsibilities will include among others;
Financial Reporting
1. Preparation of allocated company financial statements (CaseWare), in accordance with FRS101/FRS102, ensuring that the audit and reporting deadlines are met both in terms of timing and budget.
2. Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of legal entity monthly reporting and, where applicable, Board packs, and related commentary/analysis.
3. Preparation of comprehensive audit files and act as the primary internal and external audit contact for legal entities managed.
4. Act as an accounting expert for specific areas aligned to accounting standards (IFRS/FRS101/FRS102). This includes preparing monthly workings and posting journals.
5. Provide financial information to the tax manager for tax computations and understand and post-tax related journals (current and deferred tax) as communicated by the tax manager.
6. Assist the Chief Accountant in preparing technical accounting papers for the Risk and Audit Committee (RAC) and Board.
Regulatory Reporting
1. Review of solo entity regulatory returns for entities managed.
2. Prepare schedules and management reporting packs which assist management in reviewing the completeness and accuracy of the regulatory returns.
3. Respond to management queries in relation to the returns and management information packs produced.
4. Ensure consistency between annual regulatory reports and monthly/quarterly reporting to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Investigate reasons for deviations from forecast and seek to refine the forecasting process to minimise deviations between actual and forecast results.
5. Ad hoc support provided to the for regulatory reports such as Internal Capital Adequacy and Risk Assessment (ICARA), Wind Down Plan, Stress testing, MIFIDPRU public disclosure and annual fee tariff data.
Control, processes and documentation
1. Undertake specific legal entity reconciliations, ensuring that all reconciliations are up to date, all outstanding items cleared, and all corrective actions undertaken.
2. Reconciliation of legal entities (general ledger) to management reporting cost centres, where applicable.
3. Challenge outdated and convoluted reporting processes and recommend and implement process improvements.
4. Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the capacity of Reporting Accountant for allocated accounting systems and processes. Also, make recommendations to improve systems and procedures that will increase efficiency.
5. Plan and implement, or assist with, any projects in relation to the financial control of the entities and be available for projects relating to financial control in the wider finance department.
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you should;
* Qualified Accountant - ACA/ACCA or equivalent international qualification
* Previous Audit experience
* Financial Services sector experience
* Working knowledge of IFRS
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desired;
* CaseWare/NetSuite/TM1 experience desirable
* Regulatory experience desirable
Additional Information
As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners, you will have access to benefits that include:
* Competitive salary
* Private medical insurance
* Life assurance
* Pension contribution
* Hybrid working model (role dependant)
* Generous holiday package
* Option to purchase additional holiday
* Shared parental leave
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we're delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.
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