Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Harper May is working with a leading venture capital firm based in London. The firm is currently seeking a talented Finance Manager to join their ever-growing team. My client prefers to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies worldwide and have become an industry leader in their field. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow personally and professionally with one of the country’s most ambitious and dynamic venture capital firms.

Key responsibilities for the Finance Manager:

• Responsible for the monthly consolidated management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and Key metrics) and information packs reporting to the Financial Controller.
• Continuous improvement of the Group's monthly financial reporting process and controls including intercompany.
• Regular review and substantiation of the Group balance sheet and key controls.
• Provide technical accounting expertise and maintain the Group's accounting and financial policies.
• Assist with the consolidation and preparation of annual statutory financial statements for Group entities.
• Assist with the planning and execution of the Groups year end audit to ensure it is delivered on time and to budget.
• Ensure the Group financial control environment is robust and all financial reporting requirements across the company are met to a high standard. 
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the financial control environment and manage the resulting implementation.
• Other Group Finance Manager activities as required to support the Group Financial Controller.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Strong management reporting experience
• Proven relevant accounting experience and technical knowledge (Financial / Management information)
• Strong attention to detail and a controls-focus
• Team player committed to ensuring that the overall team objectives are met
• ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualified would be preferential