Finance Manager to FNZ

FNZ is a global FinTech firm, transforming the way financial institutions serve their wealth management customers. We partner with banks, insurers and asset managers to help people achieve their financial goals through our unique combination of technology leadership, innovation and asset servicing. FNZ has experienced exceptional growth in the past decade, both in terms of assets-under-administration and also through the substantial expansion of our international footprint. Today, we are responsible for over $1.5 tn in assets-under-administration, held by around 15 million customers of some of the world’s largest financial institutions.
In total, FNZ partners with over 150 financial institutions across Europe, Asia Pacific, South Africa and North America and we employ around 4,500 people worldwide. The company is owned by a combination of CDPQ-Generation, the unique sustainable equity partnership and FNZ employee shareholders.
About this role
Reporting to FNZ (Europe) DAC CFO you will be a key member of the finance team who’s primarily responsibility is the production of the consolidated financial reporting. You will own key processes within the management and statutory reporting cycles and you will take the lead on our key processes such as the Group wide intercompany process.
Role Responsibilities
· Preparation of monthly consolidated management accounts & board packs including balance sheet reconciliation and variance analysis;
· Consolidation of EU DAC entities on a monthly basis with preparation of regional management reporting;
· Support European finance function in day to day tasks, including collaboration with finance teams across the globe;
· Support on-boarding of new DAC branches and aligning reporting across Europe and the Group;
· Manage DAC intercompany positions and oversee intercompany reconciliation process for the Group;
· Prepare statutory accounts (under IFRS) for the consolidated EU DAC and some of the Group’s non-operational companies;
· Lead EU DAC audit process and co-ordinate audit deliverables across EU DAC branches;
· Prepare regulatory reporting files and ensure these are submitted accurately and on time;
· Prepare and support various VAT returns across European entities;
· Support wider FNZ Europe finance team to achieve global FNZ objectives. This will include ad-hoc project work and the provision of timely financial information to inform strategic decision making throughout the year.
Requirements
· Qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent);
· Experience in statutory account preparation – preferably under IFRS;
· Previous experience in an Auditing and Accounting role with exposure to the Financial Services industry;
· Comfortable managing own workload to ensure deadlines are met;
· Excellent communication skills, interacting with people at all levels and across all departments;
· Personal commitment to high quality work and able to demonstrate good attention to detail;
At FNZ, we recognize that diversity, inclusion and accessibility are important factors for our success. We embrace the unique perspective and capabilities of our current and future employees, which will help us continue to drive innovation and achieve our business goals. Recruitment decisions at FNZ are made in a non-discriminatory manner where all employees are valued and respected. In particular, we want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported thus, ensuring our recruitment process is fair and equitable for all applicants.
Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure FNZ’s recruitment process is fully accessible to you. You can contact us at recruitment@fnz.co.uk to discuss specific requirements.