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Looking for a Financial Controller to join the team within an Investment Management firm, supporting the wider finance function, investment team and the MD.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and supervise the accounting processes and, working in partnership with the external SPV administrators and accounting firms, produce accurate and timely information, in particular focusing on:
• Quarterly accounts and investor reporting;
• Transaction and deal support.
• Monitor and review transactions including capital calls, distribution calculations and notices;
• Review management fee and carry calculations;
• Assist with forecasting of liquidity requirements for SPV entities;
• Ensure robust controls around cash movements from SPVs, including working with the asset manager/ property manager to correctly monitor and report cashflows in relation to underlying properties;
• Maintain, establish and implement financial and information reporting systems and comply with reporting frameworks (e.g., IFRS, FRS102) and other relevant legislation.
• Develop an understanding of investment holding structures and ensure these are maintained correctly.
• Work with SPV administrators, accounting firms and auditors for a successful and timely completion of the annual audits by providing support to the external auditors throughout the audit process and carrying out a thorough review of the financial statements for all SPVs.
• Work with the SPV administrators to ensure investors receive timely financial information and reporting.
• Work alongside the Asset Manager/ property manager in relation to financial and compliance matters Management Company group entities
• Supervise and coordinate the external accounting firms in the preparation of the quarterly management accounts, budgets, cash flow forecasts, corporation tax and VAT returns.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a top University, ideally Mathematics, Sciences, Engineering, Economics or related disciplines
• 0-2 years PQE working for an investment manager and/or advisory firm, with some of this likely spent in real estate.
• Qualified ACA/ ACCA/ CA

Looking for a Financial Controller to join the team within an Investment Management firm, supporting the wider finance function, investment team and the MD.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and supervise the accounting processes and, working in partnership with the external SPV administrators and accounting firms, produce accurate and timely information, in particular focusing on:
• Quarterly accounts and investor reporting;
• Transaction and deal support.
• Monitor and review transactions including capital calls, distribution calculations and notices;
• Review management fee and carry calculations;
• Assist with forecasting of liquidity requirements for SPV entities;
• Ensure robust controls around cash movements from SPVs, including working with the asset manager/ property manager to correctly monitor and report cashflows in relation to underlying properties;
• Maintain, establish and implement financial and information reporting systems and comply with reporting frameworks (e.g., IFRS, FRS102) and other relevant legislation.
• Develop an understanding of investment holding structures and ensure these are maintained correctly.
• Work with SPV administrators, accounting firms and auditors for a successful and timely completion of the annual audits by providing support to the external auditors throughout the audit process and carrying out a thorough review of the financial statements for all SPVs.
• Work with the SPV administrators to ensure investors receive timely financial information and reporting.
• Work alongside the Asset Manager/ property manager in relation to financial and compliance matters Management Company group entities
• Supervise and coordinate the external accounting firms in the preparation of the quarterly management accounts, budgets, cash flow forecasts, corporation tax and VAT returns.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a top University, ideally Mathematics, Sciences, Engineering, Economics or related disciplines
• 0-2 years PQE working for an investment manager and/or advisory firm, with some of this likely spent in real estate.
• Qualified ACA/ ACCA/ CA

Looking for a Financial Controller to join the team within an Investment Management firm, supporting the wider finance function, investment team and the MD.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and supervise the accounting processes and, working in partnership with the external SPV administrators and accounting firms, produce accurate and timely information, in particular focusing on:
• Quarterly accounts and investor reporting;
• Transaction and deal support.
• Monitor and review transactions including capital calls, distribution calculations and notices;
• Review management fee and carry calculations;
• Assist with forecasting of liquidity requirements for SPV entities;
• Ensure robust controls around cash movements from SPVs, including working with the asset manager/ property manager to correctly monitor and report cashflows in relation to underlying properties;
• Maintain, establish and implement financial and information reporting systems and comply with reporting frameworks (e.g., IFRS, FRS102) and other relevant legislation.
• Develop an understanding of investment holding structures and ensure these are maintained correctly.
• Work with SPV administrators, accounting firms and auditors for a successful and timely completion of the annual audits by providing support to the external auditors throughout the audit process and carrying out a thorough review of the financial statements for all SPVs.
• Work with the SPV administrators to ensure investors receive timely financial information and reporting.
• Work alongside the Asset Manager/ property manager in relation to financial and compliance matters Management Company group entities
• Supervise and coordinate the external accounting firms in the preparation of the quarterly management accounts, budgets, cash flow forecasts, corporation tax and VAT returns.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a top University, ideally Mathematics, Sciences, Engineering, Economics or related disciplines
• 0-2 years PQE working for an investment manager and/or advisory firm, with some of this likely spent in real estate.
• Qualified ACA/ ACCA/ CA

• Advise business areas on recommended control improvement actions.
• Provide investment risk and compliance consultancy to key stakeholders
• Lead on second line engagement change initiatives.
• Support the Head of Risk and Compliance in the development and delivery of the Compliance Plan.
• Review daily risk measurement checks (e.g. Derivative exposures; fund compliance with VaR limits, VaR back-testing overshoots and Liquidity thresholds)
• Act as the risk and compliance contact for error and breach identification, resolution, trend analysis and escalation.
• Liaise with the Depositary to complete regulatory and best practice obligations.

• Advise business areas on recommended control improvement actions.
• Provide investment risk and compliance consultancy to key stakeholders
• Lead on second line engagement change initiatives.
• Support the Head of Risk and Compliance in the development and delivery of the Compliance Plan.
• Review daily risk measurement checks (e.g. Derivative exposures; fund compliance with VaR limits, VaR back-testing overshoots and Liquidity thresholds)
• Act as the risk and compliance contact for error and breach identification, resolution, trend analysis and escalation.
• Liaise with the Depositary to complete regulatory and best practice obligations.

Our client

Our client is a leading Global Investment Management firm. They are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to work within a small and busy team of senior in-house lawyers. The individual carrying out this role will support the investment, operational and governance activities of the firm supporting stakeholders across all levels of seniority.

Key responsibilities

• Reviewing, negotiating and advising on contracts specific to investing and trading in public markets and securities (such as, counterparty terms of business, trading master agreements, securities lending agreements and custody agreements)
• Occasionally Advising on transactions relating to private investments
• Reviewing, negotiating and advising on a broad range of service provider contracts relating to the firm’s operations, infrastructure and technology framework
• Ad-Hoc regulatory advice as required.

Experience requirements:

• A solicitor with between 7 year + post-qualification experience
• The successful candidate will have an in-house background working in financial services, ideally on the buyside.
• Experience in capital markets or experience with counterparties would be an advantage.
• A strong academic background (at least a Bachelor’s degree), with solicitor training completed in a top tier law firm.

Due to the high volume of applications, if you haven’t heard back from the team on this role, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful. If your profile matches any of our other opportunities, one of our consultants will be in touch.

About Simmons & Hanbury

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