Finance Accounting Manager

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Finance Accounting Manager  

A fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading independent financial advisory and wealth management firms.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our existing Finance Acquisitions team. We are looking for those of you who wish to grow with us as a business in our Bromsgrove office with hybrid working opportunities. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary plus a range of benefits.

The role will require you to deliver excellent service by leading the monthly production and review of Management Accounts for AFH’s most recent acquisitions. As our Financial  Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining the quality of balance sheet reconciliations, EBITDA reporting to deadline, providing insights into profit and loss, MI reporting and effectively communicating with both financial and non-financial stakeholders during the pre and post acquisition period.

Key Responsibilities as our Finance Accounting Manager will include:

Producing monthly acquisition reporting to deal terms within agreed timeframes.

Prepare/review monthly management accounts with supporting variance analysis and commentary.

Conduct thorough balance sheet reconciliations to maintain the integrity of financial data.

Participate in acquisition accounting activities, including due diligence and post-acquisition integration.

Monitor / report financial performance post-acquisition, identifying and addressing any accounting or reporting issues.

Oversee integration of subsidiary accounts production into Group Finance function.

Review acquisition completion accounts prior to signoff and payment

Continuous reviews of working accounting practices and processes to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations.

Supporting subsidiary finance personnel / accountant with improvements to current processes / integrating financial systems

Monthly review of subsidiary Adviser / Supplier payment process

Monthly preparation / review of subsidiary bank reconciliations

Assisting in subsidiary payroll review and integration to AFH payroll system

What we are looking for in our ideal Finance Acquisitions Supervisor:

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.

Experience in financial services industry preferred.

Experience with acquisition accounting and consolidation processes is desirable.

Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Effective organisational and planning skills, with ability to work to deadlines.

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management

Strong IT skills.

Must be delivery focused, a keen eye for detail with a drive for quality throughout

Benefits of working for AFH:

Training and qualifications - We take pride in supporting and paying for our staff to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your jobs role once you have passed your three-month probation.

Contributory pension scheme, and death-in-service benefit

Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus, following one year’s service.

Health benefit scheme – including digital gym subscriptions, dental and optional treatments and alternative therapies.

Flexible working options and competitive holiday allowance, with annual buy and sell scheme options.

Enhanced Maternity, adoptive and paternity pay

Loyalty bonus and additional holiday days, based on length of service.

Employee referral bonus scheme

Social events

With over 30 years of experience and more than 500 employees nationwide, AFH is one of the UK’s leading independent financial advisory firms.

If you are interested in becoming a part of our growing community as our Finance Acquisitions Supervisor, get in touch and click ‘APPLY’ today or email us via (url removed). We look forward to hearing from you