At Aztec, we provide talented and dynamic individuals with the opportunity to build a rewarding career.
We’re an ambitious company, committed to building long‑term partnerships with our clients and delivering operational excellence at every stage of their fund’s lifecycle.
Our culture is what makes us a standout place to work. Our people are at the heart of our business: putting clients first; delivering service excellence; working as one team; building lasting connections and embodying our values and purpose.
Join our journey and discover what makes us the bright alternative.
About The Role
Reports to the Senior Financial Reporting Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the lead project manager for driving day-to-day processes within a team to accurately deliver client accounting needs and ensure accurate data is maintained.
- Demonstrate increasing commercial awareness and application, controlling areas within a team that can influence gross margin (e.g. recruitment decisions, promotions and succession planning) and identifying opportunities with clients for further work.
- Identify opportunities for improving and evolving reporting suite building a strong, collaborative relationship to ensure regular feedback from stakeholders and facilitate improvement.
- Review all aspects of accounting matters for a limited portfolio of fund structures including acting as a first reviewer on equalisations and carry calculations.
- Act as a higher authority on day-to-day accounting and administration queries and act as 4-eyes signatory on accounting matters, ensuring that company policy and professional and regulatory guidelines are adhered to and that a professional quality service is provided to clients and outside contacts.
- Review the bookkeeping for a range of funds, management companies and associated fund structures.
- Manage and review the completion of audit queries.
- Act as a higher authority on day-to-day accounting queries and act as 4-eyes signatory on accounting matters, ensuring that company policy and professional and regulatory guidelines are adhered to and that a professional quality of service is provided to clients and external contacts.
- Ensure ISAE compliance is adhered to, making sure all risk events are recorded and acted upon promptly.
- Review the preparation and reconciliation of periodic direct and indirect tax returns, and liaise with foreign tax advisors, to the extent relevant.
- Supervise and assist in the training, development and the appraisal process for members of staff.
What We're Looking For
- Demonstrable industry experience supported by a relevant professional qualification (ACCA or ACA).
- Sound technical financial services knowledge, Real Asset fund specific experience is advantageous but not essential.
- Evidence of accounting responsility for a client relationship(s) or a significant part of a major client relationship.
- Experience in accounts prep, financial statements prep, bookkeeping, VAT returns, journal entries is essential.
- People management and team leadership experience including, performance management, appraisals, feedback and coaching is essential.
- An excellent communication, professional, dynamic and pragmatic approach.
Aztec will provide the training, both in-house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.
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