Financial Accountant - Wealth Manager

Key responsibilities of this Financial Accountant role in the Financial Services sector in London:

Regulatory reporting

• Understand prudential and liquidity regulatory reporting under PRA or FCA guidance.
• Monitor the Group's capital adequacy and liquidity position.
• Prepare the Group's MIFIDPRU and FSA returns under IFPR rules.
• Coordinate the preparation of ICARA and other regulatory deliverables.
• Address ad hoc FCA requests or queries from SREP visits.
• Ensure regulatory reporting software is configured correctly.
• Implement new prudential regulatory requirements.
• Stay updated with regulatory publications and articulate changes impacting the Group.

Statutory reporting

• Assist in preparing the Group's Financial Statements under IFRS.
• Assist in preparing subsidiaries' statutory financial statements under IFRS.
• Prepare papers for the Board and its sub-committees.
• Prepare technical papers on new accounting standards and policies.
• Prepare and review accounting schedules and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure statutory reporting aligns with industry peers and best practices.
• Assist with Group reporting to the Parent Company monthly.

Taxation

• Prepare interim and year-end current and deferred tax provision workings.
• Review and sign-off tax computations and returns prepared by the Group's tax advisers.
• Prepare Corporation tax and VAT payments on account.
• Prepare the Group's quarterly VAT returns.
• Act as the initial point of contact for internal tax and VAT queries.
• Liaise with HMRC on VAT queries or voluntary declarations.