Investments Subsidiary Control & Reporting Assistant Manager - 12 month fixed term contract - Edinburgh

Investments Subsidiary Control & Reporting Assistant Manager

This is a 12 month fixed term contract position initially.

Role Description

The candidate’s responsibilities will include:

• Producing the statutory accounts for their entities, including supporting the external audit process;
• Performing the month end process, including preparation and posting of manual journals, the monthly balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation process, including Integrity certification and supporting the assurance of the ledger at month end;
• Supporting resolution of control issues or balance sheet breaks;
• Ensuring that a legal entity lens is applied to financial control activity and preparing legal entity review packs;
• Preparation of accounting papers to summarise the accounting impact of new transactions in a new part of the business;
• Collaborating closely with a large number of internal teams including stakeholders in the investments’ businesses, Group Tax, Company Secretariat and external auditors;
• Developing personal capabilities using existing formal and informal training opportunities;
• Proactively identifying improvements to existing processes, systems and procedures, including participating in debrief meetings and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

The candidate must be a qualified accountant, with experience of either financial control, statutory or regulatory reporting.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within their organisation.

They will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.