About Us
Vantage Capital Markets was founded in 1999 with a mission to provide excellence, choice and a tailored service to clients. It has since become a global broking business, providing financial solutions to over 1,200 institutions world-wide. Our client base includes leading institutional asset managers, private equity investment firms, hedge funds, family offices, investment banks, and corporations covering a wide range of products including equities, credit, and derivatives.
Over the years, Vantage Capital Markets has created a strong equities, credit and derivatives broking and distribution network globally via our London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Dubai offices.
The Role
This role is full time, reporting to the UK Head of Finance and an integral part of the finance team of a global regulated commercial financial brokerage business. The main responsibility of the role is to lead the management accounting function of the UK entity. The candidate will be responsible for the timely and accurate financial reporting routines as well as assisting with the audit process.
Accuracy and an eye for detail is essential, but the successful candidate will also need to be proactive and happy to challenge the status quo, bringing ambition and ideas to the finance function and acting as a role model for other members of the team.
Responsibilities:
· Production of monthly management accounts including variance analysis ensuring strong internal financial controls
· Responsible for general ledger postings for the month end accounts production process – accruals, prepayments, complex bank reconciliations with multiple timing differences
· Perform Revenue reconciliations on a monthly basis including reconciliation of trade data with various broking desks
· Management of intercompany postings and reconciliations including liaison with overseas offices
· Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all GL accounts
· Monthly FX revaluation
· Cash flow management and projections
· Oversight of the expenses and credit card process
· Support and assist the broking floor including production of quarterly broker commission reports
· Responsible for preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns (partially exempt business)
· Assistance with reconciliation of LLP partner current and tax accounts and preparation of annual partnership tax return
· Support preparation of Regulatory returns (MIFIDPRU)
· Key liaison role during the audit process
· Presentation of monthly results to Head of Finance and Group CFO
About You
Skills:
· Attention to detail and accuracy of work.
· Timely delivery of work objectives to monthly timetable
· Strong communication ability with internal and external parties, with regular exposure to senior management.
· Ability to manage workload effectively and work on own initiative.
· Flexibility to perform different and varied tasks.
· Willingness to coach and develop junior team members
Knowledge:
· Financial services background, preferably brokerage
· MS Office with particular emphasis on Excel (ability to build excel models incl. formulas and pivot tables)
· Experience of using Sun Systems and Q&A desirable
Qualifications:
· Qualified Accountant ACA / ACCA/ CIMA with over 2 -3 years of post-qualification experience
· Strong A level results
Other relevant information:
The role will comprise a mixture of regular tasks, ad hoc tasks and cover for other roles as the Finance department operates very much as a team.
Pay Range £50-£60K p/a