Financial Accountant

About the Role

The group finance team is headquartered in Brevan Howard’s Jersey office and is responsible for all financial reporting and advisory matters across the group. This role requires a proactive individual to work closely with the business across the whole finance function. The individual will quickly become an integral part of the finance function with wide-ranging and varied responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership and preparation of the monthly management reporting for a number of corporate entities and business units within the global Brevan Howard group, including variance analysis, forecasting, and results commentary.
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts, including audit packs for these entities. Build necessary relationships with auditors and act as the first point of contact for these entities.
• Preparation of financial reports and other ad-hoc financial information for the board of directors and other senior management.
• Manage intercompany relationships and payments between group entities. Work with the accounts payable team to ensure timely processing of payments on the group’s banking platform.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and cash-flow analysis and forecasts.
• Be an integral part of the monthly reporting process, working with the Head of Finance and Financial Controller to produce reports for the group’s board of directors.
• Ad-hoc project work.

Qualifications

• University degree
• ACA / ACCA qualified or equivalent
• Strong academic record

Technical/Business Skills & Knowledge

• Strong IT skills, especially Excel
• Genuine interest in financial services business

Other Requirements

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong communication skills (written and spoken)
• Professional, articulate
• Proactive – self-motivated – team player
• Resilience to work in a demanding environment

Desirable

• Exposure to alternative asset management industry