Kingswood Finance

Kingswood Finance is a trusted partner of the business and involved in the end-to-end decision-making process. The Finance team is responsible for running the Group’s accounting, revenue management, payables and FP&A activities. This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation and fast-paced environment within an expanding Finance team and gain exposure to the wider business.

The role

The Management Accountant will report to the Group Financial Controller and support the delivery of the Group’s accounting and reporting functions. The role will be pivotal both to the Finance function as well as the business and requires someone with IFRS accounting experience that can help with the preparation of statutory financial statements. The successful candidate will help create a strong culture of control and help navigate through an ever-changing regulatory environment. The successful candidate will help manage tax, treasury, analytical, financial compliance, business partnering activities as well as being responsible for direct management of one individual.

Core Responsibilities

• Delivering monthly, Interim and FY reporting cycles and the consolidation of international businesses
• Ensuring business transactions conform to IFRS accounting standards and the balance sheet is reconciled and maintained to a high standard
• Help support or prepare papers on accounting judgement and considerations for the Audit Committee
• Supporting the interim and year end Group audit process
• Helping integrate acquired businesses into the Group
• Supporting the wind-up of legal entities post integration
• Filing statutory audited accounts for circa 30 UK legal entities in the Kingswood group
• Partnering with the CRO on Regulatory submissions and Capital / Liquidity planning activities
• Supporting the Tax functions
• Support the management of the Treasury function and quarterly debt/covenant reporting
• Managing one Assistant Management Accountant
• Ad-hoc projects assigned by the GFC or CFO

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

• c3-5 years’ experience, having worked in accounting roles, preferably in a blue-chip company
• Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Stakeholder management. Ability to influence finance and business partners and lead conversations to ensure optimal financial outcomes for Kingswood
• Ability to drive results, having a track record of high performance
• Excellent communication skills: ability to explain accounting situations to business partners
• Knowledge of financial reporting systems, Statuary Reporting systems and competent in Excel
• Good technical accounting skills and an understanding of IFRS and UK/US GAAP
• Previous experience in managing a Treasury function and knowledge of hedge accounts (including interest rate swaps)
• Exhibiting a Growth Mindset; having an inquisitive mind, desire to learn and take on stretch goals
• Self-motivated with an ability to organise and work independently

Our benefits

• 26 days annual leave including a day off for your birthday (plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Life assurance
• Health insurance
• 2 charity volunteer days
• Employee recognition
• Recruitment referral
• Career Development
• Cycle to work scheme

About Kingswood

Kingswood Holdings Limited (trading as Kingswood) is an AIM-listed integrated wealth management group, with more than 19,000 active clients and c. £9 billion of Assets under Management. It has a growing network of offices across the UK as well as offices in New York and Johannesburg. Clients range from private individuals to some of the UK’s largest universities. The Group’s vision is to become a leading global provider of trusted wealth planning and investment management solutions to clients, underpinned by investment in people and innovation in technology to support our advisers and clients.

Our Diversity, Equality and Inclusion commitment

At Kingswood Group we're all about our people and are committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce. We celebrate, recognise, and appreciate our differences, irrespective of background, race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. We're continually learning and improving our processes and policies to ensure an inclusive culture for all our Kingswood colleagues. Join us on our journey and apply today.