Run the year-end close and audit for an Edinburgh asset manager with £45bn under management while a new finance system goes live in January.
The role
The firm manages £45bn across equities, fixed income and multi-asset funds for institutional and wholesale clients, with 420 staff in Edinburgh and London. The finance team is midway through replacing a 15-year-old general ledger with Oracle Fusion, due to go live in January. The permanent Financial Controller has started maternity leave earlier than planned, and the firm needs an experienced interim to lead the year-end and audit alongside the systems project. You will report to the Finance Director.
What you will do
Lead a team of seven through the December year-end and the statutory accounts for the group and four regulated entities.
Manage the external audit, which runs from January to March.
Prepare the ICARA capital assessment and the FCA regulatory returns.
Work with the Oracle Fusion project team on parallel runs, reconciliations and cutover.
Hold the monthly management accounts timetable at working day six.
What you will bring
A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ICAS or ACCA) and experience as a financial controller in asset management or another FCA-regulated firm.
Hands-on knowledge of IFPR and the ICARA process.
Experience of leading a year-end and audit, ideally across several entities.
Exposure to a finance system implementation, preferably Oracle.
Availability to start before the end of October.
The package
A day rate of £600 to £700 outside IR35 for an initial six months, with an extension likely. Three days a week in the Edinburgh office. Interviews run through w/c 12 October.
