FNZ is the global platform provider in the wealth management sector, partnering with over 650 of the world’s leading financial institutions and over 8,000 wealth management firms. With over 6,000 employees in 24 countries, FNZ’s mission is to open-up wealth, empowering all people to create wealth through personal investment, aligned with things they care about the most, on their own terms.
FNZ combines technology, infrastructure and investment operations in a single state-of-the-art platform that frees its institutional customers to create hyper-personalized and innovative products and services, that are seamlessly aligned with the needs of their clients. To date, FNZ has enabled over 20 million people, from all wealth segments, to invest in an effective, simple and transparent way, making wealth management accessible to everyone.
Role Responsibilities
The provision of financial reporting services is a key component of FNZ’s offering to its clients to ensure all outputs meet the regulatory, technical and group reporting requirements of each client. We are currently recruiting for the position of Qualified Accountant.
The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of part and fully qualified accountants that fully services the Financial Reporting requirements of our client companies.
Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, the key responsibilities will include:
Ensuring client financial statements, regulatory returns, group reporting packs and other management information complies with regulatory requirements and client reporting instructions provided.
Ensuring that there is a strong control environment within the team and that key controls and reconciliation processes are kept up to date.
Driving the development of accounting systems and processes.
Liaising with internal and external auditors
Developing and maintaining excellent relationship with senior members of finance functions in clients and external parties
Managing the delivery of financial and regulatory reporting services to clients
Developing and maintaining the general ledger in line with emerging clients and best practices
This role offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment, where your voice is heard, and your ideas can help shape the future strategy of FNZ.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have an excellent academic record, the ability to work in a fast-moving-environment and the interpersonal skill required to interact with clients internally and externally. They will also:
Have a relevant accounting qualification, ACA/ACCA or equivalent, with a minimum of 3 years’ relevant post qualification experience.
Have experience in financial services reporting, ideally insurance reporting, (IFRS/GAAP) & regulatory reporting (Solvency II).
Have a proven track record demonstrating their ability to make sound decisions having analysed situations where issues have emerged.
Have good analytical ability with a track record of delivering process and / or system improvements.
Have the ability to manage effective ongoing relationships with key stakeholders and influence outcomes.
Have the ability, confidence and desire to challenge and re-engineer practices and processes as required.
Be highly motivated with an ability to work on own initiative and demonstrate flexibility
Be an excellent communicator to various audiences including staff and management
Have a proven track record in working to tight timelines in a team environment.
Have strong analytical skills with proficiency in excel, SQL and data handling
Accounts decision making
Desired Competencies
Drive for Results
Communicating & Influencing
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Team Working and Cross Functional Collaboration
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About FNZ
FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.
We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.
We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.7 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).
Together with our customers, we help over 26 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.