Management Accountant

Job Description

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for an accountant with good IT skills to join our Service Centre accounting team. Your role will be to assist in the production of the Wealth Assets under Management (AUM) and Revenue Analytics reporting for the Global Schroders Wealth Management division.

The Service centre accounting team manages the financial reporting requirements for our Wealth Management subsidiaries. The role reports into the Wealth AUM Accountant. You will be part of a team of seven, managing the accounting for five of our Wealth management subsidiaries and Global Wealth management AUM and Revenue analytics reporting. This is a newly created role with the roll out of our new Revenue analytic reporting.

About Schroders

We’re a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we’ve been around for over 200 years but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn’t change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The base

At Schroders, we’re known for doing things differently. That’s why we’re building a home for the ambitious in Horsham, West Sussex. You’ll get the all the benefits of being part of a world-leading FTSE 100 company. But you’ll also get the support of being part of a genuine local community. If you’re looking for opportunities that match your ambitions, you’ll find them right here in Horsham.

What you’ll do

• Check the AUM results, positions and movements, in the database and make amendments where needed.
• Produce the Weekly and Monthly AUM and Revenue pack for senior management.
• Supporting the business with ad-hoc requests.
• Participation in projects as they arise.
• Produce additional monthly AUM and Revenue reports for teams across Schroders.
• Submit the Wealth AUM and movement information to Group.
• Liaise with the wider finance teams and local offices.
• Ensure SLA KPIs and Group reporting deadlines are met.
• Act as back-up for the AUM Accountant.
• Produce and maintain standardised procedure documentation.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

• Qualified or part qualified accountant.
• Skilled and experienced MS Office user (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Management Studio experience to query SQL based information would be beneficial.
• Financial services experience beneficial.
• Client orientation with focus on timely delivery.
• Effective in managing your own time with ability to prioritise tasks.
• Open to feedback, receptive to change, challenges status quo and continually looks out for team and self-improvement opportunities.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that’ll help

• Strong analytical skills.
• Detail orientated.
• Organised, diligent and methodical.
• Enthusiastic, positive and result focused.
• Self-starter who can solve problems and suggest solutions.
• A strong team player able to develop and manage strong working relationships with global internal departments and external counterparties.
• Interested in innovation and process enhancement with the ability to analyse data, process flows and identify areas to improve efficiency and maintain an appropriate control framework is expected.

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics.

About Us

We’re a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we’ve been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn’t change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

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