Financial Accountant

At Fiera Capital

We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions:

• Your Inclusive Experience: We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.
• Your Growth & Empowerment: We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.
• Your Rewards & Recognition: We deeply value our people and their contributions and that’s reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.
• Your Wellness Your Way: We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees’ wellbeing.

What we are looking for:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business and play an integral role in supporting the financial reporting of Fiera Capital Europe.
The Financial Accountant in London will report directly to the Senior Manager, Finance EMEA.

Your responsibilities:
The successful candidate will own or significantly contribute to one or more of the following activities alongside the team.

• Support month-end close of key processes including revenue, prepayments, accruals fixed assets

• Ownership of end-to-end month-end process for one of our regulated branches

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate unreconciled items in a timely manner

• Perform variance analysis and providing insightful commentary

• Ensure effective internal controls in line with Group Policy

• Review and approve bank transactions and prepare monthly customer invoices

• Supporting the year-end process and liaising with external auditors

• Assisting with intercompany reconciliations

• Drive continuous improvements with AI tools in the month-end close process and bolster productivity through automation of reports and processes.

• Prepare billing and perform analytical procedures to ensure accuracy of accruals and billing.

Must have requirements to be successful in this role:

• 2+ years relevant work experience

• Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, Chartered accountant)

• Financial services or investment management experience is preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, accounting, finance or a related field preferred

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets

• A strong ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities and meet challenging deadlines

• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills

• Confidence in collaborating across all levels of an organisation and build strong working relationships

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• An inquisitive mindset and willingness to learn

• Self-starter with the ability to work on his/her own initiative

• Proactiveness and resourcefulness

• Ambition and drive to achieve desired outcomes and resilience in the face of setbacks

• Advanced Excel skills (e.g. Indexmatch, Sumif, Xlookup, Pivot table)

• Knowledge of VBA/coding is a bonus

• Experience with ERP system is preferred

Additional Information:

• Fiera Capital adheres to a hybrid working environment with 4 days in-office per week.

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For all positions in Quebec (Montreal and Laval), proficiency in French, both spoken and written, is mandatory. Working English proficiency is also required in order to serve our offices and clients around the world. 

Fiera Capital subscribes to the principle of employment equity. Our staff is our most valuable asset, and our goal is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone can achieve their true potential.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or on the basis of disability, genetic information or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Fiera Capital will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment.

All staffing decisions, including hiring and promotion decisions, will be based on merit, skills, performance, and business needs. We are pleased to receive applications from qualified individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Job applicants who are individually selected for an interview will be notified that accommodations are available upon request. If a selected participant requests accommodation, Fiera Capital shall consult with the applicant and provide, or arrange for the provision of, suitable accommodation in a manner that considers the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

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We thank all applicants for their interest in a career with Fiera Capital. We will only contact those selected for an interview.