Accountant

Are you a Qualified Accountant and seeking a new challenge?

We are recruiting for an Accountant to join our client, an investment management firm, in Edinburgh's city centre.

This is a varied role with responsibility for financial reporting, statutory accounts, tax, VAT, audit, and business partnering.

This is a 13-month fixed term contract (salaried) and offers a hybrid working model.

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).


• Experience preparing management and statutory accounts.


• Strong Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.


• Asset management or wider financial services experience is desirable.


• Experience with SUN accounting software is advantageous.

• Prepare monthly management accounts, reconciliations, and financial reports.


• Manage designated income and expenditure areas, including investment management fees and costs.


• Prepare month-end reporting for the overseas parent company.


• Prepare statutory accounts and support year-end reporting.


• Manage external audits and liaise with auditors.


• Prepare VAT returns and support tax reporting for international operations.


• Produce regulatory and statistical reporting.


• Maintain financial controls and support finance governance.


• Support purchase ledger activities and build relationships with stakeholders across the business.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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Core-Asset Consulting offers specialist recruitment services to asset management, accounting & finance, asset servicing, legal and the wider financial services sector in Scotland.