Our client is the Financial and Administrative arm of an international single-family office overlooking the family's financial investments, private assets and companies.
Your mission and contribution
As Finance Manager you will oversee the accounting & Treasury activities, review budgets, prepare financial statements under IFRS and oversee audits.
In order to do so you will rely on senior accounting teams and a network of stakeholders and long-term partners (asset managers, lawyers, Tax experts, banks…).
The role involves a strong supervision, but also coordination and problem-solving approach to deal with a wide variety of technical matters.
Acting as an Expert and person of trust for the family and top management; you will be able to provide clear advice on any Accounting, Tax, Administrative or Legal issue related to their asset and wealth management.
As a strategic partner you will participate in the negotiation of contracts and execution of transactions / financial modelling for acquisitions & disposals.
Requirements
· A minimum of 15 years of experience in a Finance position involving corporate accounting (private accounting is a plus), financial controlling, budgeting and treasury management.
· Professional Accounting certification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA, etc)
· Big 4 or similar background
· Experience of family office or HNW accounting is an advantage
· Exposure to financial investments desirable
· Team Management experience
· Strong sense of client service and loyalty
· Commercially focused, analytical with good judgment
· Reliable and discrete
· Strong organization and reliability on deliverables
· IT proficiency eg. accounting systems, Microsoft suite, security conscious
· Fluent English and a good level of French
You will thrive in this role and organisation if you have
· A synthetic, clear and tactful communication
· A strong analytical yet pragmatic approach to solving problems
· Ability to take ownership of tasks and take initiative
Benefits
The opportunity to join a well-established and stable single-family office in a key position.
The opportunity to work with seasoned finance professionals on a wide variety of subjects, an international yet human-size environment.