Management Accountant - 12 month contract

Who we’re looking for
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Management Accountant to join our finance team. This role will report directly to the Group Management Accountant and will play a crucial role in providing financial insights and analysis to support the strategic decision-making process.

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
We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We’re close to our clients, in the heart of the UK’s financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.

The team
The Group Management Reporting team is responsible for providing Management Information to the Executive Committee and Board, including both financial and non-financial information. To meet these requirements, the team produces a suite of monthly reports and related commentary according to a defined timetable, in addition to conducting ad hoc analysis to support business decisions. The team also manages the group financial consolidation and reporting system, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), necessitating close collaboration with finance teams worldwide to ensure accurate and timely information flows into the reporting process. Furthermore, the team oversees the Group budget process using Hyperion Planning, which involves detailed planning, monitoring of progress, control, and reporting of relevant information to senior management.

What you’ll do
This is an important role providing an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to gain an understanding of the asset management business through exposure to group reporting. As part of a small team, each member will encounter a wide range of responsibilities, including interactions with the Executive Committee members.

Responsibilities
•    Analysing key drivers of the key income and cost lines and providing insightful analysis.
•    Preparing reports for the Group Management Committee and Schroders plc Board and development of ad hoc reports using Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) retrieve in Excel and other databases such as GDW and FRL
•    Coordination of core system (HFM) processes – monitoring the monthly submission of over 200 entities around the globe, performing data checks and validations to ensure integrity of information in the core reporting systems
•    The set up and coordination of the Group budget process ranging from training users to reviewing results.
•    Identifying and implementing ways in which the data collection and reporting process can be streamlined 
•    Liaising with reporting entities to deal with any issues arising from their submissions
•    Posting all central adjustments (e.g. bonus) and consolidating the Group results
•    Be responsible for reconciling and resolving the monthly intercompany mismatches, working alongside entity controllers to clear balances
•    Manage the monthly upload, UAT and release of metadata into HFM production
•    Maintain and improve upon processes for financial reporting and data management to ensure high levels of accuracy and efficiency.
•    Assisting the Group Financial Reporting team (GFR) with the preparation of year-end and interim accounts, posting consolidation journals in the HFM consolidation system, and preparing various schedules and analyses for reporting to analysts.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need
•    Qualified Accountant (or equivalent)
•    Strong IT skills and an experienced user of Excel to an advanced stage.  Experience with Hyperion Financial Management and Hyperion Planning is desirable.
•    Able to demonstrate a high level of awareness of the commercial implications of trends within the financial data and of business drivers and their impact
•    Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and controls
•    Very strong written and verbal communication skills
•    Able to deal proficiently with large sets of data and present information clearly so as to aid management’s understanding of the business
•    Able to work under own initiative, to tight deadlines and be proactive in their approach
•    Able to develop close and effective working relationships within finance and across other areas of the business. Good inter-personal skills, as these will be required to deal with a wide range of people
•    Able to analyse process flows and identify areas to improve efficiency
•    Control focussed and diligent
•    Experience in Financial Services is preferable and experience in Asset Management would be advantageous, but not essential

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 characteristic.