Financial Analysis Director

Group Financial Director
Location:
London Office
The Fine Art Group is an independent, global team of art advisors and art finance experts committed to supporting clients at every level of market activity across our three core pillars; art advisory, art finance and art investment.
The Group is developing an ambitious growth strategy and has plans to become the premier global art advisory business developing organically and through acquisition.
The focus of the role will be taking ownership of the finance function and monitoring the Group’s finances, but we will expect you to bring ideas for improvements and to identify opportunities for financial analysis to support and direct the strategic growth plans of the business. This is a senior role; you will report directly to the COO and will assist in reporting directly to the Board on finance matters.
You will be responsible for controlling and managing all aspects of the finance function, including:
· Preparation of monthly consolidated group management accounts (encompassing approximately 5 active subsidiaries) for the board and shareholders
· Preparation of financial forecasting and cash flow for the board, for the Group and its joint ventures. Developing reporting tools and analysis to support this.
· Developing and implementing robust but efficient procedures and controls for all finance team workstreams
· o Preparation of annual UK financial statements
o Preparation and submission of corporation tax returns for UK and US companies
o Local corporate, income and sales tax returns where required
· Financial oversight of the group’s existing and future investment fund activities
· Review and oversight of financial statements prepared by external service providers for offshore group companies, group investment fund activities and joint ventures
· Managing and mentoring 3-4 finance team members
· Overseeing cost control and risk management, including FX policy
You will be a fully qualified ACA or ACCA accountant with experience in senior stakeholder engagement. Experience of fund management or asset management would be highly beneficial, but a desire and aptitude to apply existing skills in new circumstances would be equally desirable.
A.T. and corporation tax
Comprehensive working knowledge of SAGE 50 Accounts and other accounting packages
Excellent Microsoft office suite skills especially Excel (Pivot, lookups etc.) Familiarity with Excel modelling beneficial.
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