Manager - Corporate Services

Waystone Finance Manager Role

Waystone leads the way in specialist services for the asset management industry. Partnering with institutional investors, investment funds and asset managers, Waystone builds, supports and protects investment structures and strategies worldwide. With over 20 years' experience and a comprehensive range of specialist services to its name, Waystone is now serving assets under management in excess of $2Tn. Waystone provides its clients with the guidance and tools to allow them to focus on managing their investment goals with confidence.

The Finance Manager will lead a team of junior and senior associates who together will deliver a high-quality professional service to a portfolio of clients. The Finance Manager will assist the Corporate Services team in the ownership and management of ongoing client company service requirements and will report to an Associate Director / Director of Corporate Services. This role will support the Irish team in the preparation and review of management accounts, Financial Statements and ensuring tax compliance by these companies within their respective local regulatory regimes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and complete tasks to ensure client engagement requirements are met including adherence to monthly and quarterly reporting deadlines.
• Continuously seek to improve and develop methods and processes with the key to making the team more effective and efficient.
• Delivery of accurate monthly/quarterly/annual cash management, management and statutory financial information to clients and auditor, Corporation tax, VAT and Central Bank returns adhere to strict filing deadlines
• Perform and review regulatory reporting filing, tax reporting filing, quarterly and annual management accounts and year-end financial statements
• Keep abreast with all financial reporting and regulatory changes
• Follows Waystone Code of Conduct and leads by example
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with all key internal and external stakeholders· Assist in ad-hoc and project requirements as required by the Director/Associate Director
• Preparation/Review of board meeting packs and presentation at board meetings
• Escalation to the Director/Associate Director of any issues as they arise
• Adhere to internal procedures to meet professional standards, ensuring all learnings are completed on time and propose changes that can improve service delivery and quality
• Working with colleagues across the Waystone Group, ensuring effective collaboration, communication and development of solutions
• Actively leads and monitors team projects for the Corporate Services business unit.
• Ensures all regulatory and compliance requirements are met for assigned portfolio of clients.
• Liaise with payroll department to run payroll and associated payroll reports for all clients and ensure tax returns adhere to strict filing deadlines
• Provision of financial information to clients and customers.
• Work within a team to ensure: Managing staff and assisting team development along with your manager by providing guidance, training and mentoring, setting their goals and monitoring performance.

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years PQE in a similar Finance role. Have strong technical accounting skills including tax, financial reporting and financial statements.
• A high level of customer focus towards both internal and external customers.
• A quick learner and work at speed in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong client services experience at management level within the structured finance industries/ corporate services. Effective communication skills and adept at building relationships
• Ability/experience working in a fast-paced environment with outstanding time management, organizational, oral/written communication skills, critical thinking and attention to detail.
• Respect of different views, cultures, and methods with a willingness to embrace them.
• Strong MS Office Skills with a focus on Excel.
• Team player and self-starting, with ability to use initiative and produce high quality output.
• It is essential to be trustworthy and understand the need for confidentiality.
• Be very organised and have excellent attention to detail.
• Previous use of accounts package such as Xero, Sage or SAP would be desirable.
• Experience managing people.

Education

• Partly qualified accountant but working towards fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• University degree in accounting or business