Portfolio Accountant (Hybrid)

“Believe you can and you're halfway there.” -  Theodore Roosevelt.
 
Sheridan Maine is collaborating with a market leading organisation based in London (or Glasgow) to find a Portfolio Accountant to join their team. This presents an exciting chance for a driven and proficient newly Qualified Accountant/finalist (ACA) who thrives on contributing to a prosperous business environment, coupled with outstanding training and growth prospects.
 
The ideal candidate will assume complete responsibility for the financial obligations of a segment within the portfolio of over 100 companies, ensuring consistent reporting and high-quality output of financial data and other managerial insights.

Your responsibilities as the Portfolio Accountant will include:

• Deliver financial reports for the portfolio, including high-quality monthly and ad-hoc reporting via Power BI and presentations
• Analyse portfolio companies to present key performance indicators to management and wider teams
• Understand asset performance and its impact on valuations, collaborating with technical, operations, and data teams for insightful commentary
• Fulfil lender reporting requirements, liaising with external auditors
• Manage key balance sheet items, reconciliations, and month-end processes, including reviewing team work
• Lead year-end reporting and consolidation across various portfolio groups
• Coordinate with tax advisors on corporate tax affairs and generate annual budgets for portfolio SPVs
• Proficient in financial model comprehension, updates, and data extraction from existing models

 
The successful Portfolio Accountant will require the following skills and experience:

• Newly Qualified Accountant/finalist (ACA or equivalent)
• Relevant experience in asset management, preferably the energy sector
• Enthusiastic, motivated team player with strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
• Flexible and able to meet tight deadlines, with a resilient and hardworking attitude.
• Possess high personal credibility, professionalism, and ethical standards.
• Quick learner of new software, optimizing reporting, processes, and team output.
• Advanced Excel skills with preferable experience in Power BI and previous exposure to lender and debt reporting.

 
This role involves 3 days in-office and working remotely for the remainder.
 
If you’re passionate about this position or are keen to hear more, please click on “apply” as soon as possible.
 
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.