Finance Manager - Single Family Office

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 work with seasoned finance professionals on a wide variety of subjects, an international yet human-size environment.