Financial Services

Under growing scrutiny, the financial services industry can face pressure from all aspects, including digital technology, conduct investigations and the increased requirement to reduce risk whilst improving the efficiency of their operations.
Getting the right teams in place to support this complex, and highly regulated profession is critical for any business to succeed.

Nova International has significant experience of developing talent for financial services firms both internationally and within the UK.

Corporate and Banking 

The evolving nature of corporate banking is higher than ever, so you can rely on Nova International to understand the latest requirements as they secure talent for financial services teams.

Insurance 

With increased pressure on experienced candidates in the Insurance sector, you can rely on Nova International to utilise our extensive network of Insurance professionals who will support digital technologies to transform this highly regulated and business critical sector.

Private Equity

With global markets evolving constantly, it’s crucial for Private Equity firms to secure the right teams to add value to their portfolios. Nova International has recruited the best talent within a number of Private Equity firms both within the UK and internationally.  

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Accountant
Accountant
Attractive Salary Package

SUMMARY

Our client is hiring an Accountant to join the team.

A suitable candidate should be a motivated and multi-skilled individual that meets the requirements of the role.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE

  • Provide financial information to management by researching and analysing accounting data; preparing reports.
  • Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analysing account information.
  • Document financial transactions by entering account information.
  • Recommend financial actions by analysing accounting options.
  • Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
  • Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents.
  • Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
  • Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
  • Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information.
  • Secure financial information by completing database backups.
  • Maintain financial security by following internal controls.
  • Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
  • Answer accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
  • Comply with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
  • Prepare special financial reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing account information and trends.
  • Maintain customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

  • Attention to Detail and Deadline-Oriented.
  • Reporting Research Results.
  • Confidentiality.
  • Time Management.
  • Data Entry Management.
  • General Math Skills.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in tax, accounting, finance or similar.
  • CPA.
  • Solid experience in accounting/finance.

DESIRABLE

  • Experience with financial reporting requirements.
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Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Attractive Salary Package

SUMMARY

Our client is hiring a Senior Accountant to join the team.

A suitable candidate should be a motivated and multi-skilled individual that meets the requirements of the role.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE

  • Deliver typical accountancy services and business advice.
  • Handle corporate and personal tax matters, as well as payroll and VAT.
  • Support a diverse and impressive portfolio of clients.
  • Work closely with senior team members to prepare accounts.
  • Successfully lead a team, managing workload and delegation and review work.
  • Plan department goals, including budgeting.
  • Act as point of contact for clients, providing advice and support whilst nurturing trusted relationships.
  • Support Partners in the establishing new services for clients, focused on generating new business.
  • Promote and strive for customer service excellence.
  • Assist with ad-hoc projects as required.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

  • ACCA/ACA or CA qualified.
  • Experience of general accountancy.
  • Excellent Excel skills.
  • Effective communication skills and the ability to constructively review work of other team members.
  • Experience managing workflow and ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Organized and can work well under pressure.
  • Diligent and responsible individual capable of working autonomously and delivering.

DESIRABLE

  • Xero certified user.
  • Knowledge of CASS.
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Finance Assistant
Finance Assistant
Attractive Salary Package

SUMMARY

Our client is hiring a Finance Assistant to join the team.

A suitable candidate should be a motivated and multi-skilled individual that meets the requirements of the role.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE

  • Manage and oversee client accounts.
  • Process and prepare financial statements.
  • Create, send and follow up on invoices.
  • Collect and review data for reports.
  • Review and perform audits on financial statements and reports.
  • Report discrepancies.
  • Prepare payments for employees.
  • Suggest improvements in accuracy, efficiency, and reducing costs.
  • Processing purchase invoices.
  • Raising sales invoices.
  • Raising purchase orders.
  • Reconciling expense claims and credit cards.
  • Handling petty cash receipts.
  • Bank reconciliations.
  • Supplier payment runs.
  • Ad hoc data analysis.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

  • Prior experience as a Finance Officer, Finance Assistant or a related role.
  • Degree in Accounting or Finance.
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and accounting software.
  • Strong knowledge of bookkeeping.
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Detail-oriented.
  • Excellent time management skills.

DESIRABLE

  • Professional certification (CPA or CFA).
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Financial Controller
Financial Controller
Attractive Salary Package

SUMMARY

Our client is hiring a Financial Controller to join the team.

A suitable candidate should be a motivated and multi-skilled individual that meets the requirements of the role.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE

  • Manage all accounting operations including billing, payroll, A/R, A/P, GL and counsel, cost accounting, inventory accounting, and revenue recognition.
  • Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances.
  • Analyse financial data.
  • Prepare and publish timely monthly financial reports.
  • Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting.
  • Research technical accounting issues for compliance.
  • Support month-end and year-end close processes.
  • Manage cash flow.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Debt management and collection.
  • Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
  • Manage and comply with local, state, and government reporting requirements and tax filings.
  • Develop, document, and monitor business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
  • Supervise and prepare income statements.
  • Suggest updates and improvements for accounting systems, including payroll and invoicing.
  • Additional controller duties as necessary.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in finance management.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Strong leadership qualities.
  • Sound knowledge of accounting fundamentals.
  • Minute attention to detail.
  • Auditing experience.
  • Compliance oriented.
  • Understanding of data privacy standards.
  • Proficiency in accounting software.
  • Analytical skills.

DESIRABLE

  • Master's Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
  • Certificated in a CPA (Certified Practising Accountants) or CA (Chartered Accountants) program.
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Tax Manager
Tax Manager
Attractive Salary Package

SUMMARY
Our client is hiring a UK Tax Manager to join the team.
A suitable candidate should be a motivated and multi-skilled individual that meets the requirements of the role.


DUTIES TO INCLUDE
• Supporting the company in the delivery of tax accounting and tax reporting to Senior Management.
• Preparing quarterly tax payment calculations using forecast and actual data, liaising with relevant Finance and HR teams to obtain non-corporation tax information.
• Preparing UK tax forecasts in conjunction with other teams and modelling elements of deferred tax recognition.
• Managing claims across groups alongside advisors and ensuring they are correctly submitted to HMRC.
• Preparation of UK tax technical memos where needed.
• Collating documentation for UK tax compliance requirements.
• Preparing corporate and deferred tax calculations for company statutory accounts including drafting required note disclosures.
• Preparing corporate tax computations.
• Filing of UK corporation tax returns and related returns/forms.
• Maintaining and updating SAO documentation.
• Clearing up entities for liquidation.
• Preparing corporate tax computations.


KEY REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
• UK Tax and/or Accountancy qualifications (CIOT, ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Demonstrable experience and proficiency with tax compliance and reporting systems.
• Familiar with working within a corporate, commercial environment.
• The ability to work well under pressure and deliver results.
• Working knowledge of SAP and Hyperion to enable data extraction and reconciliation.
DESIRABLE
• UK GAAP tax accounting experience is highly desirable, including completion of tax provisions for statutory accounts, drafting tax notes and technical memos, and agreement of tax accounting disclosures with auditors.
 

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International Tax Manager
International Tax Manager
Attractive Salary Package

SUMMARY

Our client is hiring an International Tax Manager to join the team.

A suitable candidate should be a motivated and multi-skilled individual that meets the requirements of the role.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE

  • Engaging in global tax operations and aiding in the administration and supervision of involvement and participation in economics.
  • Assisting people with growing their personality and doing this by administering, instructing, overseeing and teaching the organizational staff.
  • Comprehending and abiding by the plans, policies, modulations and standard principles of tax and maintaining the ethics of the job location.
  • Directing and overseeing the global tax tasks, undertakings and workings.
  • Administering client relations and presenting tax tasks and undertakings on a regular basis.
  • Interacting with the administration personnel, explaining the tax undertakings, workings, tasks and operations and reporting to them.
  • Examining the national and administrative divisional financial gain levies and analysing the domestic filings.
  • Investigating tax rules and regulations, formulating levy returns and filling up blank levy documents.
  • Directing and administrating the levy strategizing, transcribing, cost and income activities of the company.
  • Make sure that the tax methods, procedures and programs agree with all the standard modulatory needs and financial regulations at the domestic, state and national levels.
  • Backing up the customers with handling and dealing with tax dangers and possessions.
  • Assisting the organization with enhancing its inside controls for transcription and following income, property taxes and other tax information.
  • Investigating and creating levy economic plans and programs for the customers.
  • Fitting the available levy information into the fiscal documents and agreements.
  • Providing suggestions on international tax and creating and handling customer relations.
  • Developing and maintaining the brand name and honour of the organization.
  • Upholding and handling the principles and methods, shaping and outlining the dealings and other technical undertakings related to tax.
  • Overseeing and directing the enforcement of tax strategized undertakings and unifying some specific companies with their tax undertaking methods and procedures.
  • Conducting acquisition accounts analysis and tests regarding the transferred properties that have already been dealt with.
  • Negotiating with the organization's international tasks, projects and undertakings on various tax issues with respect to their functions and controls.
  • Working in conjunction with the organization's supervisory activities across international trade undertakings and operations.
  • Supervising the external tax advisors and recognizing and enforcing sales tax strategizing possibilities.
  • Creating task and work opportunities with the buying section and making sure that they agree with the given policies.
  • Collaborating with the other tax unit associates and subordinates to solve the complex tax matters of the entire organization.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

  • Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Accounting, Taxation, Finance or related field.
  • Tax and/or Accountancy qualifications (CIOT, ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
  • Demonstrable experience and proficiency with international taxes.
  • Tax accounting experience, including agreement of tax accounting disclosures with auditors.
  • Experience in a role in a large organisation where you have operated at a senior advisory or similar level.
  • Strong tax technical knowledge across all aspects of international tax.
  • Strong appreciation of how tax fits into the wider business context from a compliance, commercial and risk perspectives.
  • Demonstration of influencing skills with senior management, especially regarding topics of sensitivity such as tax and remuneration.
  • Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise.

DESIRABLE

  • Experience managing a team spread across different locations and time zones.