Head of Corporate Accounting (Vice President) - ref. r54824823

About Caxton Associates:

Employing a multi-portfolio manager framework, Caxton excels in discretionary global macro investing, leveraging its diversified expertise across asset classes and markets.

About the Opportunity:

As Head of Corporate Accounting, you will be working in a fast-paced Finance department, leading a small team to deliver financial reporting for the global partnership group.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership - direct and manage the Corporate Accounting team, ensuring appropriate support, learning and development.
• Financial Reporting - oversee day-to-day financial operations of the group including monthly board reporting. Maintain robust financial systems and effective internal controls.
• Treasury – manage the cashflow needs of each entity, including currency exposure.
• FP&A – prepare annual group budgets, provide variance analysis.
• Compliance - ensure adherence to all regulatory reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Stakeholder Management - develop strong relationships with external auditors, bankers, other advisors and internal teams.

Characteristics:

• Vision: Creates and communicates a clear and compelling strategy for the Corporate Accounting function and empowers and supports team to deliver on it.
• Decision-making and problem-solving: Makes decisions in a timely and effective way. Deconstructs complex problems and solves them. Balances arguments to reach decisions. Able to work comfortably with complexity and ambiguity.
• Performance: Establishes priorities to ensure results. Strong focus on task, perseverance and delivery.
• Hands-on: Delegates effectively, at the same time hands-on and detail oriented.
• Relationship Building: Forms networks of positive relationships that enhance success. Low ego and collaborative, fits seamlessly into existing team.
• Pro Active mindset: Seeks to improve, evolve, automate.

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA) with senior-level experience.
• Sound understanding of management company partnership structures, transfer pricing methodology, group consolidations and cost centres.
• Detailed knowledge of AIFM regulatory reporting requirements.
• Experience with Oracle NetSuite (or similar system) and the ability to work with large data sets. Knowledge of process design and project management tools.
• Displays and operates at the highest degree of ethics and integrity.