Full-Time
Finance Manager
Investments
Posted on 8/1/2026
capital.com
No salary listed
London, UK + 2 more
More locations: England, UK | United Kingdom
Hybrid
Hybrid work arrangement in the United Kingdom.
Category
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Required Skills
NetSuite
Power BI
Python
Financial analysis
Tableau
n8n
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
- A qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent qualification and post-qualification experience at an FCA-authorised firm in investment management, stockbroking, spread betting, banking, or fintech.
- Strong International Financial Reporting Standards technical knowledge and the ability to prepare statutory financial statements, develop accounting policies, work through complex accounting treatments, and document conclusions clearly for audit purposes.
- Practical FCA regulatory reporting experience, including ICARA and RegData submissions, and working knowledge of the UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime, including capital adequacy and liquidity monitoring.
- Working knowledge of CASS 7 client money segregation and the obligations it places on an FCA-authorised investment firm.
- Hands-on FP&A capability, including financial modelling, annual budgeting, rolling reforecast management, variance analysis, and producing clear management narrative for Board-level audiences.
- UK tax experience covering corporation tax, VAT including partial exemption, and transfer pricing, with experience coordinating external advisers and owning the compliance calendar.
- Treasury experience in a multi-bank, multi-currency environment, with familiarity with a treasury management system and PSP/EMI counterparty management.
- Proficiency in NetSuite or a comparable enterprise resource planning system, advanced Google Sheets or Excel skills, and at least one business intelligence or reporting tool such as Tableau or Power BI.
- Ability to represent Finance at Board, ExCo, and regulatory forums when required.
Responsibilities
- Own the month-end close process end-to-end by reviewing journals, signing off balance sheet schedules, managing accruals and prepayments, and overseeing accounts payable and expense processing performed by the shared services function.
- Prepare first-draft management accounts and produce the Monthly Director's Analysis pack, including profit and loss actuals versus budget, variance commentary, and commercial key performance indicator narrative.
- Prepare annual statutory financial statements for Capital Com UK Limited under International Financial Reporting Standards and act as the primary Finance contact for the external statutory auditor throughout the year-end process.
- Design and document the financial controls framework, including process narratives, control matrices, and risk-and-controls documentation aligned to Big Four audit standards and the Finance Risk and Controls Self Assessment.
- Own UK corporation tax compliance by preparing quarterly provisions, coordinating with external advisers on the CT600 return, and managing tax considerations arising from new product lines.
- Manage quarterly VAT returns, including the partial exemption calculation arising from the mix of VAT-exempt CFD and spread betting income and taxable supplies.
- Maintain transfer pricing documentation for intercompany service charges and coordinate with the Tax team to keep it up to date.
- Oversee the treasury function by maintaining daily cash positioning across bank, payment service provider, and electronic money institution accounts in Kyriba, ensuring daily reconciliations are completed and reported on time, managing banking counterparty relationships, and monitoring and hedging foreign exchange exposure through the intercompany hedging structure.
- Ensure client money segregation remains compliant with CASS 7 at all times and work with the dedicated CASS team on treasury-related aspects of the daily CASS checklist.
- Support FCA regulatory reporting by contributing to quarterly RegData submissions covering capital adequacy, liquidity, profit and loss, and balance sheet, as well as ICARA documentation.
- Represent CCUK Finance at Board, ExCo, and ARCC Committee meetings when required and provide Finance Director cover across the Finance function during the Finance Director's absence.
- Manage and develop one direct report, the Management Accountant, by setting clear objectives, conducting regular one-to-ones, and building the team's capability in financial controls and analytical output.
- Champion artificial intelligence and automation within Finance by identifying and implementing opportunities to streamline reconciliations, report generation, and regulatory return preparation using n8n, Claude AI, and Python scripting.
Desired Qualifications
- Direct experience with ICARA preparation and FCA RegData filings, including K-factor calculations under the UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime.
- Exposure to stockbroking, custody, or investment product launches from a finance or regulatory perspective.
- Hands-on use of workflow automation tools such as n8n or Python to build finance processes or reduce manual reporting.
- Experience managing or mentoring finance team members.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted financial analysis, automated report generation, or similar tooling.