AUM and Margins Senior Manager

The Role:

The role sits within the London-based Finance department, working in the AUM, Revenues & Commissions team. The Senior Manager is responsible for overseeing the complete and accurate reporting of the Group's assets under management (AUM) and net revenue. This role provides senior-level ownership of AUM and margin reporting — two of the most critical metrics for the Group — with accountability for ensuring the integrity, quality, and strategic relevance of outputs delivered to internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

AUM & Margins – Oversight & Governance

• Own and be accountable for the Group's AUM reporting framework, ensuring all outputs are delivered in line with Group guidance and requirements

• Oversee the accuracy and completeness of actual and run rate revenue calculations, providing senior sign-off on key outputs

• Maintain a deep understanding of the Group's AUM profile, fund structures, investment exposures, and margin dynamics, acting as a subject-matter expert for senior stakeholders

• Review and take ownership of quarter-end, interim, and year-end reporting deliverables

Reporting & Senior Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead the preparation and presentation of AUM and margin analysis to the CFO and other senior Finance leadership

• Drive the production and quality assurance of the daily AUM flash and weekly flow projection distributed to the Executive Committee

• Proactively develop and broaden knowledge of the Group's revenue reporting processes, systems, and controls, with the objective of being able to provide informed cover for the Revenues Manager as required

• Act as deputy for the Head of AUM & Margins and Net Revenue in their absence, providing senior coverage across both the AUM & Margins and Net Revenue functions, ensuring continuity of reporting, stakeholder engagement, and team oversight

• Act as a key liaison for the Strategy and Shareholder Relations team, providing insight and analytical support for external reporting and shareholder communications

• Partner with investment management and sales teams at a senior level on AUM and revenue-related matters, providing strategic context and challenge where appropriate

• Lead engagement with the Finance Business Partnering team on monthly management reporting to front office teams, ensuring AUM and margin inputs are accurate, insightful, and commercially relevant

Leadership, Controls & Process Improvement

• Champion continuous improvement across processes, leveraging automation, AI toolingand machine learning techniques to drive efficiency gains and enhance quality control

• Provide guidance, development, and oversight to other team members, reviewing their work and building team capability

• Lead ad-hoc projects and strategic initiatives impacting the AUM, Revenues & Commissions team, including cross-functional workstreams

Financial Control & Other

• Involvement in ad-hoc projects and trouble-shooting issues, including assistance with the interpretation of relevant technical issues, and ad-hoc projects in areas which influence the AUM, revenues and commissions team, as required

• Take a proactive role in questioning processes in place with a view to continuous improvement

Technical Competencies: 

• Deep knowledge of financial accounting, including technical accounting principles relevant to asset management

• Strong understanding of financial controls within a large, complex organisation, with the ability to evaluate and enhance control frameworks

• A professional qualification or equivalent depth of professional experience is expected

• Significant experience in Financial Accounting or a related operational Finance environment within asset management

• Ability to interpret and communicate complex financial data and AUM trends to senior, non-technical audiences

• Proficiency in Excel and financial systems; experience with general ledger platforms and reporting tools is expected at this level

• Ability to assess and manage financial risk, using data and commercial judgement to influence decisions and drive process improvements