Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager  

Role Location:               Dublin, Ireland  

Department: Finance  

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time  

About Bridge Fund Management Limited  

Bridge Fund Management Limited (An Apex Group Company) is a third Party Super ManCo (UCITS & AIF) with assets of approx. €70 Billion.  

Our clients range from under €100m AUM to over €10bn AUM. Our clients’ strategies and security types are broad. Our objective is to protect shareholders' interests by helping clients to comply with their regulatory requirements. We pride ourselves on delivering first-class client service through a motivated team. Our Irish operations consist of approximately 50 people from fund administration, investment management, compliance and risk backgrounds.  

Diversity  

At Bridge, we recognise that diversity makes for good business as it stimulates more ideas, opinions and perspectives. We are committed to the maintenance of a professional inclusive environment that recruits, retains, develops, remunerates, and promotes all of our people. We embrace diversity as fundamental to the promotion of our company’s values and understand that diversity and inclusion has an invaluable influence on Bridge and all that we aspire to be.  

The Role & Key Responsibilities :  

The Senior Finance Manager will be responsible for the financial management and reporting aspects of the Company. The role will involve reporting and presentation of the financial results to the directors and Group Finance,   in addition,    

• Monitoring/maintaining regulatory capital on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Ensuring that all relevant accounting records of the Company are properly maintained and readily available, including annual and semi-annual financial statements.
• Oversight of service provider relationships including initial and ongoing due diligence.
• Oversight of tax compliance across Corporation Tax, PAYE and VAT tax categories.
• Manage annual audit process.
• Overall responsibility for the Company’s statutory and regulatory reporting and filing.
• Develop and review capital and financial management oversight related policies, procedures and controls to ensure they are sufficient to meet regulatory requirements.
• Attending and presenting at Committee and Board meetings as requested.
• Supporting the business in any assigned projects.
• Negotiating contracts such as leases,   insurance,   and other supplier contracts.

• Third Level Degree preferably in Business/Accounting.
• A qualified accountant with a   minimum   of   5-7 year’s   relevant experience.
• Analytical and financial modelling   skills.
• Strong people management   skills.
• Experience in preparation of financial statements, management accounts and regulatory capital returns
• Cashflow and credit control   management.
• Forecasting and   budgeting.
• Audit experience preferred.
• Relevant capital and financial management experience in an Irish regulated role, preferably as a designated Person.
• Knowledge of regulations relating to capital and financial management including UCITS regulations, preferable.
• Excellent computer skills, and in particular a good knowledge of: Microsoft Office including Excel,   Word,   and Outlook   email.