DWS Regional Finance Manager - UK

Position Overview

Employer: DWS Group

Title: Finance Manager

Location: London

Job Code: #LI-AE1 #LI-02

R0295461

About DWS:

Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change.

Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment.

We’re looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear; our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow. That’s why we are ‘Investors for a new now’.

As investors on behalf of our clients, it is our role to find investment solutions. Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future. And in return, we’ll give you the support and platform to develop new skills, make an impact and work alongside some of the industry’s greatest thought leaders. This is your chance to achieve your goals and lead an extraordinary career.

This is your chance to invest in your future.

Read more about DWS and who we are here.

Team / division overview :

The DWS UK Finance activities include UK entity reporting, financial control and analytics, including specific focus on business area performance – such as the various Alternative Fund products and European ETF platform. They deliver a number of key financial outputs for DWS covering internal management and external regulators and also provide oversight, working collaboratively with the wider team in Manila.

The candidate will work closely with other UK DWS finance team members who support business areas and functions as well as specialists, ie tax advisory. The primary responsibilities of the role will be to help manage the monthly reporting process, lead on statutory audit work and provide support to the UK CFO. The candidate will be required to be flexible, proactive, self disciplined with strong communication skills in order to build good working relationships both within finance and across the wider UK franchise.

What we’ll offer you:

At DWS we’re serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves sand it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded. At DWS, you’ll have access to a range of benefits which you can choose from to create a personalised plan unique to your lifestyle. Whether you’re interested in healthcare, company perks, or are thinking about your retirement plan, there’s something for everyone.

Some of our core benefits:

• 30 days’ holiday + bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• A non-contributory pension scheme, up to 10%
• Physical and Mental Health Well-Being benefits including (but not limited to) Private Medical Cover, a complimentary GP service and the support of Mental Health First Aiders
• Family friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages (supporting all variations of family set-ups), to healthcare plans and travel insurance
The opportunity to support our CSR strategy which is focused on combatting climate change and achieving greater social justice. You can make donations to our partner organisations or take part in corporate volunteering opportunities in your local communities by providing on hand support.

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DWS’ Hybrid Working model in the UK is designed to find the right balance between in-person collaboration and engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, and working from home. Employees who wish to sign-up to our Hybrid Working model are required to work in the office two days a week, and given the flexibility to work from home for the remaining three.

Some business groups may need you to spend more time in the office, but this will be discussed and made clear as part of your application and interview process. We will continue to review and evolve our working environments and methods to ensure that we are working in the best way possible for our people.

If you require any adjustments or changes to be made to the interview process for any reason including, or related to a disability or long-term health condition, then please contact your recruiter and let them know what assistance you may need. Examples of adjustments include providing a change to the format of the interview, or providing assistance when at the DWS office. This will not affect your application and your recruitment team will discuss options with you.

As a Finance Manager your responsibilities will be:

• Onshore Validation and Control of legal entity Financials, Balance Sheet Substantiation including specific Fund structures.
• Ad-hoc investigation into current topics such as cost investigation, cash flow management and transfer pricing plus project work including new SAP platform roll-out.
• Supporting the Offshore team in particular with regard to topical accounting issues
• Supporting UK CFO and DWS Treasury on capital and liquidity developments linked to business activity.
• Supporting with the production and review of the quarterly FCA returns for the UK entities and submit via reg data.
• Support with producing the monthly Board Risk Committee capital metrics.
• Supporting the end-to-end production of the annual financial statements ensuring compliant with FRS 101 and IFRS.
• Supporting the annual audit of the financial statements from planning to final publication including leading on smaller UK entities.
• Supporting the wider business with implementing any new financial reporting systems from the initial design, planning, testing and implementation stages.
• Reviewing the off shore team’s month end close and refining the commentary and present it at the month finance forum.
• Improving current manual processes and create a robust control environment including creating detailed process notes (per FCO guidelines).

Key Relationships/Interactions:

• Business Stakeholders
• DWS Finance Directors
• Manila Financial Reporting team
• DWS Risk / Treasury / Tax / Compliance
• KPMG

Your skills and experience:

• Qualified accountant
• Minimum 3 years’ experience of working within a financial role that requires analysis at a micro and macro level
• IFRS / UK GAAP
• Stakeholder management
• Understanding of Transfer pricing rationale
Experience of PL production and drivers

Knowledge:

• Analysis techniques
• Problem solving
• Issue tracking, follow up and resolution.
• Effective communication
• Time management
• Adaptability / flexibility
• Self motivated
• Asset Management business knowledge (desirable)

Our commitment to equal employment opportunity

Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.

We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. DWS is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations. We are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.
We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

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