Stephen Moore

4 month FTC, to oversee the financial operations and strategy. Responsible for managing financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Analysing financial data, review of financial statements, developing financial models, and assisting with strategic recommendations to senior management. Collaborate with various teams to drive financial performance and support decision-making processes.

Management of 2 direct reports, Finance Manager and Management Accountant.

• Assisted with voluntary wind down of UK operations, finished role January 2024.
• Examined financial reports, analysing and resolving data discrepancies to reduce expenses.
• Created board presentations to clearly articulate financial strategy.
• Review Client Funds reconciliations to ensure compliance with FCA regulation.
• Prepare monthly Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet information for quarterly FCA reporting.
• Assist Head of Finance with ad hoc information to support ICARA.
• Oversee payroll for employees, determining team receive timely payments.
• Developed policies to uphold compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• Managed group cash flow with comprehensive weekly financial updates.
• Assessed financial information for accuracy and integrity.
• Formulated monthly variance reports for strategic budgeting and forecasting.
• Prepared audit schedules, collaborating with external auditing to verify compliance with all regulations.
• Completed statutory and regulatory reporting requirements within defined deadlines.
• Directed Accounts Payable (A/P) to deliver against payment processing deadlines.

• Served as key corporate representative for PE company, liaising with various stakeholders in support of operational excellence.
• Streamlined operational efficiencies by establishing and implementing effective programmes.
• Analysed financial data to track and achieve budget targets.
• Managed all aspects of finance function.
• Oversee facilities management for London office.
• Maintain management accounting for LLP's and Limited companies within investment structure, consisting of 20 UK, Jersey, German and Luxembourg entities.
• Financial slide preparation for board reporting packs.
• Statutory Financial Statement process management.
• Treasury and cash flow management.
• Annual budgeting.
• VAT preparation and annual corporate tax returns oversight.
• Manage external and internal audits.
• Company Secretarial and compliance support.
• KYC for on boarding counterparties.

• Managed daily running of finance team and execution of budget governance activities.
• Responsible for monthly management accounts with variance analysis and statutory reporting requirements, annual budgeting and forecasting.
• Worked closely with international offices in Russia, US and Cyprus in providing timely financial information.
• Prepared quarterly VAT returns, ensuring full compliance to internal and external rules and regulations.
• Oversight of corporate tax, HR, payroll and treasury functions
• Monitored trading activity and record keeping carried out by front office operations and preparing daily trading information for Head Office.
• Support CEO, COO with compliance, maintenance of company procedures manual, KYC due diligence activities.
• Support Compliance Manager with data for submission to FCA on all regulatory returns.
• Transfer Pricing preparation and oversight.
• Managed IT functions with external IT consultants.
• Ensured business continuity plans were in place and up-to-date by developing Risk Management and Contingency plan.

• Responsible for monthly management accounts for three group companies and holding company.
• Projected rolling five year cash flows.
• Oversaw quarterly and annual Lloyd's solvency returns, quarterly VAT returns and fixed asset control.
• Prepared and distributed financial statements and reports, including variance reports, regulatory filings and related schedules.

• Assisted VP Finance Europe with year-end closing procedures
• Produced financial statements for operating company.
• Reviewed and assisted with existing travel and entertainment policies.
• Actioned reconciliation of existing employee accounts.

• Prepared and consolidated monthly management accounts, reporting to US HQ, 15 companies including European and Eastern European funds.
• Oversight of budgets and re-projections, corporation tax, VAT returns, monthly variance analysis and weekly cash flow analysis.
• Produced financial statements for senior management and regulatory capital returns.

• Managed all aspects of finance function, eventually managing 3 hires and reporting to Finance Director.