Finance Associate, Luxembourg

Job Description

abrdn plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs.- abrdn Investments - a leading investment management business looking after £368bn of assets for Institutional, Wholesale and Insurance clients- abrdn Adviser - one of the UK’s largest providers of platform services to financial advisers with £75bn in assets across our Wrap and Elevate platforms- interactive investor - the UK’s most trusted investment platform for individual investors with 430,000 customers who have invested almost £75bn with us

Our strategy is to build a vibrant and value-creating purpose-led organisation, with the current and future needs of our stakeholders at the heart of all we do.

The Finance Associate role in Luxembourg is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional to support corporate accounting and financial reporting within an international asset management environment. Working closely with the Head of Finance and Luxembourg Financial Controller, this role will focus on delivering accurate financial results, managing regulatory reporting, and collaborating with UK-based finance processing teams. In this role you will also have opportunities to work on regulatory projects, process improvements, and finance migration, as well as interacting with senior finance leadership and cross-border teams.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting:
- Assist in the delivery of Luxembourg financial results in line with local GAAP and IFRS.- Prepare and review monthly accounting journals.- Conduct monthly balance sheet reconciliations.- Prepare invoice requests for Accounts Receivable and track supplier invoices.- Process priority payment requests via the Finance Cash Team.- Prepare monthly VAT declarations and quarterly regulatory reports.- Review trial balances and financial statements for GP entities.- Coordinate with auditors, ensuring timely provision of supporting documentation.- Support new activity migrations, sustainability reporting (CSRD), and profitability monitoring.

Process Improvement & Projects:
- Review trial balances and financial statements for oversight of GP entities.- Contribute to ad-hoc finance projects aimed at process improvement.- Participate in new business and regulatory-driven initiatives.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management:
- Build and maintain a strong finance network across EMEA.- Develop strong working relationships with group finance teams.- Coordinate with local and UK finance teams across different regions.- Master’s degree in accounting or finance.- Professional qualifications such as CPA, CA, ACCA, ACA, IRE, or Expertise Compatible.- Experience working across multiple regions, cultures, and time zones.- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks.- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a global finance team.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At abrdn we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.