Purpose of the Job
As a valued member of the team, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate accounting records and preparing financial statements and management accounts for a portfolio of clients. You will play an important role in delivering high-quality client service, applying your technical expertise to ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and frameworks. In addition, you will support and guide junior team members, sharing your knowledge and contributing to a collaborative and development-focused team environment.
Main Responsibilities
- Prepare and review accounting records, financial statements, and management accounts for semi-complex to complex client entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
- Review bookkeeping entries and reconciliations, including bank, investment, and other balance sheet reconciliations, to maintain the integrity of financial information.
- Review VAT returns and other accounting deliverables, ensuring work is completed to a high standard and within agreed deadlines.
- Build positive working relationships with clients and stakeholders, providing responsive and professional accounting support.
- Support the delivery of ad hoc projects and other accounting initiatives as required.
- Work closely with auditors to facilitate the timely completion of audits and address any accounting-related queries.
- Partner with Assistant Managers and Managers to ensure the smooth delivery of client services and achievement of team objectives.
- Share your knowledge and expertise by reviewing the work of Junior and Assistant Accountants, providing guidance, coaching, and constructive feedback.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the team by supporting training, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Deliver accounting services to clients across multiple jurisdictions within the Ocorian Group while maintaining a strong focus on quality and client service.
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- ACCA/ACA fully qualified and/or be experienced by virtue of relevant experience
- Finance Industry and or Accounting/Auditing experience within or with exposure to the Private Equity/ Real Estates/ Corporate environment is desirable
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in preparing client accounts
- Basic knowledge of IFRS. Knowledge of UK GAAP and other relevant accounting frameworks is an advantage
- Experience with Navision/ Efront is desirable
- Well versed in Excel, Word and Outlook
All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful. These are:
- We are CLIENT CENTRIC – Clients are at the centre of our world, and we’re committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
- We are AMBITIOUS – We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
- We are AGILE – We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
- We are COLLABORATIVE – With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
- We are ETHICAL – We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.
Equal Opportunities for Everyone
Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at careers@ocorian.com.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.