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Form of work
SalaryTo deliver the financial reporting requirements for a range of complex real estate and private equity fund clients, which may include UK Companies, Trusts, SPVs, funds, unit trusts and other complex structures
Client Details
My client is a Financial Services organisation with these particular offices based in Whiteley and with 3 other offices in Europe and also in Canada and the US.
Description
You will deliver a comprehensive first-class accounting service to a portfolio of private equity and real estate structures in line with the defined business activities. You will help to develop an internal Centre of Excellence (CoE) within the Southampton/Whiteley team, and assist with the supervision, management and development of a team of accountants.
What you'll be doing
- Support the Manager in order to deliver a first-class professional service to clients, both internal and external
- Preparation and review of quarterly management accounts
- Review of annual accounts and preparation of complex sets of annual accounts, for a wide range of client structures to UK GAAP, US GAAP or IFRS standards
- Manage the quarterly reporting and annual reporting cycles for a portfolio of clients, including a range of investor reporting
- Manage the timely and accurate production of monthly, quarterly and annual VAT returns
- Supervise and assist with the management of the workflow of junior team members, and delegate tasks to them
- Plan and prioritise own and team workflow
- Assist with the development/enhancement of team specific procedures
- Assist with and if appropriate conduct appraisals for direct reporting team members
- Support the Manager with the client billing process for the team
- Liaison with auditors to ensure smooth audit process if required
- Assist with the creation and maintenance of client specific accounting procedures
- Liaise with external contacts to obtain and provide required information
- Attend client meetings in respect of accounting matters as required
- Assist the Manager in analysing clients' key performance indicators for submission with the management accounts
- Assist with and contribute to ad hoc projects as required
Profile
You will have a strong accounting and reporting background. Whilst this would absolutely be a perfect first move for someone moving out of chartered accountancy, candidates with a strong accounting background within commerce and industry will equally be considered.
The right candidate will either be qualified or at least at finalist level.
Job Offer
An excellent salary and benefits package is available to the successful candidate. This includes bonus, pension, healthcare, hybrid working and many others.
