Organisation:Do you want to be part of an organisation that gives you real pride in your role, your team & your employer?
You would be joining a great team with strong ethnicity & diversity which are the reason we stand out from the crowd. Our business model has the capabilities, vision, drive & commercial acumen to continue to deliver on aggressive growth plans.
Our culture is underpinned by placing the client first & being totally focused on delivering service excellence.
Purpose:- To help provide a high quality service to the clients for which your cell is responsible, helping to ensure all deliverables are met.
- To assist in the various accounting & administration processes within your team, & conduct all work in accordance with the firm’s policies & procedures.
- Obtain a good grasp of the basic accounting & administration processes, & develop the key skills required to become a Client Services Assistant Accountant.
Responsibilities:- Responsible for preparing work to agreed internal deadlines to a standard that is suitable for a first review.
- Knowledge of designated clients including a basic understanding the client structures, key points of the LPA, Fee Agreements & SLAs.
- Knowledge of Client deliverables & early escalation of issues to Direct Report.
- Minimise risk by following procedures & checklists.
- Be proactive in identifying development & training requirements.
Tasks/duties:
Client Delivery- Deliver quality information to agreed timeframes.
- Assist in the preparation of accounts & quarter end files, completing assigned tasks to agreed internal deadlines & to a standard acceptable for first review.
- Prepare whole sets of accounts & quarter end files, for less complex entities, again to agreed internal deadlines & to a standard acceptable for first review.
- Assist in the preparation of Drawdown & Distribution notices in accordance with agreed internal deadlines for 1st review.
- Prepare ad hoc analysis for review (all requests to be responded to within 24 hours).
- Prepare client KPIs for first review by Cell Accountant.
- Ensure all client queries are appropriately responded to, & all emails received into the team’s mailbox are actioned.
- Initiate payments & amendments to standing data with the Data Processing team.
- Perform weekly bank reconciliations on all client bank accounts, escalating any outstanding items.
- Providing support to the rest of the team & other teams.
Fee Processes- Prepare monthly invoices in accordance with fee agreements & on a timely basis.
- Accurate daily completion of Mytime for all hours worked.
Systems- Understand & use best practice on Investran, use Active Templates where possible.
- Understand the process for generating & distributing packages using Reporting Services.
- Understand & use best practice in ART when producing accounts.
- Gain a basic understanding of Report Wizard to improve efficiency & reduce manual reporting.
Risk- Ensure relevant procedures & checklists are adhered to & completed to minimise risk of errors.
- Report any breaches, complaints or errors to Accountant & Compliance officer promptly.
- Assist in the preparation of error reports, identifying areas of operational risk & proposing appropriate remedial actions within 24 hours of identifying the error.
Other- Undertake any additional reasonable requests as deemed by the firm.
Qualifications & Experience Required:
Essential- Strong academic track record, preferably accounting related subject to degree level.
- Intermediate Word & Excel skills.
- Excellent organisational, prioritisation & interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable communicating with individuals in a professional manner.
- Strong ownership of tasks.
- Can-do attitude, ability to cope with tight deadlines & working under pressure.
- Strong team ethic.
Desired- Work experience in the FS sector.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Basic training in accounting principals.
Please note: We have two vacant positions for this role.