Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

London

Competitive Salary + Benefits
 

Who We Are…

A collective committed to shaping a better future for our clients, communities, and planet. We aspire to create the most sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams and are passionate about excellence, innovation, integrity, and collaboration. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace and believe that an inclusive environment benefits our people, our firm, and our communities, while enriching and challenging how we think about design. Learn more about us here. 

Success at SOM Means

• Ideas: We believe in a meritocracy of ideas. We look to everyone to actively contribute to the discourse in the firm.
• Knowledge: We believe that expertise is the result of lifelong learning. We are not expected to know everything, but rather to passionately pursue answers, develop new skills and deepen our knowledge.
• Product: We strive for excellence in the concept, quality, and delivery of our work.
• Individual: We value individuals who bring the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity in the way they work. Each person can develop and contribute their wealth of attributes, skills and knowledge to support the overall health of the firm.
• Team: We value the power of interdisciplinary integration. A positive team culture in which everyone collaborates openly towards common goals is essential.
• Firm: We have a history of making transformative contributions to the profession and our communities. We are constantly innovating and attempting to bring new approaches, solutions and processes to our

Who You Are…

• Task Master - You excel at managing a number of projects simultaneously and have a keen eye for detail and a strong sense of urgency. 
• Numbers Ninja - From preparing journal entries and reconciling balance sheets to account and bank reconciliations, you thrive in the world of numbers.
• Team Player - Your unwavering positive attitude fuels your desire to take on new assignments and see them through to completion. 
• Problem Solver - Your analytical skills and accounting expertise drive you to optimize accounting and finance activities and find new solutions to age-old problems.
• Great Communicator - Working in a fast-paced setting your interpersonal and communications skills help you to keep cool and drive team success. 
• Expert - You are ACA or ACCA qualified or a finalist with 3+ years of accountancy and audit experience. You have supervised both accounts and audit assignments as part of client-focused teams. 

What You’ll Do…

You will be the go-to finance resource for the partners in the London office, working closely with local project accountants as well as the Global Tax and Financial Reporting teams. You will have hands-on involvement in daily accounting/tax duties (VAT filings, balance sheet recs, survey responses, fixed assets, etc.) and in preparing management reporting/analysis, including P&L variances, budget/reforecast and other ad hoc requests. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining UK GAAP and Tax basis ledgers, and in coordinating/assisting with audits.

Minimum Qualifications:

You should be ACA or ACCA qualified or finalist with in excess of three years accountancy and audit experience in a small to medium sized practice, have experience of supervising accounts and, ideally, audit assignments and enjoy working as part of a team and dealing with clients. You should possess strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• Commitment to organization and highly detail-oriented work.
• Proactive with a high sense of urgency and a drive to optimize accounting and finance activities.
• Excellent analytical skills and strong attention to detail
• Ability to independently prioritize tasks and manage to completion
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
• Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Team player who embraces ad-hoc projects with a positive attitude

SOM offers opportunities to work on transformational projects, competitive salaries, health insurance, wellness, retirement and financial and other work/life plans.

At SOM, we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. We believe an inclusive environment benefits our employees, our firm, and our community, while also enriching and challenging our own thinking about design. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Visit this page to learn more about SOM's employment policy and how to apply offline: www.som.com/employment_opportunities_and_policy
 

For more about SOM:  www.som.com