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Description

• We are seeking a Senior Financial Accountant, reporting to the Senior Finance Manager. The Senior Financial Accountant will be responsible for producing the financial outputs and required to implement processes to ensure the production of the accounting results is simple, relevant, and efficient. The role will involve reporting and presentation of the financial results to the business, its decision makers, external stakeholders and Group Finance.

Job specification

• Responsible for the complete accounting operations across multiple entities.
• Perform monthly revenue reconciliations and postings.
• Lead monthly revenue reporting for all businesses.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable and Procurement to ensure accurate coding and allocation of costs.
• Interrogating data to validate accuracy and support business decision-making
• Manage expense accruals and prepayments across multiple OPEX areas.
• Maintain fixed asset registers including depreciation and wear and tear analysis.
• Review and authorise supplier account reconciliations.
• Coordinate prompt and accurate processing of payments to vendors.
• Conduct and manage bank, general ledger, debtors’ ledger, supplier ledger and intercompany account reconciliations.
• Monitor and report on company cash flows and handle cash drawdown requests.
• Support the development of annual budgets and financial forecasts.
• Collaborating with stakeholders including auditors, Group Finance and operational teams.
• Responsible for the overall delivery of accurate monthly financial reporting in accordance with predetermined deadlines to the business and Group Finance.
• Responsible for reporting and analysis as required, to provide value through ongoing and ad-hoc financial information to the business.
• Responsible for all statutory and regulatory reporting and filing.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, accounting standards, and company policies.
• Ensure the risks, administration and compliance with income tax, transfer pricing and VAT rules are understood, adhered to, and regularly reviewed.

Skills Required:

• Relevant degree and articles advantageous
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in Financial Services.
• Experience in multi-currency, multi-company, and multi-jurisdictional accounting
• Cashflow and credit control management.
• Forecasting and budgeting.
• Up-to date working knowledge of international financial reporting standards and experience in preparation of statutory accounts accordance with those standards.
• Excellent computer skills, and in particular a good knowledge of: Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook email.
• Windows based accounting packages.
• Experience in income tax, VAT and CGT administration and calculations.
• The ability to communicate effectively with staff on all levels.
• The ability to prioritize and plan a challenging workload and to meet tight reporting deadlines.
• A systematic work method and attention to detail.

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Description

• The position involves the on-going real-time reconciliation of all the following systems, NX Manager, Invest One and Tax8 to ensure that data integrating between all three systems is valid, accurate and aligned.

Job specification

• Meet or exceed all client SLA requirements.
• Review system recons and controls and ensure alignment between all applicable system.
• Repair & resubmit client trades that failed to integration between NX Manager (Trading), Invest One (Accounting) and Tax8.
• Record statistics regarding recon exposures for risk management.
• End to end break management.
• The successful applicant will be required to work an alternate night shift week.

Skills Required:

• B. Com or similar tertiary qualification.
• 6-12 months Fund administration experience
• A good understanding of Financial Markets, instruments and systems.
• A good understanding of Asset Management front-office trading processes.
• A good understanding of Asset Management back-office administration processes.
• An aptitude for working with systems.
• An above average IT technical background with Knowledge of MS office & IT packages (particularly Excel).
• Software programming skills are an added benefit.
• Good Business Analysis experience is required.
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) are required.
• Self-motivated individual, with a passion to resolve queries.
• Able to work within a team environment.
• Confident & enthusiastic.

What will you get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business.
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience.
• Training and development opportunities
• Opportunity to gain knowledge and possibly across various operational teams.

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The Role

• To liaise with and support the Client Directors and Assistant Client Directors in Jersey with the administration and management of their portfolios of trust structures and other corporate entities, in accordance with the relevant documentation and all new and amended legislation, case law and practice regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building a detailed understanding of client portfolios, entity specific requirements and applicable statutory regulations/requirements and act as a source of guidance to other team members;
• Work with team manager, client directors and assistant client directors to ensure the planning, coordination and completion of all regulatory obligations and client agreed deliverables within strict deadlines for the portfolio of entities are met;
• Assist with arranging income and capital distributions to beneficiaries and to correctly document the same;
• Check if tax calculations have been done and are on record;
• Maintain and monitor diary notes and workflows;
• Prepare and maintain accurate trust and entity summaries;
• Deal with the termination/exiting of trusts and other corporate entities;
• To ensure service delivered meets company policy and/or service level agreement;
• Participate and provide support to all new business activities;
• Contribute to any relevant tasks arising out of on-going projects;
• Ensure that the client information is accurate at all times;
• Provide accurate and timely monthly reports of key management information to Management or as required;
• Manage and supervise a number of administrators and trainee administrators who would typically be studying towards professional qualifications and oversee and review team adherence to internal policies, controls and systems, including meeting any internal deadlines;
• Review minutes/records prepared by administrators and trainee administrators;
• Act as point of contact with client directors, assistant client directors and intermediaries such as lawyers, auditors, bankers and investment managers as required;
• Establish, build and maintain strong relationships and networks with both internal, cross jurisdictional and external contacts;
• Build key relationships with client directors and assistant client directors in Jersey, ensuring the team responds swiftly to requests and manage expectations;
• Contribute to the overall management of the team and business;
• Report any identified issues and risks, including legal/regulatory matters and client complaints, to senior management promptly;
• Ensure that all compliance and mandatory training is completed within required timescales;
• To act in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements affecting the Company and ensuring that actions comply with both departmental procedures and this job description.

Skills & Experience:

• Professional qualifications – LLB, BCom LLB and Admitted Attorney.
• 5 years of relevant industry/specialist experience in administration of trusts and working with corporate entities such as companies;
• Has sound technical knowledge of their respective field;
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy;
• Excellent communication and organization skills;
• Learn and understand various jurisdictions legal and regulatory requirements, over time;
• Act as a point of contact with internal or external stakeholders;
• The jobholder will be required to assist in the administration of various portfolios of corporate entities;
• and requires a combination of accounting, taxation, legal, investment, and commercial experience;
• Ability to motivate and influence a team;
• High level of managerial skills;
• Should be fluent in English and attend to all correspondence in English.