Role:
Our future colleague will be responsible for the accounting activities. Under direct coaching and supervision of the Finance Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for (non exhaustive):
N.B. This is a 9 months Fixed Term Contract maternity cover.
What you'll do:
- You'll manage day-to-day bookkeeping, account reconciliations, bank statements, transfers, and supplier payments, ensuring accurate financial records.
- You'll support monthly and annual account closings, including the preparation of financial statements and assistance with external audits.
- You'll prepare and submit local VAT, tax, and regulatory filings, ensuring compliance with all internal and external reporting requirements.
- You'll manage billing activities, including invoice preparation and credit control, to support accurate and timely financial transactions.
- You'll prepare financial and management reports for local management and the Group, ensuring reliable information is available for business decision-making.
What we offer:
- Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
- Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to allow and increase employee contributions
- Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 22 days paid leave. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave
- Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements
- Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day
About you:
- You hold an ACCA Level 2 qualification or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.
- You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a similar accounting or finance position.
- You have a good understanding of IFRS and its application in financial accounting and reporting.
- You are comfortable working with accounting and financial systems and have strong computer skills.
- You ideally have experience with SUN Systems, although this is considered an advantage and is not mandatory.
Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.
There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.
Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 6,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 24 countries - to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.