Assistant Accountant - Must be from Accountancy / Audit / Tax Company

Responsible for the preparation of Financial Statements with Disclosures and other ad-hoc financial information for our Clients Preparation and delivery of administrative tasks required by our Clients (for example fund drawdowns and distributions) and of investor communications

Take ownership and respond Client/Investor queries within 24 hours of receipt

Communicate and build relationships with individuals at senior levels within my client

Completion of all work in line with my clients standard procedures

Contribute ideas to improve processes to either gain efficiencies or reduce risk

Oversee processing of financial information of junior team members and provide on the job training where required

Person Specification

Excellent organisational, prioritisation and interpersonal skills A strong 'Can Do' attitude The ability to cope with multiple tasks and produce accurate work under the pressure of tight deadlines and lead by example Strong ownership of tasks and sense of team work Experience in preparation of working paper files and Financial Statements with disclosures

Qualifications

University Degree in Accountancy/Business/Maths or otherwise demonstrable strong aptitude for numeracy Fully / part qualified AAT preferable Successful completion of at least two ACCA or ACA exams Desire to complete either the ACCA or CIMA course towards full professional qualification

Experience

Minimum of two years' experience working in a professional office environment either within an accounts department or preferably within an accounting service provider Experience in processing and providing financial information for review Intermediate Excel skills