Client Accounting Manager

TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. Our 9,100 experts and 120 offices in 85 jurisdictions worldwide serve corporates, financial institutions, asset managers, private clients and family offices, providing the combination of accounting, tax, payroll, fund administration, compliance and entity management services essential to global business success.

Key Responsibilities

• Day to day management of a Corporate Accounting/SPV/SFS portfolio, ensuring the delivery of accounting services in accordance with each client engagement letter
• Responsible and accountable for ensuring that all reporting deadlines are met
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with clients and internal/external stakeholders.  Follow ‘Our Service Promise’ delivery guidelines for relationship management
• Manages the audit team's audit schedule/plan ensuring that schedules are adhered to and is responsible for the first escalation during the audit process in the event of deviations from plan
• Allocate and coordinate the workload of the team, assigning or re-assigning tasks to them and monitor day to day progress of delivery using available means to ensure work is delivered on time.  Ensure the simplest tasks are appropriately allocated to the most junior team members
• Review the work of junior team members ensuring accuracy and providing timely feedback where needed (following a 4-eye principle
• Provide guidance and support to junior team members (including on the job training) with complex work/calculations and acting as a point of escalation. Oversee their communication with third parties, stepping in as required
• Accountable for the accurate preparation of accounting statements and reports required by the client, specifically new client/entity financial statements (IFRS and UK GAAP)
• Oversees month-end and year-end close activities, from balance sheet and cash account reconciliations to roll forward financial statement preparation - reviewing all reconciliations and ensuring they are followed-up on monthly
• Oversees VAT compliance, corporate income tax returns and other filings
• Keeps up to date with changes in local accounting and tax legislation
• Provide technical support to the team
• Review and provide first approval on bank payments.
• Undertake debtor management and credit control working with internal Finance, when necessary
• Maintain and maximize revenues for portfolio including the invoicing cycle to ensure all fees, including out of scope work, are billed
• Responsible for ensuring all data pertaining to their portfolio is maintained accurately on prescribed systems or spreadsheets

Key Requirement 

• Professional qualification (ACCA/ACA)
• Candidate with at least 3 years PQE
• Aviation/Leasing experience would be a plus but not essential
• Resourceful, independent and strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and communication skills, with strong ability to plan ahead and organize themselves
• Analytical structured mind set with ability to follow and build upon existing processes and ensure data is maintained with accuracy and consistency
• Proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word is essential, along with experience of local accounting system
• Experience in a similar role from a corporate service provider, related financial services or outsourcing company or an accounting practice background with strong client servicing skills.

Benefits

• 21 days of annual leave plus an additional day per year until it reaches 25 days.
• We also have 2 additional leave days per year (Good Friday and an extra TMF day at Christmas time)
• Health insurance 
• Pension scheme
• Death in service benefit of 4x salary
• Flyefit gym membership scheme and tax saver commuter tickets

Applications close: 28 Apr 2023 GMT Daylight Time

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.