Account Assistant

Global Citizen Solutions; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Global Citizen Solutions as an Accounting Assistant, where you'll play a pivotal role in optimizing financial processes and conducting detailed financial analyses. This position offers opportunities to collaborate with cross-functional teams while ensuring compliance with UK tax regulations and maintaining accurate reporting. Ideal candidates will have part-qualified accounting qualifications, advanced Excel skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving in a dynamic workplace.

Benefits

Multidisciplinary team in a multinational environment.

Comfortable office in a prestigious area.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills are essential.
• Part-qualified in accounting with commitment to professional development.
• Knowledge of accounting processes required.

Responsibilities

• Support CFO in multi-entity financial management.
• Execute weekly bank reconciliations and maintain accurate balances.
• Lead month-end closing procedures and prepare management accounts.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Accounting expertise

Attention to detail

Problem resolution

Education

Part-qualified status in relevant accounting qualification

Tools

Xero software

Job description

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#ABOUTUS

Global Citizen Solutions assists international, individuals and their families to diversify their investments while obtaining increased mobility, security and privacy. Our multicultural and multilingual team has a wealth of experience in the prominent European countries offering citizenship and residency through investment programmes.

#ABOUTTHEROLE

We are seeking an Accounting Assistant to provide financial insights, ensure accurate reporting, and support data-driven decision-making. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to optimize financial processes to drive business performance.

#ABOUTTHEROLE

• Support the CFO in some areas of finance and accounting including but not limited to:
• Multi-Entity Financial Management: Oversee financial reporting for multiple business entities across various profit centres, ensuring consolidated accuracy across all business areas.
• Banking & Reconciliation: Execute weekly bank reconciliations for multiple accounts, promptly resolving discrepancies and maintaining accurate balances
• Tax Compliance & VAT Administration: Prepare and submit VAT returns within regulatory deadlines, ensuring full compliance with UK tax regulations while maintaining accurate VAT control accounts and supporting documentation. Review VAT returns submitted by other entities
• Expense Processing & Controls: Process staff expenses and company credit card transactions with meticulous attention to receipt verification and journal posting, ensuring adherence to internal policies and expense management frameworks.
• Management Reporting & Month-End: Lead month-end closing procedures and prepare comprehensive management accounts. Develop and maintain KPI reporting systems across all business areas to support strategic decision-making.
• Financial Statement Preparation: Support the preparation of financial statements, including profit & loss accounts and balance sheets, ensuring timely delivery to management
• Balance Sheet Management: Conduct monthly balance sheet reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain accuracy in financial reporting and support audit readiness.
• System Enhancement & Process Improvement: Drive system optimization initiatives to improve reporting accuracy and streamline financial workflows across the organization.
• Internal Controls & Risk Management: Maintain strict adherence to internal controls and financial policies to safeguard company assets
• Data Integrity & Quality Assurance: Ensure data accuracy across all ledgers and reconciliations, supporting reliable financial reporting and maintaining audit trails for all financial transactions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with various departments to resolve financial queries, support budgeting and forecasting processes, and facilitate smooth financial operations across the organization.
• Problem Resolution & Process Enhancement: Proactively identify and resolve accounting discrepancies, implementing systematic solutions to reduce errors and enhance operational efficiency.
• Workload Management: Demonstrate exceptional time management and prioritization skills, effectively managing multiple concurrent tasks while meeting critical deadlines during month-end and year-end periods.

#ABOUTYOU

• Advanced Excel skills.
• Part-qualified status in relevant accounting qualification with commitment to continued professional development.
• Accounting expertise: know-how of accounting processes and procedures.
• Experience with Xero software (not mandatory but a plus for the candidate).
• Tech savvy.
• Organized, methodical, able to meet various deadlines, being able to prioritize and manage time effectively, although the Company’s fast-paced processes.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt, interact and manage with different types of individuals from differentiated cultures.
• Dedicated team player and right-minded teamwork mindset.
• Autonomous, proactive and polyvalent.
• Strong work ethic.

#OUROFFER

• Join a multidisciplinary team in a multinational environment.
• Fast-paced, highly structured and dynamic business environment.
• Comfortable office, located in a prestigious area in Lisbon, with a very easy access by public transportation (metro, bus, train and boat).

#OURVALUES

• Client Centric: strive to understand the clients and offer them the best solutions, taking into consideration that each person's needs are unique.
• Coachable: Open to receiving training and constant small improvements, even if experienced.
• Independent: able to organize oneself without “babysitter”
• Doer: you have to love getting results yourself.
• Flexibility: Ready to adapt to a variety of tasks.
• Focused: values more stability, than the shiny new opportunities that pop up.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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