Assistant Client Accounting Manager

Saffery Trust; Daliburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading client accounting firm in Guernsey is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Client Accounting Manager. The role involves supervising accountants, ensuring timely delivery of financial statements, and assisting in policy development. Candidates should have 1-2 years of post-qualification experience and possess ACA/ACCA qualifications. The firm offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working policies

Health insurance

Performance-based bonuses

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• 1-2 years post qualification experience in accounting.
• Knowledge of trust and company financial statements.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a small team of accountants and bookkeepers.
• Review work to ensure high standards of financial statements.
• Assist in the development of new operating policies.

Skills

Sound technical knowledge in accounting

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Critical analysis skills

Management skills

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification or equivalent

Job description

Assistant Client Accounting Manager

Department: Accounts

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Guernsey

Reporting To: Finance Director

Description

Who we are Saffery Trust is a director-led firm of individually expert, collectively exceptional people. We help clients to optimise their personal and business wealth and to create lasting legacies. We have the freedom and agility to act in the moment, and the wisdom and experience to plan for the long-term.

Established in Guernsey in 1977, we are one of the largest independent private client firms in the island. As an accredited STEP Platinum Employer Partner, we offer great benefits, including:

• a competitive salary
• flexible working and dress for your day policies
• full financial support and study leave for professional development
• top-level health insurance for our people
• annual performance-based bonuses
• e-bikes free for staff use and opportunities to take part in green initiatives
• regular sports and social events as well as opportunities to support local charities

The role We’re looking for an enthusiastic accountant with people management experience who demonstrates our core values and wants to build a rewarding career.

This role is a permanent contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising a small team of accountants and bookkeepers at various levels, overseeing workflow of the client accounting function and ensuring timely delivery of accurate financial statements in a cost-effective manner.

The responsibilities

• reviewing work prepared by the client accounting team to ensure it has been prepared to a high standard
• prioritising and supervising the workload of the client accounting team to ensure deadlines are effectively planned and met
• working proactively with the trust administration teams to ensure queries are cleared and financial statements are finalised in a timely manner
• assisting with the development of new policies and procedures to help improve operating efficiencies
• acting as the key liaison between the trust transformation team regarding advances in automation of bookkeeping and financial statement preparation across multiple Saffery Trust jurisdictions
• producing accurate and timely management information and ensuring agreed targets and key performance indicators are met
• reviewing and approving of team timesheets
• approving holidays and overseeing work scheduling and delegation
• conducting performance reviews and assisting with setting team objectives
• providing guidance, development, coaching and mentoring to the team
• preparing the annual client accounting team budget in conjunction with the Finance Director
• providing bookkeeping and financial statement review training to trust administration staff
• assisting the Finance Director with preparation of the internal annual financial statements

You

• sound technical knowledge and demonstrated technical ability within accounting, to include at least 1-2 years’ post qualification experience
• knowledge and experience of trust and company financial statements
• successful attainment of ACA/ACCA qualification (or equivalent) along with meeting your CPD requirements
• very good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to converse with a diverse range of people along with the ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships
• the ability to produce and/or review a range of documentation which may be of a moderately complex nature with high attention to detail and accuracy
• demonstrated critical analysis skills to enable review of existing processes and procedures, along with the ability to formulate ideas and concepts
• demonstrated ability to work to deadlines and project plans (some of which may involve mid-term planning) with minimal direction to ensure that objectives are achieved
• ability to consider and select the most appropriate solutions to a given situation while adopting a commercial approach so that consideration is given to an activity’s impact on the business and client service excellence
• management skills which demonstrate the ability to understand, inspire and develop others along with personal qualities of integrity, discretion and tact