Assistant Financial Accountant

Christie's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading art business in Greater London seeks an Accounting Operations Assistant to support the financial reporting process across London and international regions. The ideal candidate will have AAT level 3 or above, excellent analytical skills, and a keen eye for detail. Responsibilities include maintaining reconciliations, posting journals, and resolving queries. A strong compliance attitude and effective communication with international stakeholders are essential. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus birthday leave

Additional one week leave every five years

Flexible Fitness Fund allowance

Private Health Insurance

Generous retirement plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic accounting principles.
• Experience managing a portfolio of companies is advantageous.
• Experience with statutory accounts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Post and check currency treasury journals regularly.
• Maintain bank account reconciliations.
• Manage daily accountancy for multiple companies.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and address queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Customer service orientation

Analytical skills

Education

AAT level 3 or above

Tools

Excel

JDE

Integrity software

Job description

The Company

Christie’s, the world’s largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments, or in one of our more Operational teams, we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing fresh ideas whilst not forgetting our shared values; Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Responsibility & Relationships. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is inspiring to work with industry leaders across our business.

Why This Role Matters

You will be responsible for assisting in the Christie Manson & Woods Ltd FCRC team to provide day-to-day accounting operations support for the business, along with the timely and accurate closing of the monthly results for London, Amsterdam, Dubai and regional entities.

You will be a strong team player, highly motivated and will provide a high level of customer service. You will be technically strong and perceptive, using your analytical skills to detect anomalies and flag anything suspicious to management on an ongoing basis.

How You'll Make an Impact

Daily & Monthly Activities

• Posting and sense checking all types of currency treasury journals on a daily / weekly / monthly basis, as advised by Group Treasury and Group Finance.
• Maintaining sterling and foreign bank account reconciliations, either manually or through automated process.
• To manage a portfolio ofcompaniesfordailyaccountancy, conducting month end reconciliations, and perform reviews, including investigating and resolving outstanding balances.
• Addressing bank account queries as a primary point of contact.
• Reconciliation of various balance sheet accounts including but not limited to the FX reconciliations for Loans and Foreign Currency Bank accounts.
• The preparation of various intercompany current and loan accounts to include working with the associated contact to ensure that the balances are agreed between sites, invoices raised and ensuring that all relevant costs and any revaluation is recorded correctly.
• Supporting the month end process by posting journals, resolving queries raised by the business and by the Finance Business Partners, and ensuring the month end process runs smoothly and to the set deadlines.
• Ad-hoc projects.
• Ensuringcompliance with IFRS and UK GAAP.

Quarterly Activities

• Arrange and agree Interco Loan Interest.
• Assist in the preparation of the AA Packs.

Annual Activities

• Communication with auditors (where applicable) for the portfolio of companies at year end.
• Supporting the team during Half Year and Full Year UK reporting requirements

What you’ll bring to the team

• Knowledge of basic accounting required, AAT level 3 and above
• Experience of managing a portfolio ofcompanies an advantage
• Experience of statutory accounts an advantage
• Attention to detail is essential
• Willingness tounderstand what other teams do and learnhow processes affect other teams/departments
• Comfortable interacting with stakeholders in multiple overseas jurisdictions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of integrity and strong compliance attitude
• Knowledge of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint&Proficient in excel -JDEand Integrity knowledge is desirable

What’s great about working for us

• 25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave
• Christie’s Christmas office closure (guaranteed between 25th Dec – 2nd Jan) – in addition to annual leave: almost two weeks to fully switch off and spend time with friends and family
• Additional 1 week’s annual leave within the year of a 5-year anniversary i.e. 5th, 10th, 15th and so on
• Volunteering day: Take an additional day of annual leave to volunteer for a charitable organisation that’s important to you
• Donation matching of up to £500 per annum to help you support the organisations you care about
• Flexible Fitness Fund - £400 per year expense allowance for health and wellness related activity (taxable)
• Access to world-renowned art: with regular exhibitions in our galleries to wander around and exclusive guided tours hosted by specialist colleagues
• Discretionary Bonus (dependent on the business and employee performance payable in March each year)
• Generous retirement plan: We will double match your pension contribution up to 5% of your basic salary (Max 10% contribution from Christie’s)
• Private Health Insurance – no employee contribution needed, subsidised for other family members
• Dental Insurance – (may be extended at personal cost)
• Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury after 12 months
• Competitive Life Insurance policy from first day
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to personal advice and support services including counselling
• Eyecare vouchers (once a year)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Christie’s Extras – discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners and weekly shops
• Robust family first policy:

Ø 16 weeks full pay on Maternity Leave

Ø Four-day week, for eight weeks, at full pay on return from Maternity Leave

Ø Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year

Ø The Stork Club: Our community of parents who meet regularly over breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea…

*Christie’s reserves the right to change company benefits at any time

Closing Date: Sunday 8th February

Salary: £30,000 - £38,000 per annum

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