Assistant Financial Accountant

Nord Anglia Education; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international schools organization is seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant to support global financial reporting and assist in the monthly financial close process. This hybrid role based in London Victoria involves maintaining reconciliations, preparing audits, and collaborating with finance teams worldwide. Ideal candidates should have a degree in finance or accounting, possess professional qualifications like ACA or ACCA, and have strong analytical skills. The successful candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in finance/accounting or related discipline from a recognized institution.
• Holder of a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA) - Part qualified/newly qualified.
• Experience in a multinational organization at a Group level.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the monthly financial close process and posting manual journals.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed, reviewed, and signed off.

Skills

Accounting under IFRS

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Ability to think out of the box

Education

Degree in finance/accounting or related discipline

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA)

Job description

Assistant Financial Accountant

Location: London Victoria (hybrid model, minimum 3 days in office).

Nord Anglia Education - the world's leading private school's organisation is recruiting an Assistant Financial Accountant. You will be joining the Finance team in our London HQ.

London is our global headquarters where 200 colleagues across Finance, Risk, Corporate Development, Legal, HR, MAC and Education drive the success of our 80+ schools in 30+ countries. By joining our fast paced and innovative organisation, you will be regularly liaising with our global team-mates from the Philippines to Peru, from Beijing to Boston and beyond.

If you have a global mindset, enjoy thinking outside the box and are prepared to go above and beyond to find solutions, then a career at Nord Anglia is for you.

In the role of Assistant Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for supporting the Corporate Accounting Manager, Group Financial Accountant and Senior Group Reporting Manager in the monthly financial close process and deliverance of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting in conjunction with Group Accounting Policy and IFRS.

As a genuine team-player, you'll work across our central, regional, and local finance teams to improve financial and statutory reporting requirements.

The role:

• General assistance in the monthly financial close process, posting manual journals and processing intercompany transactions, including invoices, credit notes and other journals such as dividends, funding, loans and associated interest entries.
• Maintaining intercompany reconciliations.
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations.
• Responsibility for ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are completed, reviewed, and signed off on a monthly basis. That any actions resulting from sign off are completed in a timely manner.
• Assist with annual audit, including preparing statutory packs for central entities.
• Performance of, and compliance with internal controls with respect to the Group's external reporting and continuous improvement of controls.
• Preparation and submission of additional ad-hoc management reports and analyses.
• Collaborate with the wider finance team and stakeholders across the different regions to ensure accurate reporting.
• Assist and support initiatives to streamline processes and enhance efficiency.
• Improvements in the efficiency of the monthly financial close process results in the close process being reduced significantly.

The Successful Candidate will possess:

• Degree in finance/accounting or related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Holder of a professional accounting qualification(s)(ACA, ACCA) - Part qualified/ newly qualified.
• Strong academic performance at tertiary level in the relevant discipline.
• Accounting under IFRS.
• Maintaining ledgers of Holding companies/ Head Office.
• Experience in multi-national organisation at a Group level, candidates from Big4 or top 10 practice welcome (i.e. confident with translating foreign currencies).
• Strong performer in previous role(s).
• Highly analytical.
• Good Excel skills.
• Ability to "think out of the box" and create from scratch.

About Us

Nord Anglia Education is the world's leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 90,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.

Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we're at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.

By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team. As a member of the world's leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.

We encourage individuals to join us with our "Create your Future" mindset - we will provide you with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance your skillset and you will be given the autonomy to grow your career.

To Apply

On-line applications need to be directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.

At Nord Anglia Education, we are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination.

We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, as well as those who identify with protected characteristics.

Nord Anglia Education is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards in our schools and we expect every employee to share this commitment.