Chinese Speaking Accounting Officer

Crestpoint HR Services Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Crestpoint HR Services Ltd on behalf of a London-based Accountancy Services Provider invites applications for an Accounting Officer in Uxbridge, West London, with 2 days in the office.

You will coordinate finance obligations, filings, and governance for a portfolio of client companies, delivering bookkeeping, VAT and RTI services on time, while liaising with clients, internal teams and external auditors.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in accounting, finance or business administration.
• UK bookkeeping, VAT, RTI experience.
• Familiarity with UK company compliance basics (Companies House, VAT/RTI).
• Highly organised and detail-oriented with ability to manage several clients and deadlines.
• Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin, with ability to read English contracts and regulatory documents.

Responsibilities

• Deliver agreed service lines (bookkeeping, RTI, VAT and related filings) for a portfolio of client companies, to the service levels set out in their service agreements.
• Support client governance: coordinating director/trustee sign-off, maintaining board minutes and statutory records, and keeping Companies House filings accurate and up to date.
• Act as day-to-day liaison between the client company, our internal compliance and finance teams, and external auditors or lawyers.
• Support periodic KYC/AML review updates for client companies and elevate anomalies promptly through internal procedures.
• Monitor key contractual milestones (payment terms, notice periods, dispute timelines) and flag deviations early.

Job description

POSITION: Accounting Officer

LOCATION: Uxbridge, West London, UK (2 days in office)

CONTRACT: Full-time

LANGUAGES: English & Mandarin (business fluency)

We are hiring on behalf of our client, a London based Accountancy Services Provider, who is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented professional to join their team.

Role Summary

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that a portfolio of client companies operates smoothly on a day-to-day basis. You will be responsible for coordinating and delivering finance-related obligations, statutory filings and corporate governance requirements accurately and on time, in accordance with each client's service agreement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver agreed service lines (bookkeeping, RTI, VAT and related filings) for a portfolio of client companies, to the service levels set out in their service agreements.
• Support client governance: coordinating director/trustee sign-off, maintaining board minutes and statutory records, and keeping Companies House filings accurate and up to date.
• Act as day-to-day liaison between the client company, our internal compliance and finance teams, and external auditors or lawyers.
• Support periodic KYC/AML review updates for client companies and elevate anomalies promptly through internal procedures.
• Monitor key contractual milestones (payment terms, notice periods, dispute timelines) and flag deviations early.

REQUIREMENTSA

• A degree or equivalent in accounting, finance or business administration; at least 1 year relevant experience in the UK, ideally in an accountancy practice or corporate/trust services environment.
• A relevant accounting qualification — fully or part qualified AAT, ACCA or CIMA (or equivalent).
• UK bookkeeping/VAT/RTI experience.
• Familiarity with UK company compliance basics (Companies House, VAT/RTI).
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, comfortable managing several clients and competing deadlines.
• Fluent written and spoken
• English and Mandarin , confident reading English contracts and regulatory documents.