Client Accounting Manager, Finance

Christie's; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401k plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Family Leave

Job summary

Christie’s is seeking a Client Accounting Manager to support the Head of Client Accounting in managing client transactions from consignment through settlement. You will lead a team of Account Managers and ensure compliance with legal, company and statutory requirements while delivering a seamless transaction journey.

The role requires solid accounting fundamentals, excellent customer service, and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic accounting.
• Customer service experience to an excellent level.
• Language skills preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative in a responsible and professional manner.
• Knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and JDE preferred.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including superior written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead all elements of the client transaction experience.
• Oversee pre-sales checks and policies; ensure PI's are received and entered.
• Resource plan and allocate management for all client account transactions.
• Arrange offsets of proceeds against debts and debt chasing for sellers.
• Communicate sale positions with buyers, sellers and stakeholders.
• Resolve or escalate internal and external inquiries regarding client transactions.
• Oversee debt collection and ensure overdue balances are followed up.
• Assist in Monthly Bad Debt Provision reporting.
• Develop and maintain strong Finance stakeholder relationships.
• Produce regular and ad hoc reporting for stakeholder requests.
• Drive process improvements within the team and challenge status quo.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Customer service

Language skills

Work under pressure

Outlook

Excel

Word

JDE

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

JDE

Job description

Client Accounting Manager, Finance

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 our more Operational focused teams we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this over 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing constant innovation whilst not forgetting our age old values; Respect, Passionate Expertise, Exceptional Client Service, Teamwork, Integrity, Business Judgement & Innovation. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is constantly inspiring to work with industry leaders across all segments of the business.

Why This Role Matters

You will be responsible for supporting the Head of Client Accounting in the management of all aspects of the client transaction when buying and selling at auction. The role will effectively perform an account management function which focuses on the transaction journey initially from a consignment/selling perspective but then through the journey to when the lot is sold and ultimately settled. The responsibility of the role is to manage the journey to make the client transaction as seamless and effective as possible ensuring that at all times, legal, company and statutory requirements are met. This role will be responsible for a team of Account Managers who will be allocated and deployed to respective clients and sales as appropriate.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead all elements of the client transaction experience
• Oversee the performance all pre-sales checks, in accordance with revised processes and policies as revised and defined, including but not limited to: Credit checking, Extended payment term requests (in conjunction with Commercial Finance), Ensuring all PI's are received and entered into JDE (per process definition)
• Resource plan and allocate the management for all client account transactions for a quota of sales to the Account Managers to ensure the responsibility and completeness of the following activities: Chasing buyer debts over a certain day (to be defined), Processing adjustments to seller transactions
• Arrange and process any offsets of proceeds against debts, Debt chasing of all seller debts (to be defined)
• Manage the proactive communication of the position of a sale and other appropriate information with regards to the buyers and sellers to the Specialist departments and other appropriate stakeholders.
• Field, resolve or elevate where appropriate both internal and external inquiries regarding client transactions.
• Oversee debt collection ensuring overdue balances are being followed-up in a timely manner and correct steps are being made.
• Bad Debts - assist in the creation and management of the Monthly Bad Debt Provision reporting.
• Managing Stakeholder Relationships
• Develop and maintain strong links with Finance counterparts.
• Production of regular and ad hoc reporting and analysis to facilitate effective resolution of stakeholder requests.
• Process Improvement Champion
• Identify inefficiencies/bottlenecks in end-to-end processes within the team and actively 'challenge the status-quo'.
• Champion the changes required to drive the success of the new Finance structure.
• People Management and Leadership
• Resource planning with the Head of Client Accounting to ensure adequate staffing for all key auctions and events.
• Oversee all Account Manager activities to ensure timely delivery of all tasks and escalation and resolution of issues.
• Be an advocate for the Client Accounting team, best practice and compliance. Drive right behaviours, development plans and leadership effectiveness.

What You'll Bring to the Team

• Knowledge of basic accounting required.
• Customer service experience to an excellent level
• Language skills preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative in a responsible and professional manner.
• Knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and JDE preferred.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including superior written and spoken communication.

What's great about working for us

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision care plans for employees and dependents (Generally Christie's pays 80% of total premiums)
• 401k Savings Plan - Christie's matches dollar for dollar on the first 5% an employee elects to contribute
• Life Insurance - 3x base salary up to $400k (100% paid by Christie's)
• Disability Insurance (100% paid by Christie's)
• Generous time-off and leave policies; including 8 weeks Paid Family Leave
• Robust Wellness Program
• Onsite weekly yoga class
• Discounted or subsidized Gym Memberships to Equinox, NYSC & NYHRC
• Annual Performance Bonus plan
• Commuter Benefits - Pre-tax money towards your daily commute with a Christie's contribution of $21 per month
• Back Up Child & Elder Care - Each employee receives up to 10 days of back-up Child or Elder Care through Bright Horizons
• 'Art & Soul' - Each employee receives one paid day per year to dedicate their time to a charity of your choice
• Perks and Discounts through Zo and Plum Benefits

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

Christie's, Inc. is committed to principles of equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end, Christie's Inc. ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status or liability status for service in the United States Armed Forces.

Closing Date: September 10th, 2026

*Posted salary range does not include discretionary bonus compensation and/or overtime pay.

Compensation Range

Salary: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00