Client Reporting Accountant

Equiniti; Crawley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services provider is looking for a Client Reporting Accountant to manage financial statements and reports for pension clients. The ideal candidate should have excellent accounting and communication skills, with experience in financial reporting and compliance. This role offers a supportive work environment and numerous employee benefits, including a pension plan and flexible working options.

Benefits

Equiniti Pension Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits

Learning & Development opportunities

29 days holiday + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellent accounts production skills.
• Ability to provide timely reports to clients.
• Sound knowledge of reconciliation and transaction procedures.

Responsibilities

• Draft pension scheme financial statements.
• Facilitate audits by pension scheme auditors.
• Prepare periodic financial reports for clients.

Skills

Accounts production skills

Written and verbal communication

Numeric and interpretation skills

Ability to develop working relationships

Knowledge of accounting procedures

Education

Part-qualified or qualified by experience

Tools

Microsoft PC packages

SunSystems

Job description

Overview

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries. EQ’s vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Role Summary

EQ Retirement Solutions are looking for a Client Reporting Accountant to join their Shared Services Team. As a Client Reporting Accountant you will be joining a team of over 30 Accountancy professionals working together to service in excess of 200 clients. Whilst you will be working as part of one team, you will be responsible for your own client portfolio & will report to the Head of Pension Accounts through a Team Leader.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Responsible for drafting pension scheme financial statements and annual reports in accordance with agreed legislation and best practice, in liaison with clients and their professional advisers.
• Responsible for facilitating audits by pension scheme auditors to agreed timetables.
• Preparing periodic financial reports and financial management information for clients.
• Processing transactional information and reconciliations.
• Comply with financial control environment and accounting quality standards.
• Authorise payments in accordance with mandates.
• Prepare trustees self-assessment tax return forms for submission to HMRC within statutory deadlines; prepare quarterly accounting for tax returns for submission to HMRC, prepare ONS Returns.
• Share skills and experiences with team members, build relationships with clients as their dedicated Pension Accountant.
• Build and maintain an awareness of other EQ Paymaster activities and work flexibly with other teams and departments.
• Ad-hoc accounting activities as required by your Team Leader and the Head of Pension Accounts.

The duties and responsibilities outlined above are to be regarded as broad areas of responsibility and do not necessarily detail all tasks which the post holder may be required to perform.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following experience, skills and behaviours:

• At least part-qualified or qualified by experience.
• Excellent accounts production skills, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to provide reports to client in accordance with agreed time scales.
• Good numeric and interpretation skills.
• Ability to translate rules, regulations and current legislation into appropriate service delivery.
• Ability to develop working relationships.
• Sound knowledge of accounting, reconciliation, payment transaction and reporting procedures.
• Proficient in Microsoft PC packages; knowledge of accounting packages, EQ Paymaster uses SunSystems.
• Previous experience in a similar accounting role, including sound knowledge of accounts production at least to trial balance level.
• Capable of applying compliant policies, procedures and processes in accounting situations.
• Preferable experience of providing pensions services to external clients.
• We provide study support to individuals working towards obtaining professional Accountancy qualifications.

What We Offer

• Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%
• All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.
• Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.
• Employee discounts – Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.
• Flexible Benefits – The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.
• Time Off – Typically 29 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
• Winning together – Equinti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.
• Learning & Development– Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks.