Junior Group Accountant at Stonehage Fleming

Description    
OVERALL PURPOSE 

• Reporting to the Group Accountant the Junior Accountant will assist in the month end close process of several international entities across the Group. Including the preparation of financial records under IFRS, financial statements, preparing and submitting relevant tax filings and providing financial information to stakeholders across the Group, enabling them to make budgeting and investments decisions.

Key Responsibilities    
PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Complete bank reconciliations for the bank accounts of specific Group entities on a weekly and monthly basis to ensure that the cash records are correct
• Liaise with the billing team to ensure that they have completed the billing, WIP accruals, bad debt provisions and income split journals for assigned Group entities each month
• Liaise with the accounts payable team to ensure that expenses, prepayments and fixed assets additions are booked correctly each month
• Prepare the monthly accruals and provision journals
• Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports
• Preparing the supporting balance sheet reconciliations for all the balance sheet balances
• Ensure that the intercompany balances reconcile with the counter parties’ records
• Maintain fixed asset register
• Preparation of weekly/monthly cash flow forecasts
• Assist with the year-end audit and provide supporting documentation to the auditors
• Respond to ad hoc financial queries by gathering and interpreting data
• Provide cover in the absence of Group Accountant
• Assist with ad hoc tasks
• Prepare financial statements for dormant entities

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Qualification in Accounting

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

• Accounting skills
• Strong Excel skills 
• Very good attention to detail and an organised logical approach is essential
• Proactive and solutions oriented
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
• Interpersonal skills with ability to build effective working relationships 
• Team player