Adecco is an International HR and Consultancy firm. Our client, a global advisory and administration firm, is looking for an Accountant - Corporate Secretarial and Admin Services.

Our client, a global advisory and administration firm, is looking for an Accountant - Corporate Secretarial and Admin Services.

Reporting to the Manager based abroad, the successful candidate will be responsible to take full personal ownership, responsibility and accountability of all transactions, interaction and enquiries for the allocated Private Client panel.

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining controls relevant to the position.
• Providing day-to-day bookkeeping, accounting and other services to allocated clients from various jurisdictions.
• Preparing interim reports, asset schedules, management accounts and statutory annual accounts in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
• Assisting other team members and review their work where appropriate and when requested by the Manager.
• Carrying out, on a timely basis, all administrative tasks assigned to him/her by the Manager.
• Applying standard procedures to facilitate the rendering of quality services to clients in a consistent, effective and efficient manner and exercising quality control to ensure that all accounting reports conform to set standards.
• Recording all time spent accurately to facilitate invoicing and internal reporting.
• Assisting with the preparation of clients’ income tax on e-Filing portal, assisting with tax clearance certificates, processing provisional tax calculations and submissions, and dealing with clients’ tax enquiries be it about objections or general tax matters.
• Ensure that all customer and audit queries and/or complaints are dealt with efficiently and timeously, and escalate immediately where needed.
• Develop, build and maintain sound relationships with allocated Private Client panel, relevant stakeholders, as well as with the CSM and KAM.
• Liaise with internal departments to promote clear channels of communication and working relationships.
• Promote the implementation and integration of electronic service usage within the Accounting and Tax Service centre, as well as to the greater Private Client service centre, as well as to our external clients, as and when developed and released;
• Assist with projects and analysis in Accounting and Tax Service centre, as they arise.

Qualification:

• Partly/Fully qualified ACCA/ICSA or a university degree in law, management, Business administration or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a Financial services environment and/or in the administration of Global Business entities.

Candidate profile:

• Proper understanding of the Trust and Company Law as well as other legislations governing the financial services sector.
• Excellent client relationship, communication (written & spoken), organisational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision as well as in a team and work odd as and when required.
• Knowledge of a Trust and Corporate administration software will be an advantage.