Corporate Accountant Jobs

Job Description

The accountant 2, Corporate Accounting will handle low to moderate complexity accounting tasks independently while supporting the broader accounting team. This role focuses on delivering accurate and timely financial information while building expertise in client requirements and industry practices.

What you will do:

• You'll execute core accounting functions including bookkeeping, reconciliations, journal entry posting, and financial statement preparation while adhering to relevant accounting standards and prescribed guidelines
• You'll manage assigned mailboxes, gather and maintain source documents, prepare working schedules and papers, and conduct self-reviews to ensure accuracy and quality of all deliverables
• You'll prepare and compile data for tax and VAT filings, assist with audit queries, and support regulatory reporting activities while addressing review comments promptly
• You'll address moderate complexity accounting queries independently, escalate complex issues to senior team members, and complete required checklists and sign-offs in accordance with established procedures
• You'll seek feedback and training opportunities for professional development, support team members in basic client communication, and perform other related duties as assigned to meet role and business needs

What We Offer

• Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile 
• Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to allow and increase employee contributions   
• Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 22 days paid leave. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave 
• Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements 
• Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day

Qualifications

About you:

• You hold a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field, or ACCA Level 1 or ACA qualification
• You bring 2 years of experience in Corporate Accounting

you will be expected to demonstrate the following:

• You will demonstrate proficiency in accounting standards, tax and VAT regulations, and compliance protocols with demonstrated expertise in preparing working schedules, journal entries, working papers, and financial statements; you will be able to independently address moderate complexity accounting queries and conduct thorough self-reviews to ensure accuracy and quality of deliverables.
• You will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with excellent written and verbal communication abilities; you will be detail-oriented and proactive in managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines; you will demonstrate a collaborative mindset with commitment to professional development, maintaining confidentiality, and delivering high-quality results whilst remaining open to feedback and training opportunities.

Additional Information

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT  

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment. 

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 6,500+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 24 countries - to each achieve their potential.  Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.