Our client, a well-known CSP in Malta, is currently looking to recruit an Accountant to join their growing team.
Responsibilities:
- Completing the management accounts of their own portfolio of clients, including where applicable, managing the annual audit processes to provide the auditors with the required information in a timely manner to meet statutory deadlines;
- Preparing and submitting of VAT Returns of their own portfolio of clients;
- Ensuring that all the tasks within the assigned portfolio of their clients, as well as their junior team members’ portfolio, are completed in accordance with statutory requirements and client deadlines;
- Liaising closely with management with regards to clients’ requirements from an accounting perspective, focusing on ensuring and improving the quality of service provided;
- Reviewing of financial statements (including the complex disclosures);
- Reviewing of VAT Returns of other team members;
- Being involved in the ongoing monitoring undertaken by the accountancy department for compliance purposes;
- Managing and mentoring more junior members within their team, and liaising with team leaders and management in the reviewing of the accounts of the more junior team members in the department;
- Being a point of reference for their junior team members and assisting in solving high level technical accounting queries, supervising and assisting junior team members with their daily tasks;
- Liaising with internal departments to obtain information and supporting documentation to allow for the timely preparation of financial statements and statutory returns;
- Assisting management with ensuring that all the junior team members meet all statutory deadlines (for VAT Returns, Accounts, Tax Returns, etc);
- Involvement in client meetings in relation to their own portfolio and also to be involved in accompanying more junior members in client meetings;
- Any other ancillary duties which the Client Accountant may be asked to perform.
Requirements:
- Minimum of two years experience in a client accounting environment;
- Fully qualified by a recognised accountancy qualification;
- Ability to use Microsoft Office programmes like Excel, Outlook and Word as well as SAGE;
- Good command of English, both written and spoken.
- The ability to act responsibly and ethically when working with sensitive financial information, whether it’s information for the company or for individuals;
- Ability to work both independently and in a team;
- Ability and confidence in the technical aspects of client accounting and VAT (and related areas);
- Problem-solving ability and highly organised;
- Eagerness to learn and support in different sectors;
- Be able to prioritise tasks and work on multiple assignments;
- A self-starter, highly organised and have an eye for detail.