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BDO Hiring for IFI Office Accountant (fixed term) Job at Gatwick, England Full Time
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Ideas | People | Trust
We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.
Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and the owners and management teams that lead them.
We’ll broaden your horizons
Working with every department at BDO, our Finance team helps us meet relevant legal requirements that ensure our firm operates effectively in a tightly-regulated field. They implement strategies that help us innovate – like combining new technology with traditional financial processes to make us even more digital. As part of this friendly team, you’ll enjoy flexible hours and have opportunities to take responsibility for the delivery of quality work. With your colleagues behind you, you’ll embrace change, new ideas and have an impact on the future of our firm.
We’ll help you succeed
The IFI Group Account will join on a fixed term basis of 6 months. The role is to support the Financial Accounts & Compliance Manager, management accounting for foreign office are completed in a timely manner, and to manage relationships with external stakeholders related to foreign offices.
You’ll also:
Produce and review monthly management accounts from Foreign offices and the London Virtual offices
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preparation of management accounts for dormant entities;
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initial review of submitted office accounts, including liaising with Foreign office staff;
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monthly consolidation and posting into WorkDay.
Undertaking Business Partnering functions
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maintaining relationships with foreign offices, Heads of Offices and London’s IIDA teams through the establishment and chairing of monthly ‘ways of working’ meetings;
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Acting as a central point of contact for IFI and IIDA teams and ensuring the correct balance between work done in the team, work to be completed in the IFI/IIDA team, and referring the IFI/IIDA team to the best people to assist within the Finance department
Provide oversight and SME knowledge of:
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The annual salary, bonus and revenue review processes with the IFI/IIDA offices in accordance with BDO Group timelines.
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Production of annual budgets.
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Update of charge out rates in accordance with BDO Group policies.
Establish project plans, act as a key part of the implementation team to align the processes of the IFI and IIDA teams as closely as possible with the BDO Group. For example,
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Transition of the IFI/IIDA operations into Workday covering (i) general ledger and AP, (ii) timesheets, expenses, WIP, AR and invoicing, (iii) payments, and (iv) functional currencies, revaluations, translations, FCTR, and NCI accounting.
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Transition the control of balance sheet reconciliations (not the preparation and review) to the Reconciliation Control Accountant.
Ensure that all relevant regulatory documentation for all entities are maintained in the UK. Including but not limited to:
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Formation documents/ Annual statutory accounts / Tax & VAT returns.
When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. If you can demonstrate the following skills, we can help you go far. We’re looking for someone with:
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Finalist or newly qualified accountant.
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Previous experience producing management accounts
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Proficient in Outlook and Excel.
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Possess business partnering skills
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Experience of working in professional services or a partnership desirable but not essential
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Good communication skills, both oral and in writing.
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French language desirable but not essential
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Collaborative
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Ability to manage and resolve issues
We’re in it together
At BDO, we believe that when our people feel valued and rewarded, their potential is unlimited. We offer highly competitive starting salaries and review remuneration packages regularly to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance. As well as offering support with tuition and professional qualifications, we also provide the following benefits, as standard:
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25 days’ holiday;
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access to a personal pension scheme, with matched employer contributions;
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life assurance cover;
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and income protection insurance.
That’s not all. We understand that everyone is different, so we offer a range of voluntary benefits to suit every lifestyle. Our flexible benefits platform means our people can choose from a range of tax efficient options to design a benefit package that best suits them. You can:
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buy up to ten days’ extra holiday;
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add on private medical, personal accident, dental insurance or travel insurance;
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enrol in our Bike to Work scheme;
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enjoy discounts off cinemas, dining, and gyms;
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receive an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan;
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take an online health assessment and utilise our employee assistance programme.
We’re looking forward to the future
At BDO, we’re big enough to make the difference and collaborative enough to never lose sight of where we’re going. We know that it’s our people that make our success possible. Across our UK locations, more than 6,000 of them work together to provide tax, audit, assurance and a range of advisory services that help our clients achieve their ambitious goals. Together, they’re fuelling Britain’s economic engine. Behind every complex client challenge and every untapped innovation, they’re there: ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to invest in our people. That means providing them with an environment where they can grow, learn, laugh and feel respected, at all times.