A Single Family Office is looking for a Senior Accountant to join its team. The candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day accounting, statutory and management reporting and tax compliance of the Family Office. Those activities are currently outsourced to different accounting firms and will be brought in house.
This is a remote working role and will ideally be based in UK, Portugal, Brazil, Guernsey or USA (East Coast).
The Family Office has offices in UK, Portugal and Brazil and is therefore a multi-jurisdiction, multi entity (circa 20+ entities), multi-currency environment. The ideal candidate will have a background working in accounting for a Fiduciary Services firm, Family Office or Wealth Management Firm.
As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for:
- Preparing and reviewing Statutory Accounts for Trusts, Foundations, UK Companies and Overseas Companies (approximately 20 companies)
- Bookkeeping and preparation of VAT return for UK Companies
- Calculating and processing all general ledger journals including but not limited to prepayments, accruals, FX revaluations and interest payments through to the monthly trial balance
- Planning the accounting treatment of some complex transactions
- Organizing Family distributions/reimbursements
- Liaising with offshore administrators and ensure correct procedures followed
- Providing ad-hoc assistance with queries and projects as required
Skills required:
- Qualified Accountant or Part-Qualified with at least 5 years’ experience
- Have a good knowledge of tax regimes (personal and corporation tax)
- Comfortable with loans, interest calculations and Foreign Exchange accounting
- Good IT skills particularly in Excel
- Experience using Xero, Sage or equivalent accounting systems
- Portuguese and English speakers only
Salary: Dependant on qualifications, experience and location £45,000-£65,000.
REF: AGR2744
If you would like to apply for this role, please send your CV to chloew@agreusgroup.com