Overview
The job purpose of an Associate Client Accountant is to provide support to the Client Accounting team in managing the financial affairs of clients. This includes maintaining accurate financial records, processing invoices and payments and reconciling accounts. The Associate Client Accountant is also responsible for ensuring that all tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner. Ultimately, the goal of an Associate Client Accountant is to support the Client Accounting team in providing high-quality financial services to clients and maintaining strong relationships with them.
Main duties
· Assisting with the preparation of financial statements
· Recording financial transactions accurately and timely
· Performing account reconciliations
· Assisting in the preparation of tax returns and other reports
· Providing support to senior accountants and auditors
· Calculate RI on a sale
· Send and reconcile all periodic reports (Introducers)
· Ensure that licence fees for all clients are paid before renewal deadline
· Responsible to File APS,VAT & TDS
· Ensure that inter-company balances are reconciled at all times
· Identify time charges not in line with our fee schedule or policies
· Ensure that weekly time charges are reviewed and approved
· Supplier management
· Send periodic debtor’s report
· Attend to audit queries as per group timeline
· Maintain a complete and accurate FAR
· Review of payment instructions
· Coach accounts officer to assistant accountant
· Assist with any ad hoc straight forward requests from clients
Qualification, Experience and Skills
Experience:
· 1-3 years of experience in accounting or finance.
· Experience in maintaining financial records, processing invoices and payments, and reconciling accounts.
· Knowledge of accounting software and tools such as QuickBooks, Xero, or Excel.
Skills:
· Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy while working with numbers.
· Excellent organizational and time management skills to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
· Strong communication skills to interact with clients and other stakeholders.
· Analytical skills to identify and resolve financial discrepancies.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
· Relevant certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) may be preferred or required.
· Proficiency in accounting software and tools such as QuickBooks, Xero, or Excel.
About Sovereign Group
SOVEREIGN GROUP
Who we are?
Sovereign is a leading independent provider of corporate, private client and retirement planning services. We currently manage over 20,000 structures for a wide variety of clients – companies, entrepreneurs, private investors or high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and their families – and have assets under administration in excess of £20 billion.
Sovereign began in Gibraltar in 1987 and has since grown into one of the largest independent corporate and trust service providers in the world. Sovereign has offices in more than 20 jurisdictions namely Gibraltar, Dubai, Guernsey, Mauritius, Malta, Hong Kong and UK and there are more than 500 staff working for the Group.
Sovereign Mauritius
Mauritius has two main entities namely Sovereign Trust (Mauritius) Limited and Sovereign Corporate Services Limited.
Sovereign Trust (Mauritius) Limited is a fully licensed Management Company since 2015 and provide services such as company formation and administration, trustee services, opening of bank accounts.
Sovereign Corporate Services Limited started in December 2020 with 11 staff in 2020 and is today the second largest office in the Group. It provides insourcing and back office services such as accounting, pension administration, corporate and trust administration, and compliance to other offices across the world.