Senior Accountant

Job Description

You'll play a key role in our Client Services Accounting team, providing a variety of accounting and administration tasks to support the delivery of exceptional service to our clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Responsible for the accounting of a portfolio of international clients.
  • Preparing accounting records under IFRS, management reports and financial statements within the agreed deadlines as requested by the client whilst being diligent and alert.
  • Preparing and submitting VAT and VIES returns within deadlines.
  • Liaising with the auditors for the timely completion of the audits.
  • Supporting the client administration and execution of payments, within deadlines as requested by the client.  
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and intermediaries.
  • Working closely with the accounting, banking and corporate teams, supporting each other to meet client needs.
  • Ensuring successful implementation of changes which improve operational practices, as agreed with the Client Service Directors.
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, service standards, company policies and procedures and agreed operational and control processes.

Qualifications

  • Proved experience in a similar position, at least 3 years.
  • ACA or ACCA or other university degree will be considered as an advantage.
  • Excellent knowledge of the Greek and English language 
  • Strong Analytical skills (use of excel spread sheets)
  • Good financial reporting skills
  • Well organized and able to prioritize and comply with deadlines.
  • Effective communication skills and the ability to work in constant communication with little supervision.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain a strong working team culture.

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 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 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 leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.    


Company description

We’re a leading Investor Services group offering end-to-end services in administration, accounting, reporting, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment sector worldwide.  We employ a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions and have assets under administration (AUA) exceeding US$750 billion. We work with 13 of the world’s top-15 private equity firms.

Our services are underpinned by a Group-wide commitment to ESG and best-in-class technology including a global data platform and innovative proprietary tools supported by in-house experts. 

Above all, what makes us different is our people. Operating as trusted partners to our clients, we deliver intelligent solutions through a combination of technical expertise and strong relationships based on deep client understanding. 

We’re driven by our Group purpose, to power people and possibilities. 

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