Purpose:
To help provide a high quality service to all Clients, helping to ensure all deliverables are met.

To assist in the various accounting and administration processes within your team, and conduct all work in accordance with the firm’s policies and procedures.

Obtain a good grasp of the basic accounting and administration processes, and develop the key skills required to become a Client Services Accounts Assistant.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for preparing work to agreed internal deadlines to a standard that is suitable for a first review

Knowledge of designated clients including a basic understanding the client structures, key points of the LPA, Fee Agreements and SLA’s

Knowledge of Client deliverables and early escalation of issues to relevant Client Services Accountant

Minimise risk to Augentius by following procedures and checklists

Be proactive in identifying development and training requirements

Tasks/Duties:
Client Delivery

Deliver quality information to agreed timeframes

Assist in the preparation of accounts and quarter end files, completing assigned tasks to agreed internal deadlines and to a standard acceptable for first review

Prepare whole sets of accounts and quarter end files, for less complex entities, again to agreed internal deadlines and to a standard acceptable for first review

Assist in the preparation of Drawdown and Distribution notices in accordance with agreed internal deadlines for 1st review

Prepare ad hoc analysis for review (all requests to be responded to within 24 hours)

Prepare client KPIs for first review by Client Services Accountant

Initiate payments and amendments to standing data with the data processing team

Identifying and posting entries on designated client bank accounts

Perform daily bank reconciliations on all client bank accounts, escalating any outstanding items

Providing support to the rest of the team and other teams as required

Prepare RS packages

Augentius Fee Processes

Prepare monthly invoices in accordance with fee agreements and on a timely basis

Accurate daily completion of Mebill for all hours worked

Systems:
Understand and use best practice on Investran, use Active Templates where possible

Understand the process for generating and distributing packages using Reporting Services

Understand and use best practice in ART when producing accounts

Delivery Package

Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

Risk:
Ensure relevant procedures and checklists are adhered to and completed to minimise risk of errors

Report any breaches, complaints or errors to Accountant and Compliance officer promptly

Assist in the preparation of error reports, identifying areas of operational risk and proposing appropriate remedial actions within 24 hours of identifying the error

Other:
Undertake any additional reasonable requests as deemed by the firm.

Qualifications and Experience Required for this Role :
Essential

Strong academic track record, preferably A Levels in numerical subjects or an accounting related degree

Intermediate Word and Excel skills

Excellent organisational, prioritisation and interpersonal skills

Comfortable communicating with individuals in a professional manner

Strong ownership of tasks

Can do attitude, ability to cope with tight deadlines and working under pressure

Strong team ethic

Desired

Strong Excel skills

The successful candidate will usually commence study towards ACCA qualification within 1 year.
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