Trust Accountant/ Bookkeeper

This corporate law firm is one of the best firms in London. They attract clients that includes some of the worlds most successful businesses and well-known high net worth individuals. They currently have around 400 fee earning staff.

They are now looking to hire Trust Accountant/ Bookkeeper to join the firms private client group.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the trust accounting function for family trusts administered in our private client group.

• Supporting the wider team particularly in client due diligence and the maintenance of client due diligence information for trustees and beneficiaries.

• Posting of transactional information (usually in relation investment portfolios or rental properties) up to trial balance level; and subsequent generation of draft trust accounts.

• Subject to the experience of the candidate there may be the opportunity to become involved in wider client financial reporting and calculations.

• Cash flow forecasts or the calculation of taxable income and capital gains.

Candidate Profile

• The ideal a candidate will have a background in trust bookkeeping/accounting and commensurate experience on a related IT system such as troika or CCH; or

• The candidate will have mainstream bookkeeping/accounting experience gained in a different environment and willing to train/specialise in trust accounting.

• Proficiency with a mainstream accounting package such as xero is desirable with the willingness to become proficient on the troika system. Training and support will be provided by existing team members.

Important Notice

It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted, you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful, and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.

Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.