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London, England, United Kingdom

Croydon, United Kingdom

Croydon, United Kingdom

Croydon, United Kingdom

RBS is a global financial services group and the second largest bank in the United Kingdom. The Groups Defined Benefits Scheme holds assets of around £25 billion with over 230,000 members.Responsibilities• Pension scheme statutory accounting: Preparation of UK, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and international pension scheme statutory accounts – accounting for various types of investments, year end accruals, preparation of accounts and notes complying with SORP… Show more RBS is a global financial services group and the second largest bank in the United Kingdom. The Groups Defined Benefits Scheme holds assets of around £25 billion with over 230,000 members.Responsibilities• Pension scheme statutory accounting: Preparation of UK, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and international pension scheme statutory accounts – accounting for various types of investments, year end accruals, preparation of accounts and notes complying with SORP recommendations, Accounting for complex investments using custodial reports• Charity statutory accounts – preparation of statutory accounts for UK charities• Preparation of pension scheme management Accounts for inclusion in management reports distributed to Trustees• Preparation and maintenance of annual budgets for pension scheme expenses• Preparation of core financial information for use in IAS 19 disclosures.• Treasury management – Managing all elements of the pension scheme’s bank accounts including assessment of cash requirements and funding to pay scheme expenses • Trustee contact – Liaising with trustee in finance matters, attending trustee meetings and presenting annual reports, management reports and other board documents to the trustee board • Preparation of tax related forms – Self assessment tax returns, AFT returns and Foreign Income Distribution claims. • Implementing change and project work: Leading or participating in projects and implementing change – Participated in a number of projects implementing change to introduce improved processes and systems or accommodate changes to legislation. Encouraging team members to accept change• Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: Review of work produced by team for completeness, accuracy and presentation. Always endeavouring to improve systems and controls for increased efficiency• Staff Training – Training staff on internal systems and procedures• Coaching and mentoring of junior staff Show less

Hewitt Associates is a Global HR Outsourcing Company with a turnover of US$2,857.2Million.Responsibilities• People Management: Team supervisor of a team of 8 accountants – Supervising a team preparing statutory and management reports for a portfolio of 98 UK and Irish pension schemes for prominent UK firms and Blue Chip companies. Managing the team to ensure agreed deadlines are met, managing the distribution of workloads and facilitating the development of team… Show more Hewitt Associates is a Global HR Outsourcing Company with a turnover of US$2,857.2Million.Responsibilities• People Management: Team supervisor of a team of 8 accountants – Supervising a team preparing statutory and management reports for a portfolio of 98 UK and Irish pension schemes for prominent UK firms and Blue Chip companies. Managing the team to ensure agreed deadlines are met, managing the distribution of workloads and facilitating the development of team members• Client Liaison: Accounts team client contact – Acting as escalation point for client issues, attending meetings and maintaining correspondence with internal and external clients and third parties. Ensuring client issues are heard and acted on and client expectations are managed where appropriate. Providing guidance to the client in accounting matters and representing the client’s interests to third parties• Implementing change and project work: Leading or participating in projects and implementing change – Participated in a number of projects implementing change to introduce improved processes and systems or accommodate changes to legislation. Encouraging team members to accept change• Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: Review of work produced by team for completeness, accuracy and presentation. Always endeavouring to improve systems and controls for increased efficiency• Staff Training – Training staff on internal systems and procedures• Coaching and mentoring of junior staff Show less

Spring Education is a teaching supply and training company that recently acquired a computer training business. This role was a 6 month fixed contract to integrate the new computer training division's processes and reporting with the rest of the group. Responsibilities• Implementation of Management Accounts reporting structure – set up and implementation of management accounts in an Excel format using Sage Line 100 ODBC links• Preparation of monthly management reports –… Show more Spring Education is a teaching supply and training company that recently acquired a computer training business. This role was a 6 month fixed contract to integrate the new computer training division's processes and reporting with the rest of the group. Responsibilities• Implementation of Management Accounts reporting structure – set up and implementation of management accounts in an Excel format using Sage Line 100 ODBC links• Preparation of monthly management reports – processing and control of Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger and Nominal Ledger, assessment of prepayments and accruals and production of monthly management accounts• Management of Accounting function – control of the day to day accounts function for 16 Branches, liaising with branch management• Accounting procedures – assessment of existing procedures and implementation of new accounting procedures and controls• Facilitating the amalgamation of recently acquired businesses into Spring Education Limited.• Staff training – accounts procedures Show less

Associate Diploma Of Business (Accounting), Accounting And Finance

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