Client Accountant

It’s never been a more exciting time to join Vistra.

At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction.

But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we’re absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Client Accountant. Reporting to the Head of Client Accounting, this full-time and permanent position is based in Jersey, allowing you to make a significant impact to our Private Wealth team and its’ growth.

Key responsibilities:

Client Service / Relationships

• Ensure accurate completion/checking of bookkeeping entries as required for a portfolio of client entities. • Manage a small portfolio of clients for production of annual accounts to review stage with full working papers and supporting documentation. • Preparation of accounting schedules in agreed format, and ad hoc accounting schedules as required from time to time. • Complete all required balance sheet reconciliations as required including bank reconciliations, asset valuations and intercompany reconciliations and checks. • Preparation of monthly / quarterly / half yearly cash statements where required. • Ensuring the correct treatment of VAT or other sales taxes in clients ledgers where required. • Ensure accuracy of information supplied and that it is prepared within deadlines. • Take responsibility for priority management of workload working on cases with highest priorities first. • Liaise with staff across the business to obtain or provide information. • Take responsibility for time management on clients to ensure budgets are adhered to as set by file handlers, and to flags issues with work or time deadlines where there are potential overruns. • Ensure accounts workflow tracker is always fully up to date and attention detail is paid at all times to ensure the information is accurately entered and maintained. • Take responsibility where necessary to cover other team members’ responsibilities in times of absence. • Maximise use and effectiveness of around the banking interface system • Undertake periodic project work, including but not limited to ensuring Viewpoint, team workflow tracker, data remediation and other tools are accurate on a timely basis.

Systems and processes

• Ensure all work is performed to Vistra’s formal and ad hoc processes and procedures as they evolve. • Take responsibility for continual improvement to systems and processes, working collaboratively at all times to contribute to effective improvements.