We are looking for a passionate Part Qualified Accountant to join our growing team. Our Accounts team is based in Windsor but we have offices globally. This role will be working in the finance team assisting the Senior Financial Controller in all aspects of the finance lifecycle. It is a fantastic opportunity to learn alongside your studies.
Responsibilities include:- Maintain accurate financial records and ledgers
- Process invoices, receipts, and payments
- Manage credit cards
- Reconcile bank statements and company accounts
- Support month-end and year-end close processes
- Prepare VAT returns
- Monitor accounts payable and receivable
- Assist in payroll processing
- Management of asset registers
- Support and assist with year-end financial audit queries
- Assist in compiling regulatory returns
- Adhere to Financial Conduct Authority Rules and Regulations
- Adhere to all internal policies and procedures
RequirementsQualifications and Education requirements
- 2-3 years of experience in a bookkeeping or similar finance role
- Experience with month-end close work
- Experience with balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany reconciliations
- Experience supporting payroll processing
- Experience supporting financial audits
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- Holds a relevant accounting qualification such as AAT, a bookkeeping certification, or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, or ACA
- Experience working with auditors, payroll providers, banks, senior finance leadership, and internal budget owners
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Experience preparing VAT returns is a plus
- Experience compiling regulatory returns is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills with an extremely high attention to detail
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Time management and the ability to perform under pressure with tight deadlines
- Strong organizational, numerical, and analytical skills
- Experience with Xero, Sage Intacct, and ADP payroll platforms is a plus
- Experience with CRM software and Monday board is a plus
- Experience with Spotlight consolidation and Flex reporting is a plus
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
- Enhanced Health Insurance with Dental, Optical and Mental health benefits.
- Financial support towards qualifications
- Pension
- Accountability – Getting it done and owning the result.
- Teamwork – We succeed by helping others succeed.
- Integrity – We serve our clients; the responsibility is sacrosanct.
- Diversity – Diversity boosts creativity – creativity is our edge.
- Kaizen – Strive to do things better. Innovation kills complacency.
Validus Risk Management is an independent technology-enabled advisory firm specialising in the management of FX, interest rate and other market risks. We work with institutional investors, fund managers, and portfolio companies to design and implement strategies to measure, manage and monitor financial market risk, using a market-tested combination of specialist consulting services, trade execution and innovative risk technology. Working at Validus can offer an exciting opportunity for both personal development and professional growth. Share in our mission to become the largest and most respected specialist provider of financial market risk services in the world. Notable benefits include a competitive remuneration package (salary + bonus), health care, retirement plans, and financial support towards professional qualifications.
Our core company values are;
Validus is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Skills Required
- 2–3 years of experience in bookkeeping or a similar finance role
- Experience with month-end close work
- Experience with balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations
- Experience supporting payroll processing
- Experience supporting financial audits
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- Relevant accounting qualification such as AAT, bookkeeping certification, or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, or ACA
- Experience working with auditors, payroll providers, banks, senior finance leadership, and internal budget owners
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Experience preparing VAT returns
- Experience compiling regulatory returns
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills and extremely high attention to detail
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Time management and ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
- Strong organizational, numerical, and analytical skills
- Experience with Xero, Sage Intacct, and ADP payroll platforms
- Experience with CRM software and Monday Board
- Experience with Spotlight Consolidation and Flex Reporting
What We Do
Validus Risk Management is an independent market risk advisory firm specialising in the management of currency, interest rate and commodity price risk. We help our clients navigate and manage financial risk with a hands-on advisory approach and award-winning technology solutions. Our systematic financial risk management methodology has been designed to increase risk transparency, create customised risk management solutions, and facilitate the efficient execution of hedging transactions by minimising information asymmetry between clients and banking counterparties. The Validus Risk Management advisory service gives our clients access to the latest risk management technology and independent expertise at a fraction of the cost of an in-house financial risk management function. Validus works with a range of companies across the globe, from SMEs to multinational corporations, as well as pension funds and leading alternative investments funds (Private Equity, Secondaries, Private Debt, Real Estate). We act as an extension to more than 100 clients globally and execute more than 3,000 trades every month (>$330bn in hedging volume annually).
