The vacancy
Role Purpose
To be responsible for the provision of accounting, cash management and payroll services to clients of Trustee Services.
Key Accountabilities
1. Responsibility for the preparation, production and completion of the annual Trustees’ Report & Accounts for clients. This will involve liaising with various third parties ( investment managers, auditors and trustees) to produce the accounts as well as agreeing audit timetables prior to the accounting date and also ensuring that the accounts are completed within the statutory deadline
2. Maintaining/checking of cash book records for each client on the accounting system used.
3. Dealing with the Accounting for Tax Quarterly Returns and Self-Assessment Tax Returns for clients
4. Providing annual cash flow estimates for clients as required
5. Providing cash management information for Trustees’ meetings, client reports
6. Providing information to the actuaries for FRS 17/FRS 102 figures
7. Checking the monthly payrolls for the cash management side of the team
8. Monitoring services to ensure that a high level of service is received
9. Supervisory responsibility for book-keeping and payroll staff training, checking work, ensuring target dates are met
10. To keep up-dated the monitoring reports which must be supplied to the Pensions Director Quarterly Accounting for Tax Return report Trustees’ Report & Accounts report to monitor agreement of Audit timetable and then progress of completion of draft accounts
11. To comply with the Company’s internal procedures with regard to visiting auditors
12. To attend Trustees’ meetings and other client meetings as required to present draft accounts
13. To update time records on Coretime on a regular basis
14. Project work of a cash management/accounts nature as instructed by Pensions Manager/Director
Technical Knowledge and Professional Qualifications
Key Skills
15. Ability to work on own as well as a member of a team
16. Analytical and numerical ability – able to analyse, evaluate and interpret data
17. Able to multi – task
18. Ability to prioritise workloads and deal with any urgent issues that arise
19. Ability to identify solutions
20. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
21. Able to build strong client relationships
Required
22. AAT Technician qualified
Recommended
23. Experience of carrying out a similar role with a Third-Party Administrator.
Overarching Obligations
24. Adhere to all relevant laws & regulations, and Broadstone Policies & Procedures.
25. Achieve a good standard of ethical behaviour, do the right thing at all times.
26. Comply with all relevant professional standards.
27. Comply with the FCA’s requirements in relation to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime, Treating Customers Fairly and the new Consumer Duty.