About this role
Client Accountant delivering accurate, timely client accounting across ledgers, reporting, statutory and regulatory returns, payroll and payments. Builds strong client relationships, supports audits, and ensures robust controls, compliance and continuous improvement while collaborating with internal teams and third parties. To provide professional accounting services to clients, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with deadlines while maintaining an inclusive and collaborative approach. Delivering agreed services to clients which may include: Maintenance of client records and reconciliation of ledgers. Preparation of Management accounts and consolidation of financial reports and regulatory returns. Preparation of Statutory accounts. Preparing, reviewing and processing journals and reference data on ledger. Approving payments in line with relevant delegated authority and monitoring/resolving outstanding invoices/statements. Monitoring cash movements and balances and escalating to the Client Manager when required. Processing payroll on behalf of clients. Liaising with regulatory bodies, auditors and clients. Ensuring procedures and controls are documented, followed, and updated. Keeping abreast of regulatory changes and work with clients, third parties and other Polo staff to ensure such changes are implemented in a controlled and timely manner. Ensuring controls are as required and resolve any issues. Assisting with recruitment, training, development, and succession planning. Assisting with audits for clients. Other ad-hoc projects and tasks. Key Performance Indicators Adherence to client SLA’s Ability to meet quality standards Commitment to achieving, maintaining and developing own competence Upskilling wider team through knowledge sharing Key Relationships Polo Works Clients and third parties Client Finance team and wider Polo works stakeholders Decision Making Decisions taken within defined guidelines for role and client specific procedures.