Mourant
Trainee Accountant, Fund Accounting
Job Description
Description
We have an opportunity for a trainee accountant to join our growing Fund services team. If you’re looking to start your professional career in finance and want to gain experience on a variety of fund clients, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
- Maintain accurate and up to date accounting records
- Build a detailed understanding of client transactions and regularly seek guidance and feedback from your line manager
- Assist with the preparation of various management accounts and financial reports
- Collate information requested by auditors
- Build and develop relationships with clients, auditors and third party service providers
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure client expectations and deadlines are properly managed
- Assist with the timely resolution of accounting queries, providing explanations and accounting support as and when required
- Be familiar with and act at all times in accordance with the firm’s policies and procedures
About you – essential requirements
- A desire to study towards a relevant professional qualification
- Being able to build relationships and work as part of a team
- A desire to succeed within a financial services role
- A positive and flexible approach
- Ability to manage and prioritise tasks, time and people in order to meet deadlines
- Working knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- An aptitude for data analysis/problem solving
About Mourant
We are proud to be a leading offshore law-firm led professional services business, advising many of the world’s leading financial institutions, corporations, public organisations, private equity houses and investment funds, as well as ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices.
We believe in inclusive workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard, valued and respected. We have a strong sense of common purpose, where all our people are clear about our goals and the role they can play in achieving them. We pride ourselves in providing accessible development opportunities to all our people in a team-spirited environment, where everyone feels like they belong and can thrive.
If you would like to join an award winning and forward thinking firm whose inclusive culture and values recognise that its people are fundamental to its success, we would love to hear from you.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. If you need this job description or the application form in an alternative format, or if you would like to discuss the recruitment process with our recruitment team, please email recruitment@mourant.com.