Partner Accounting Associate - FTC

Position: Partner Accounting Associate - 12 month FTC
Ideas | People | Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working with every department at BDO, our Finance team helps us meet relevant legal requirements that ensure our firm operates effectively in a tightly-regulated field.

They implement strategies that help us innovate - like combining new technology with traditional financial processes to make us even more digital. As part of this friendly team, you'll enjoy flexible hours and have opportunities to take responsibility for the delivery of quality work. With your colleagues behind you, you'll embrace change, new ideas and have an impact on the future of our firm.

We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively.

You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. You'll be responsible for:
Providing support to the Partner Accounting Manager and Tax Manager Prepare the monthly reconciliations of approx. 60 members' interest ledger accounts and monthly schedules including profit allocation, partner drawings, benefit charges, motor expense etc. including agreement with supplier invoices and Flexcel records where appropriate. Calculate “true up” adjustments on certain benefit codes to ensure an equitable allocation of costs to partners Prepare reconciliations for certain other ledger accounts, including partner capital bank accounts, annuity codes and insurance control account.

Maintain and develop reconciliation processes following the move to Workday to improve efficiency Ensuring partners' benefits, drawings, tax charges etc are correctly calculated and journals posted to the correct ledger codes Reviewing supplier invoices in relation to all aspects of the fleet Sending out forms to partners and update periodic partners schedules (Allowances forms, Business % and Tax Certificates) You'll be someone with:
Relevant accounting qualification such as AAT helpful Good understanding of double entry Experience in preparation of journals

Experience of dealing with large amount of data (circa 2,000 transactions a month) Use of Excel including advanced functions such as pivot tables, Xlookups, sumifs etc.

Experience of monthly reconciliation processes You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task  BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.

At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and…