Client Accounting Services Manager
Our client is an internationally recognized provider of best-in-class outsourced financial services, offering a wide range of corporate, treasury, fund, asset management, compliance, regulatory reporting, debt administration, and business support services.
They are a dynamic, human-sized, multicultural, international business group. They place great importance on the personal fulfillment and professional development of their employees, offering interesting and rewarding jobs, an attractive salary package, and a number of benefits, including training support and flexibility.
We are currently recruiting a Client Services Manager for their Sofia office
As a Client Services Manager, you will oversee client accounts, ensure compliance with reporting standards, and manage client relationships. Responsibilities include preparing and reviewing financial statements, coordinating client meetings, working with auditors and tax advisors, and ensuring timely and accurate deliverables. This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage a team effectively.
The Client Services Manager will have the following responsibilities
Prepare/review financial statements, management reports, budgets and cash flow projection
Review the work of other service providers (property and asset managers) and follow up with them. Obtain in depth knowledge of all client structures (shareholders, (crossborder) transactions, tax structures, activities …)
Ensure compliance with client reporting requirements
Coordinate and follow up client meetings and deliverables
Work with auditors to ensure smooth audit process
Work with corporate tax advisors and lawyers for the local compliance process
Gain knowledge under various reporting frameworks – IFRS, US GAAP, INREV and LUX GAAP
Ensure the team meets its deadlines for deliverables (agreed with clients and/or organization, financial statements and reports, tax declarations, general meeting …)
Review of deliverables prepared by other team members, including but not limited to: management accounts, annual accounts, reports, tax (including VAT) returns, agenda’s, board packs, minutes, payment instructions and coach and guide them, where necessary
Act as back-up to the accountants and Client Services Assistant Manager as needed
Have regular one-to-one with each team member in his/her team
Set objectives for each team member, defines and reviews job description
Develop team members
Monitor engagement efficiency of teams
Assist in the coordination of new business and product implementations
Required skills
University degree in accounting, finance or economics
Minimum 7 years professional experience in accounting in Big 4 or an international financial service provider is a strong advantage
Previous experience with international Real Estate / Private Equity structures is an advantage
Strong working knowledge of IFRS
Experience with the preparation of consolidated financial statements is an advantage
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, any other language is a plus
Experience of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and accounting software
Excellent analytical, problem solving and logical thinking skills
Ability to work under pressure, autonomously, keep within tight deadlines and multi-task
Strong motivation to work in a quickly growing, dynamic and challenging environment
The company offer
The company attaches a great importance to the personal fulfilment and professional development of the employees. The company offers an interesting and rewarding job, an attractive salary package and a number of benefits, including training support and flexibility.
Horizons Bulgaria is a leading recruitment company specialized in expert and middle management with 20 years of experience in the Bulgarian market. Our team consists of business-oriented consultants with industrial specialization, professional understanding of business trends, and an active approach to recruitment and hiring through various methodologies and innovations.
Horizons holds license No 2118 from 27.09.2016.
