Supervising Accountant, Accounting & Control - Guernsey

This role is responsible for providing support to the Central Finance department with a focus on accounting, financial reporting, and analysis. The Accountant will ensure accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, maintain the general ledger, and provide analysis to support decision-making.

Job Accountabilities:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records in compliance with accounting principles and company policies;
• Manage the data input of bookkeepers within the PGL Group;
• Manage the month-end close process, including preparation of journal entries, reviewing reconciliations, and financial statements;
• Responsible for the preparation and analysis of financial statements and reports, including Profit and Loss (P & L) statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements;
• Lead role in the periodic billing cycles for the operational entities within PGL Group;
• Provide support for the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting;
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial expertise and support;
• Ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements and internal controls;
• Analysis of financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement;
• Assist in the coordination of audits and compliance activities;
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to provide financial expertise and support.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Minimum of 4-6 years’ relevant experience;
• Educated to A ‘Levels standard, or equivalent;
• Attainment of a relevant professional qualification, e.g. ACCA, ICA or equivalent.

Required Skills

• Experience with Financial Reporting and Analysis;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Strong communication skills; both written and verbal;
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams;
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
• Ability to build morale and team spirit and act as an ambassador of the Group’s values.

Trainee Client Accountant - Jersey

This role is a brilliant opportunity for anyone looking to start their career in accountancy. You will gain a broad exposure which will help you build experience in all areas of accountancy as well developing your interpersonal and communication skills. We are committed to giving our people the opportunity to learn and develop so they reach their full potential with personalised development at a pace that is right for you, as well as support to study towards a relevant professional qualification.

Job accountabilities

To assist with a range of day-to-day tasks including, but not restricted to:

• Maintaining chart of accounts to ensure payments and source of funds can be processed efficiently.
• Understanding the different requirements and processes for different categories of assets and liabilities.
• Maintaining and updating accounting registers on our system.
• Assisting the team with bookkeeping.
• Supporting the team with the preparation of client reporting.
• Ensuring timesheet is completed daily.

Minimum education and experience

• Educated to ‘A’ level standard or equivalent
• Some office or general administrative experience would be an advantage but not essential.

Required skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills for dealing with colleagues.
• Excellent written and verbal English,
• Good IT skills with a solid knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent time management and organisation skills
• Willingness to learn both through professional qualifications and on the job training.
• An interest in understanding the different areas of the company, the services Praxis provides, and our values and culture.
• Basic knowledge of financial markets and offshore fiduciary services would be beneficial

Senior Client Accountant, Private Wealth - Jersey

This role is a great stepping stone for those who are studying towards an Accounting qualification. The role involves the day to day responsibility of a small portfolio of clients plus providing oversight and assistance to junior team members if appropriate.

Job accountabilities

• The preparation of a small portfolio of financial statements.
• Assistance to junior team members in resolving simple queries.
• Preparation of ad-hoc reporting to include, but not limited to, management accounts, loan interest schedules and asset statements.
• Work closely with the Team to provide support where necessary.
• Liaison with clients and their professional representatives either directly or via the trust administration teams, as required, on accounting related matters if requested.
• Build morale and team spirit by actively championing the company’s values and promoting a culture of professionalism, teamwork and leadership.
• Shape own development by identifying areas to improve own knowledge and skills and actively seek assistance.

Minimum education and experience

• Part ACCA qualified
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Trust and Company accounts preparation.

Required skills

• Experience with IFRS, FRS 102 and FRS 102 Section 1A accounts.
• Ability to prepare accounts of a moderately simple nature for Trusts and Companies.
• Excellent numeracy and computer skills, particularly working knowledge of spreadsheet applications.
• A highly organised and detail-oriented professional.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A positive ‘can do’ attitude together with the ability to work to deadlines

Role:          Fund Administrator – Real Estate

Reports to:       Relationship Director

Direct reports:    None

Job Level: 2

Job Purpose:

To assist with the financial administration and client management of a designated portfolio of closed-ended real estate and private equity structures. This includes oversight of fund entities, SPVs, holding companies, and investor vehicles. The role supports financial record keeping, audit preparation, investor communications and coordination with third-party property and asset managers, operating within established controls, guidelines and procedures.

Key Duties:

• Maintain financial records for fund entities, SPVs, holding companies, and investor vehicles, including sales, purchase, and general ledgers.

• Reconcile bank accounts and accounting records across all relevant entities.

• Process payments including fund expenses, capital calls and distributions, ensuring appropriate authorisation and documentation.

• Support the preparation and review of annual/interim financial statements and audit deliverables.

• Assist with fund valuations and NAV calculations for closed-ended structures.

• Monitor and maintain accurate records of capital calls, distributions and investor allocations.

• Conduct and maintain Customer Due Diligence (CDD) records for fund entities and investors, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

• Liaise with third-party property and asset managers to ensure timely delivery of reports, updates, and compliance with fund requirements.

• Support clients in overseeing the financial management of fund entities and related structures.

• Maintain investor communications, including updates on fund performance, capital activity and project milestones.

• Assist Relationship Directors with investor onboarding, periodic reviews and coordination of client-specific projects.

• Track and follow up on outstanding investor queries, ensuring timely resolution and high service standards.

• Ensure regulatory and tax filings are completed within appropriate timeframes.

• Other ad-hoc tasks as and when required.

• Ensure that timesheets are completed in a timely manner, with quality information provided, on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s):

• Time recorded electronically on a weekly basis.
• Utilisation target of 85%.
• Meeting of filing deadlines.
• Ensuring annual review and accounting deadlines are met.
• Monthly reconciliations up to date.
• Achievement of annual CPD target.
• Positive client feedback and timely resolution of service queries.

Skills and Experience

• 2–5 years of fund administration or accounting experience, ideally within real estate or private equity.
• Ideally a relevant professional qualification (AAT/ACCA or similar).
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Knowledge of Acumen or similar accounting software beneficial.
• Strong communication, attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and effectively prioritise workload to meet client needs.
• Proactive, motivated team player with a flexible attitude to complete additional tasks.

Behaviours and Competencies

Operational Excellence:

• Demonstrates the ability to make decisions based on insight and knowledge.
• Actively engages with clients to understand needs and will place a high priority on client service and satisfaction.
• Prioritises client issues and addresses them accordingly.
• Will keep up to date with business trends/ changes in law that will impact their role.

Client Excellence:

• Proactive in identifying opportunities and seeking solutions.
• Manages expectations so clients always feel valued.
• Takes responsibility for delivering superior products and services.
• Implements improvements to client service.

Commercial Awareness:

• Understands relevant local regulatory requirements

Interpersonal Skills:

• Manages internal and external stakeholders' expectations with regards to delivery, escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Deals with conflict in a controlled manner and can clearly communicate effective solutions.
• Builds credibility across all stakeholder groups and is able to engage with individuals across all areas of an organization on areas of specialism.

Compliance:

• Acts in a professional manner and produces accurate and timely work
• Acts with the highest level of integrity at all times and in the best interests of Aspida.
• Will be clear, open and transparent in communications with colleagues and customers.
• Promptly reports any issues (or possible issues) identified to line manager (or an appropriate member of the senior management team) for consideration and resolution.
• Never makes any statement that is misleading, false or deceptive.

I understand, acknowledge and accept the details contained within.

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HR Business Partner - Guernsey

To support business leaders and their management teams across various jurisdictions/ operational teams in successfully achieving divisional and organisational goals, and to contribute to the delivery of HR/People strategies that drive high performance. The HRBP will build strong, credible partnerships at a senior level, representing HR in management meetings where appropriate.

This role holds HR Business Partner (HRBP) responsibility for the policies, procedures, and employee handbooks within their jurisdiction, ensuring best practice, consistency, and the provision of expert advice on employee relations matters.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

HR BUSINESS PARTNER

• Partner with Managing Directors and Management Teams to translate business strategy into HR priorities and actionable goals. The focus will be on divisions in the Crown Dependencies and the UK, as assigned and agreed with the Senior HR Business Partner, in collaboration with HRBPs in other jurisdictions.
• Support organisational design and the implementation of restructuring and other organisational changes.
• Contribute to effective workforce planning and work proactively with Group Resourcing Specialists to support recruitment and hiring. Ensure that JTC attracts top talent in a cost-effective way, adhering to recruitment policies and statutory requirements (including immigration laws).
• Foster positive employee relations and manage employee relations (ER) matters (e.g. disciplinary actions, grievances, dismissals) to minimise reputational risk.
• In conjunction with the Reward Team, manage compensation processes for the assigned jurisdictions. This includes bi-annual salary reviews, promotion processes, and salary benchmarking activities.
• Advise and coach managers on JTC’s reward framework and related policies, including role structures, career pathways, promotions, and compensation and benefits strategy (including shared ownership)
• Support senior management in the annual performance rating moderation process for assigned jurisdictions, ensuring consistency and adherence to due process.
• Undertake regular (i.e. weekly) data integrity checks and ensure the HR system is accurate and up to date with any relevant changes to structure, line reporting, department etc.
• Collaborate with the business and JTC Academy to support talent acquisition, succession planning, and the development of key talent.
• Build close working relationships with managers and Directors, providing expert HR advice and guidance on procedural/policy issues and recommending solutions aligned with business priorities.
• Assist in delivering ongoing performance improvement initiatives that reinforce JTC’s brand, high-performance culture, and commercial approach.
• Maintain current knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements, ensuring that HR policies are compliant and effectively applied.
• Provide specialist guidance on interpreting and applying HR policies, procedures, and statutory requirements.
• Offer continuous feedback to divisional leadership and other HR teams regarding a wide range of HR and business issues (both formal and informal).

GENERAL

• Actively contribute as a key member of a multi-jurisdictional HR team, building effective relationships to ensure consistent procedures and continuity of service, particularly during high-demand periods or team absences.
• Maintain the professional standards expected of an HR practitioner and serve as a role model internally and externally.
• Maintain the highest standard of confidentiality and security in terms of employee data and business information and consider the impact of GDPR on all activities undertaken.
• Maintain accuracy when handling data and ensure that the integrity of processes is maintained.Follow the four eye check protocol and fully complete check lists as required, including providing assistance to other HR colleagues who need support with four eye checks.
• Contribute to the wider HR team, supporting ad hoc projects, exchanging knowledge and supporting standards of good practice.
• Proactively develop personal knowledge and skills in the HR field.
• Consistently demonstrate JTC core values and expected behaviours.
• Any other duties as deemed necessary.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience partnering with the business on a broad spectrum of HR activities such as employment relations, talent & succession planning, recognition and reward and employee wellbeing.
• Strong knowledge of HR processes and practices.
• Demonstrated understanding of relevant legislation.
• Professional, clear and concise communication skills.
• High levels of integrity and confidentiality
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Role:          Client Accountant

Reports to:       Head of Operations

Direct reports:    None

Job Level: 4

Job Purpose:

To provide oversight and support within the Operations team. Primary responsibilities include carrying out accounting duties ensuring that filings are completed on time and client needs are managed in a timely, efficient and accurate manner, and the production of client entity statutory annual account, managed accounts and other client reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process Accounting Transaction.
• Collect, analyse and interpret accounting records for bookkeeping purposes.
• Preparation and filing of financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
• Reconcile bank accounts, valuations and accounting records for designated client accounts.
• Support client facing colleagues with accounting matters
• Ensure receipt of all clients signed financial statements that have been completed by third parties
• Other financial reporting as required
• Assist with the preparation of client tax returns, including ATED, Guernsey Tax Returns, UK Tax Returns and other territories
• Preparation of the FATCA/CRS report
• Ensure the submission of the 127a and 128a Fiduciary Pension returns
• General Operations Support:
• Assist with various ad-hoc projects as required.
• Maintain and update operational procedures and policies.
• Assist the team to deliver the highest level of client standards across the business
• Support with the Payment process

• Ensure all activities comply with relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Stay updated on changes to regulations and industry best practices.
• Support annual tax filings to ensure they are managed and complete within appropriate timeframes.
• Act as an Authorised Signatory.
• Liaise with clients, colleagues, and external partners to ensure smooth operations.
• Provide support and guidance to other team members as needed.
• Produce management information as requested.
• Review and automate processes and deliverables, and assess the best systems to use for automation.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s):

• Ensuring the billing process is completed efficiently and invoices sent to clients within 5 business days of the end of the billing period.
• Statutory accounts signed off within 3 months of year end or sooner if required for additional reporting purpose e.g. AGM, statutory filing.
• Group and Client accounts signed in accordance with service level agreement
• Reconciliations up to date monthly.
• Quarterly updates with internal business partners of financial performance
• Ensure accounting deadlines are met.
• Process expenses every 2 weeks.
• 80% utilisation rate.
• Ensure 100% timesheet completion.
• Meet all filing/annual review/accounting deadlines
• Attend all mandatory training throughout the year
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Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 3-5 years accounting experience.
• Ideally a relevant professional qualification (AAT/ACCA or similar).

• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of Acumen or similar beneficial.

• Strong communication, accounting / analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Work under pressure, independently, effectively prioritise, manage time & workload to meet clients’ needs.

• Proactive, motivated, team player with a flexible attitude to complete additional tasks.

Behaviours and Competencies

Operational Excellence:

• Demonstrates the ability to make decisions based on insight and knowledge .
• Accountable for ensuring high standards of delivery to clients.
• Actively engages with customer to understand needs and will place a high priority on client service and satisfaction.
• Prioritises client issues and addresses them accordingly.
• Will keep up to date with business trends/ changes in law that will impact their role.

Client Excellence:

• Proactive in identifying opportunities and seeking solutions.
• Manages expectations so clients always feel valued.
• Takes responsibility for delivering superior products and services.
• Implements improvements to client service.

Commercial Awareness:

• Understands relevant local regulatory requirements

Interpersonal Skills:

• Manages internal and external stakeholders' expectations with regards to delivery, escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Is able to deal with conflict in a controlled manner and can clearly communicate effective solutions.
• Builds credibility across all stakeholder groups and is able to engage with individuals across all areas of an organization on areas of specialism.

Compliance:

• Act in a professional manner and produce accurate and timely work
• Acts with the highest level of integrity at all times and in the best interests of Aspida.
• Will be clear, open and transparent in communications with colleagues and customers.
• Promptly report any issues (or possible issues) you identify to your manager (or an appropriate member of the senior management team) for consideration and resolution.
• Never make any statement that is misleading, false or deceptive.

• Manages internal and external stakeholders' expectations with regards to delivery, escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Is able to deal with conflict in a controlled manner and can clearly communicate effective solutions.
• Builds credibility across all stakeholder groups and is able to engage with individuals across all areas of an organization on areas of specialism.

I understand, acknowledge and accept the details contained within.

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Fund Accountant – Real Assets - Guernsey

As part of our Real Assets team, this highly numerical position will see you carry out routine day-to-day administration and accounting of a substantial portfolio of fund structures for one of the Group’s largest institutional clients under the direction of a Financial Reporting Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with all aspects day-to-day administration and accounting matters such as calls and distributions, quarterly valuations, monthly and quarterly investor reporting and annual financial statement preparation
• Bookkeep all day-to-day operations of a variety of fund structures
• Prepare periodic bank reconciliations and provide supporting documentation evidencing transactions
• Assist with the completion of routine audit queries
• Build relationships with key client contacts
• Maintain accurate records on eFront for all aspects of bookkeeping
• Assist and support the induction, integration and training of trainee staff

Skills, knowledge, expertise:

• The candidate will be expected to be studying towards a relevant professional qualification (preferably having commenced ACCA Fundamental Skills level or ACA Professional level)
• Some technical financial services knowledge (to be supported through the Aztec Academy)
• Computer literacy skills are essential
• Very good interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts
• You are required to hold full Guernsey work rights. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role

Who are we?

Aztec Group has come a long way since first opening its doors in Jersey back in 2001. Our size and reach may have changed, but one thing that hasn’t is our identity – we’re proud to be a business that puts our people and clients at the centre of everything we do.

We understand that everyone will put value on different things and that’s why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. Here are some of the core benefits for all our people: 

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme plus management incentive programme
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance, including eye care
• Health care cash plan
• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)
• Worldwide travel insurance
• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum
• Onsite parking
• Regular social events
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development 

We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.