Accounting and Taxation Technician in City of Westminster

An exciting new opportunity has become available for an Accounting and Taxation Apprentice Level 4 to become part of our Finance and Accounts Receivable team, supporting the Economic and Financial Consulting Practice. This role will prepare you on your journey for a career in Accounting and Finance and will include an additional CIMA qualification. As a professional Accounting and Taxation Technician, you will be required to undertake (but not be restricted to) the following activities as part of your role:

• Calculating, recording, inputting, or processing financial data.
• Researching and investigating discrepancies in invoices to determine the accuracy of charges.
• Matching payments to invoice numbers or sales orders.
• Handling client inquiries regarding billing issues.
• Managing an Accounts Receivable ledger and Accounts Receivable files to reduce DSO and enhance cashflow.
• Escalating bad debts on a timely basis to senior management for resolution.
• Submitting reports to management on accounts receivable operations.
• Maintaining and creating spreadsheets and dashboards in Power BI and Excel.
• Tracking overdue invoices and following up on them.
• Supporting team projects and meetings.
• Communicating and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Gaining hands‑on experience with bookkeeping, ledger maintenance, and reconciliations.
• Supporting financial audits, providing necessary documentation and explanations.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of effective financial processes, applying accounting principles and adhering to legislation.
• Applying professional scepticism when undertaking accounting activities to inform and evaluate decision making on the content of true and fair accounts.
• Interpreting financial information for accounting purposes, such as using judgement to determine the correct way to report or account for transactions or undertaking ratio analysis.
• Participating in or supporting others with quality improvement activities.
• Using software packages to assist with accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Delivering accounting tasks with a critical eye to transactions and trends, demonstrating a \’right first time approach\’.
• Using workload management principles to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, and manage time effectively.
• Using accounting information to add value to the organisation through use of data visualisations, analysis and interpretation, and communicating financial information in a way that facilitates understanding for non‑finance stakeholders.
• Communicating accounting information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required, considering the risks and benefits to the organisation of social media and other digital applications.
• Building and maintaining collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver accounting tasks, recognising the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Collating and analysing financial information, showing how that information can be used most effectively to support value creation within an organisation.

Training Course

• Professional accounting technician (level 4)
• GCSE in: English (grade 5)
• GCSE in: Maths (grade 5)
• A Level in: Maths (grade any)
• BTEC in: Accounting/Finance (grade any)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience.
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• 5 x GCSE qualifications at Grade 4 – 9, to include Maths and English at Grade 5/6 (B equivalent)
• BTEC Level 3 in Accounting/Finance OR 3 A levels including maths
• Experience with Microsoft Office packages such as Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

FTI Consulting, Inc. is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation, with more than 7,900 employees located in 32 countries and territories. Our broad and diverse bench of award‑winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. The Company generated $3.7 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2024. In certain jurisdictions, FTI Consulting’s services are provided through distinct legal entities that are separately capitalized and independently managed. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side‑by‑side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you. Are you ready to make your impact? https://www.fticonsulting.com