The Company Christie’s, the world’s largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments or in our more Operational focused teams we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 260 year old company, steeped in history, bringing constant innovation whilst not forgetting our age old values; Passionate Expertise, Exceptional Client Service, Teamwork, Integrity, Business Judgement & Innovation. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is constantly inspiring to work with industry leaders across all segments of the business. Why This Role Matters You will support the Christie Manson & Woods Ltd
FCRCteam on a six-month fixed-term basis, delivering day-to-day accounting operations and month-end close activities for the London entity and other assigned entities. The role will have significant responsibility for fixed asset accounting, balance sheet integrity, intercompany management, audit support and regional office reporting. You will also provide support to the wider team during year-end audit activities, including the Dubai audit process. The role requires a proactive, organised and detail-oriented accountant who can manage recurring accounting activities, investigate and resolve differences, maintain clear supporting documentation and work effectively with stakeholders across Finance, Treasury, regional offices, auditors and operational teams. The successful candidate will also support process improvements, system enhancements and knowledge sharing across Accounting Operations. How You'll Make an Impact Act as the primary Finance contact for assigned entities, coordinating day-to-day accounting and reporting queries. Take ownership of the fixed asset accounting process, ensuring the asset register is accurate, complete and maintained in accordance with Group accounting policies. Process asset additions, disposals, transfers and depreciation postings and investigate any discrepancies identified. Reconcile fixed asset balances to the general ledger, review capital expenditure and assets under construction, and resolve historical discrepancies. Prepare, review and maintain bank reconciliations across multiple legal entities, investigating and resolving reconciling items and aged differences. Liaise with Treasury, Accounts Payable and operational teams to clear outstanding bank and cash items, maintaining appropriate support for audit and compliance reviews. Prepare and review assigned balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that reconciling items are understood, supported and cleared promptly. Post journals and accounting adjustments in JD Edwards, including accruals, prepayments and other month-end entries. Investigate variances and unusual transactions, review ageing balance sheet items and ensure month-end activities are completed accurately within reporting deadlines. Agree intercompany balances, raise invoices and calculate and process intercompany recharges and management fee allocations. Work with the VAT team on matters relating to the assigned entities VAT return and ensure VAT-related queries are resolved appropriately. Support the wider Finance team during audit cycles, including assisting with audit requests and supporting documentation for the Dubai audit. Assist with statutory accounts preparation and review for assigned entities. Identify and escalate unusual balances, accounting issues or process/control concerns on a timely basis. Ensure compliance with IFRS, UK GAAP and internal accounting policies across all assigned entities. Support finance automation initiatives, system enhancements, testing and other process improvement projects. Participate in ad-hoc projects and support wider Finance initiatives as required. What you’ll bring to the team Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA,
ACCAor ACA), or qualified by experience, with relevant financial accounting or accounting operations experience. Strong practical experience of fixed asset accounting, including maintenance of fixed asset registers, asset additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation and capital expenditure reviews. Practical experience of month-end accounting, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet review. Experience maintaining fixed asset records and accounting for additions, disposals, transfers and depreciation. Experience supporting external audit requests and preparing clear, complete accounting evidence and schedules. Strong attention to detail, organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines during a fixed-term assignment. Confident reviewing accounting outputs, challenging anomalies and resolving issues independently. Clear communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence working across multiple teams, jurisdictions and operational teams. Process improvement mindset, with the ability to identify inefficiencies and improve controls, documentation and reporting quality. Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP and reporting systems such as JDE, Hyperion or similar systems desirable. Experience in a complex, multi-entity or international group environment would be advantageous. What’s great about working for us 25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave Christie’s Christmas office closure (guaranteed between 25th Dec – 1st Jan) – in addition to annual leave: almost two weeks to fully switch off and spend time with friends and family Additional 1 week’s annual leave within the year of a 5-year anniversary i.e. 5th, 10th, 15th and so on Volunteering day: Take an additional day of annual leave to volunteer for a charitable organisation that’s important to you Donation matching of up to £500 per annum to help you support the organisations you care about Flexible Fitness Fund - £400 per year expense allowance for health and wellness related activity (taxable) Access to world-renowned art: with regular exhibitions in our galleries to wander around and exclusive guided tours hosted by specialist colleagues Discretionary Bonus (dependent on the business and employee performance payable in March each year) Generous retirement plan: We will double match your pension contribution up to 5% of your basic salary (Max 10% contribution from Christie’s) Private Health Insurance – no employee contribution needed, subsidised for other family members Dental Insurance – (may be extended at personal cost) Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury after 12 months Competitive Life Insurance policy from first day Employee Assistance Programme – access to personal advice and support services including counselling Eyecare vouchers (once a year) Cycle to Work scheme Christie’s Extras – discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners and weekly shops Seniorcare by Lottie, a comprehensive eldercare solution Robust family first policy: Ø 16 weeks full pay on Maternity Leave Ø Eligible to return to work for 80% of your agreed normal weekly working pattern while being paid as though you were working 100%, post a minimum of 16 weeks of leave Ø Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year Ø Christies Family Network: Our community of parents who meet regularly over breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea… *Christie’s reserves the right to change company benefits at any time Closing Date: Sunday 6th September #LI-Hybrid Christie’s is the world’s leading art business. Since 1766, we are known for our extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise, as well as international glamour. Every year, we offer around 350 live and online auctions in over 80 specialist categories – including all areas of fine and decorative arts, Asian art and luxury collectables – as well as a long and successful history of private sales. Contact us in 46 countries, or visit one of our 10 international salerooms in London, New York, Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich and Shanghai. Our Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found here