Job Description

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 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing constant innovation whilst not forgetting our age old values; Passionate Expertise, Exceptional Client Service, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect, Business Judgment, & 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 FCRC team in delivering day-to-day accounting operations and month-end close activities for the London entity, while taking full ownership of the accounting and reporting for a portfolio of other smaller entities. This will include ensuring timely and accurate monthly results, maintaining balance sheet integrity, supporting statutory reporting, and acting as a key point of contact for assigned entities.

The role requires a technically strong, proactive and detail-oriented accountant who can work independently, identify and resolve issues, challenge unusual movements, and communicate effectively with stakeholders across Finance, regional offices, auditors and outsourced service providers. The successful candidate will also contribute to improving accounting processes, controls and reporting quality across the portfolio.

How You'll Make an Impact

·Supporting the month-end close process for the London entity, including posting journals, resolving business queries, preparing reconciliations and ensuring deadlines are met.

· Manage a portfolio of other assigned entities, taking ownership of day-to-day accounting, month-end close, reporting submissions and balance sheet integrity.

·Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring reconciling items are understood, supported and cleared in a timely manner.

·Review and upload Regional Office submissions from local accountants into JDE, challenging unusual movements, incomplete supporting information or inconsistent treatment where required.

·Act as the main finance point of contact for assigned entities, liaising with regional offices, Finance Business Partners, Tax, Treasury, auditors and outsourced accountants.

·Prepare statutory accounts to review stage, or review those prepared by outsourced accountants, for assigned entities.

·Manage year-end audit queries for the assigned portfolio, ensuring supporting documentation is complete, accurate and provided on a timely basis.

·Prepare and reconcile intercompany current and loan accounts, ensuring balances are agreed between sites, invoices are raised, and relevant costs, recharges and revaluations are accurately recorded.

·Work with the VAT team on matters relating to the Group VAT return and ensure VAT-related queries are resolved appropriately.

·Ensure compliance with IFRS, UK GAAP and internal accounting policies across all assigned entities.

·Identify and escalate unusual balances, accounting issues or process/control concerns on a timely basis.

·Contribute to improvements in accounting processes, reconciliations, documentation standards and internal controls.

·Provide guidance and support to junior team members, including assisting with training, reviewing work where appropriate, and promoting best practice across the team.

·Participate in ad-hoc projects and support wider Finance initiatives as required.

What you’ll bring to the team

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA) with strong post-qualification experience of 2-3 years in financial accounting or accounting operations.

• Proven experience owning month-end close and balance sheet control for multiple entities.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP, with experience preparing or reviewing statutory financial statements.
• Confident reviewing accounting outputs, challenging anomalies and resolving issues independently.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working across multiple teams, jurisdictions and seniority levels.
• 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 (taxable)

• Dental Insurance: (may be extended at personal cost)

• Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury after 12 months of employment

• 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

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum

Closing Date: Sunday 5th July

#LI-Hybrid (Minimum 4 days in the office)