Financial Outsourcing Trainee

Job Description

Mazars Outsourcing TeamThis vacancy is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join our Financial Outsourcing team following your completion of secondary education or college. There is no previous accounting knowledge required for the position as full training will be provided from our supportive and friendly team, all we require is your enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. The Financial Outsourcing team offers great opportunities to liaise directly with clients, and to be part of a rapidly expanding team. You will have the opportunity to contribute to and share in the success of this team, gain experience of cloud accounting and provide a high quality service to our clients. Mazars is committed to helping you develop your career. We provide both support and training for you which is identified through our regular appraisal and feedback process, enabling us to set achievable objectives for you to work towards.Job RoleInitially the role will involve a large amount of training, shadowing our more senior transactional staff until you are comfortable with our systems and processes. Some of the tasks involved in the role are; • Provide a high quality service to the Outsourcing departments pay and bill client base. • To manage their own client workload and ensure accurate and timely preparation of pay and bill information. • To complete weekly pay and bill processing tasks as per information from clients. • To be part of a team of expert advisors who provide solutions to the recruitment industry. • Working as part of the Outsourcing team to deliver high quality services to clients, within set timescales. • Dealing with clients as required relating to the pay and bill work. • Reporting in a timely and accurate manner to client queries. • Keeping Manager informed of progress and any issues arising. • Raising the profile of the firm by ensuring clients are fully satisfied by the service and support they receive and that they are aware of all other services. • Communicating and dealing with clients and colleagues professionally and courteouslyPerson Specification• School or college leaver • Excellent organizational skills essential • Excellent verbal communication skills • Strong numerical/analytical skills • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Excel • Keen interest in Finance What’s in it for youThis is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing financial outsourcing team within a large global accounting firm, and a truly exciting opportunity to make your mark and progress your career in a growing global business. At Mazars we don’t have a “one size fits all” approach to benefits. We want you to be able to choose benefits that you want, rather than have all benefits chosen for you.“my” is a scheme that you manage through a personalised online system. In addition to the core benefits, it lets you pick options from a range of benefits that we have negotiated to take advantage of a combination of Mazars buying power and tax breaks. This way you select the benefit package that suits you and the needs of your family! Benefits are organised into five categories: my family, my finance & security, my leisure & lifestyle, my health & wellbeing and my charitable giving. AboutMazarsWe are an international, integrated, transparent and independent organisation specialising in audit, accountancy, tax, legal, and advisory services. The Group has a presence in over 70 countries and draws on the expertise of 14,000 professionals. We are looking for people who bring something special to the firm and who also have some distinctive qualities. We want driven people who think creatively about their work. We are looking for people who embrace challenges and can resolve complex problems. We are also looking for people who can work well with others and like to work amongst a diverse team of people from different backgrounds.The more we grow as individuals; the more Mazars grows.Mazars is all about people – we believe that each individual makes a difference to the Mazars culture. As an international firm with strong European roots, we are a melting pot of different cultures and disciplines. Diversity is one of our main strengths.Our firm has thrived because of the quality of our individuals – the work we do makes a long-term difference to our clients’ successes and goals, our rich culture has evolved from the firms that have come together to form Mazars. Mazars has chosen the option of being a truly integrated firm; each partner has the right to vote on the strategic decisions including the future of the partnership. This kind of responsibility is central to our principles and practices. With a global network of offices, we continue to encourage our people to express themselves openly – to add their individual talents and opinions to the Mazars mosaic.We all work within a culture of high support and high challenge at Mazars. We are not afraid to take on new and greater responsibilities. But we do this through encouragement – not pressure and competition. Facts & FiguresMazars is not only ranked as the eighth largest UK partnership by audit fee income, but we are also one of Europe’s largest accounting firms with a huge global presence. Mazars in the UK has 130 partners and over 1,600 employees working at our 20 offices. In 2014, our UK fee income was £131m.