Adam Brighton

Client services accountant at North Atlantic Trust Company Limited
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Gibraltar, GI

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Experience

    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Client services accountant
      • Dec 2016 - Present

      • Preparation of financial statements for companies and trusts, using WinEUR.• Preparation of financial statements for audit and consequently working closely with external auditors.• Preparation of monthly management accounts.• Liaising with other companies and accounting departments across Europe, including France, Switzerland, Cyprus and Czech Republic.• Liaising with clients, bankers and other members of staff to obtain relevant information to prepare accounts.• Face to face meetings and phone conferences with clients.• Ad hoc financial analysis for example advising amounts available for dividends.• Taking on excess workload of department manager• Training new staff members.• Various administrative tasks such as updating accounting tool and maintaining electronic files.• First point of call for department queries.

    • Accounts Assistant
      • Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

      Reconciliation of bank accounts, inter-company loans and accounts payable and receivable using Quickbooks.Preparation of invoices and analysis of bank statements.Contacting suppliers for information and documents for audit. Reconciliation of bank accounts, inter-company loans and accounts payable and receivable using Quickbooks.Preparation of invoices and analysis of bank statements.Contacting suppliers for information and documents for audit.

    • Client Accountant
      • Apr 2013 - Jun 2016

      Acting supervisor and coordinator of the Client accounting department with circa 2,000 clients, including organising and running team meetings, delegation of work, formalising of procedures, team building and conflict management.Preparation of financial statements for companies and trusts, using Viewpoint Client Accounting.Monthly accounting of funds and trusts including the processing of banking transactions, production of monthly management accounts, financial records and NAV calculation.Liaising with clients, bankers and other members of staff to obtain relevant information to prepare accounts.Face to face meetings and phone conferences with clients.Liaising with tax office corporate department on behalf of clients.Preparing management reports for senior management.Assisting with audit queries.Ad hoc financial analysis for example advising amounts available for dividends.Preparation of tax computations and returns, including filing and payment of bi-annual payments on account and registering new companies for two jurisdictions (Gibraltar and Isle of Man)Leading role in department in respect of preparation for FATCA reporting, including identification of reportable companies, prioritising work for team, keeping track of progress, attending meetings and transmission of information to other departments/management.Creation of working papers template (Excel) and checklists to aid entire department to improve accuracy.Taking on excess workload of line manager and attending meetings on his behalf when unable to attend.First point of call for department and wider company queries.Training of new and current colleagues.Attended Management and Supervisor training course.

    • Associate
      • Nov 2011 - Mar 2013

      Assist with tax computations, account analysis and tax returns within the tax department.Liaising with clients, tax office and other government departments.Conducting due diligence/KYC, independence checksGeneral administration tasks such as billing, scanning and filing.Experience of recording and transcribing meetings/interviews. Assist with tax computations, account analysis and tax returns within the tax department.Liaising with clients, tax office and other government departments.Conducting due diligence/KYC, independence checksGeneral administration tasks such as billing, scanning and filing.Experience of recording and transcribing meetings/interviews.

    • English Teacher
      • Jul 2011 - Nov 2011

      Teaching English as a foreign language.Pupils range from 3 years of age to adults.Duties include lesson planning, teaching and exam preparation.Position requires good initiative and strong communication, planning and organisational skills. Teaching English as a foreign language.Pupils range from 3 years of age to adults.Duties include lesson planning, teaching and exam preparation.Position requires good initiative and strong communication, planning and organisational skills.

    • Web Editor
      • May 2008 - Jun 2009

      Worked with content management systems to publish and update online content. Involved in setting the overall tone of the website, for example, generating new ideas for content and managing special offers, in both the design and implementation stages.liaised with designers and web developers Worked with content management systems to publish and update online content. Involved in setting the overall tone of the website, for example, generating new ideas for content and managing special offers, in both the design and implementation stages.liaised with designers and web developers

Education

  • ACCA
    Accountancy qualification, Accountancy
    2011 - 2011
  • University of Liverpool online
    Post-graduate diploma, Public Health
    2007 - 2009
  • Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
    BSc (Hons), Psychology
    2001 - 2004
  • West suffolk college, Bury St. Edmunds
    Access to Health and Social Care
    2000 - 2001

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