Head of Accounting – CSP Client Services

Key Responsibilities

• Departmental Leadership: Guide and support a team of Accounts Managers, Senior Accounting Officers and Accounting Officers, creating a productive environment built around accountability, cooperation and consistently high standards.
• Performance and Development: Evaluate team members’ progress, offer practical guidance and establish suitable learning opportunities that strengthen individual capability and departmental performance.
• Workload Coordination: Plan assignments and distribute resources effectively across the department, ensuring that internal commitments and client deliverables are completed within the required timeframes.
• Financial Statement Supervision: Direct the complete financial reporting cycle for a varied portfolio, checking that accounts and supporting reconciliations are reliable, properly prepared and issued when required.
• Audit Management: Coordinate external audit engagements on behalf of clients, acting as the principal contact for auditors and facilitating the efficient provision of information and documentation.
• Payroll and VAT Administration: Maintain senior oversight of payroll services, VAT obligations and associated regulatory submissions whenever these form part of a client engagement.
• Accounting Compliance: Confirm that all work produced by the department meets IFRS, GAAP, GAPSME, Maltese taxation rules and relevant filing obligations.
• Governance and Controls: Establish and enhance internal procedures that protect financial integrity, reduce exposure to error and promote dependable service standards.
• Process Improvement: Review departmental workflows and introduce practical changes that improve productivity, consistency and the accuracy of accounting outputs.
• Client Advisory: Serve as a senior contact for clients, understand their commercial circumstances and provide financial guidance suited to their particular requirements.
• Service Development: Recognise opportunities to broaden existing client engagements by introducing additional services available across the Business.
• Cross-Departmental Cooperation: Coordinate with tax, company secretarial, audit and legal professionals to provide clients with a joined-up and responsive service.
• Strategic Contribution: Contribute to forward-looking financial planning and wider business initiatives affecting both the organisation and its client portfolio.
• Technology and Innovation: Assess the effectiveness of accounting platforms and champion appropriate digital improvements that enhance the department’s capabilities.
• Professional Awareness: Keep abreast of changes to financial reporting frameworks, taxation legislation, regulatory expectations and developments affecting the corporate services sector.
• Professional Standing: Retain all relevant warrants and professional memberships by meeting the Continuing Professional Development obligations applicable in Malta.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, full ACCA membership or another recognised professional accounting qualification is required.
• Professional Credentials: The selected candidate must hold and maintain any professional warrant or membership needed to perform the position in Malta.
• Experience: Considerable experience at senior accounting level is essential, together with demonstrated success in managing people within a corporate services provider or broader professional services setting.
• Leadership: A strong ability to inspire, organise and develop accounting professionals while building a cohesive, responsible and results-focused department.
• Accounting Knowledge: Advanced understanding of IFRS, GAAP, GAPSME, taxation compliance and statutory financial reporting requirements.
• Language Skills: Excellent command of English is required to succeed in this role. The ability to communicate in Maltese would be an asset.
• Communication Skills: The ability to explain detailed financial matters clearly and confidently to clients, colleagues and stakeholders without an accounting background.
• Interpersonal Skills: A relationship-focused approach, with the maturity and credibility needed to earn trust and work effectively across different professional disciplines.
• Technical Skills: Strong competence in reviewing complex financial information, recognising emerging patterns, evaluating exposure and recommending commercially appropriate action.
• Commercial Awareness: The capacity to understand client priorities, identify additional service needs and contribute meaningfully to client retention and business growth.
• Organisation: Excellent planning and prioritisation abilities, with the discipline to coordinate competing assignments and meet demanding reporting schedules.
• Self-Motivated: A proactive and improvement-oriented mindset, supported by a commitment to professional standards, ethical conduct and continuous learning.
• Problem-Solving: Sound judgement when addressing sophisticated accounting matters, operational weaknesses, regulatory developments and technology-related challenges.
• Adaptability: The ability to respond effectively to revised legislation, evolving reporting expectations, new systems and changing client requirements.

What’s on Offer

• Compensation: A competitive remuneration package aligned with the leadership scope, level of accountability and commercial significance of the appointment.
• Working Hours: This is a full-time senior leadership role. Further information regarding the working arrangement will be discussed during the selection process.
• Professional Development: Continued learning, mentoring and interaction with senior leaders will encourage ongoing professional advancement.
• Collaborative Culture: The successful candidate will join experienced professionals who are invested in personal development and the long-term success of the Business.
• Career Development: Opportunities for professional growth and advancement within a dynamic and expanding company.

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