Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Responsible for client portfolio ensuring accurate preparation of management accounts within deadlines and budgets set.
- Proactively update the relevant Outsourcing Manager on client as and when appropriate.
- Draft professional correspondence (e.g. email, letter) suitable for submission to a client without significant review points.
- To ensure client processes and permanent files are kept up to date.
- Key performance measures acted upon on an on-going basis (e.g. chargeable time, utilization, expected fee income levels).
- Regular and proactive participation in Outsourcing Team meetings.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Accurate and timely preparation of (often complex/bespoke) management accounts and other reporting.
- Preparation of VAT returns
- Training clients in use of their accounts systems.
- Work in accordance with the defined systems and procedures.
- Carry out ad-hoc assignments with assistance (usually solving clients accounting system issues).
- Ability to analytically review results
- Prepare an audit file which could be submitted to the client’s auditors.
- Good compliance skills with limited supervision.
- Effective use of IT including Excel, accounts packages, Outlook.
- Maintain high professional standards of conduct and practice.
- Be able to organize and manage time efficiently and effectively.
- Be aware of relevant financial targets and constraints and contributes to achieving these, keeping the relevant Outsourcing Manager informed of progress.
- Understand need for continuous learning.
- Self-managing.
- Work closely with junior members to ensure their continual development.
- Be able to use initiative to identify and propose improvements to systems and procedures and encourage better teamwork.
Reference no: 104590