£43000 - £50000 Per year
Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Undertake the day-to-day communications with the client to obtain necessary information and resolve queries in data provided
- Preparation of period end financial statements for companies (including consolidation and group accounts), using the firm’s preferred software applications with minimal review points from the manager
- Preparation of business tax computations including adjustments for enhanced expenditure loans to participators and computations for investment and property rental businesses
- Ability to complete all fieldwork sections of an audit file including assisting fellow team members and attendance of stock takes
- Involvement in ad-hoc project work (internal and client) applying accounting, tax and audit skills to different situations (e.g. budgets and forecasts)
- Assist more junior team members with audit field work and the completion of period end assignments and undertake first review of less experienced team members’ work
- Work to agreed timetables and regular communication of progress to more senior colleagues
- Apply regulatory, legal, professional and ethical standards relating to engagements
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Be ACA / ACCA / CA qualified (first time passes preferred)
- Having gained experience in a similar role with a practice environment
- Strong grasp of current, up-to-date accounting standards, auditing standards and business tax compliance
- Good computer skills, MS Office applications - Word, Excel, Outlook, Xero certified
- Knowledge of IRIS/CaseWare preferred but not essential
- Ability and desire to help less experienced team members to assist in their development
- Experience of working effectively within a cohesive team
- Acute attention to detail
- Good communication skills - both verbal and written
- Commitment to learning with a passion for listening and learning new skills
- Ability to communicate and ask for help were required
- Be confident and able to work individually
- Good organization skills and able to manage deadlines and workload prioritization
Reference no: 109324