Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, deliver and complete external audits plus support Managers and Partners on client engagements
• Commentary and preparation of accounts / financial statements
• Complete analysis of items for tax
• Lead, mentor, review, plan & allocate work to junior members of the team
• Ad hoc projects.

What's on offer:

• Agile working with a genuine work life balance focus
• Competitive base salary up to £40,000 plus benefits
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell an additional 5 days
• Flexible benefits package tailored to you
• International secondment opportunities (for example to North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe etc)
• Flexible and relaxed work environment - open plan office
• Limited travel - vast majority of clients are based locally in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area
• Time off in lieu (but rarely needed)
• Opportunity to work with some really interesting and rewarding clients that require a certain level of technical sophistication
• Personal career development plan including regular review and Mentor
• Long term career opportunities, even to Partner, if desired.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ideal candidates will be ACA / ICAEW, ACCA qualified or close to being fully qualified, with accountancy practice experience Demonstrable experience leading external audits from planning to completion Previous experience preparing accounts preferred Strong IT skills - Excel, Word, CaseWare, Sage, Xero, audit and tax software all beneficial Some tax knowledge preferred Previous experience in staff supervision, mentoring and development Up-to-date technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting standards Commercially aware with strong problem-solving skills Team building skills with a positive approach Excellent communication and organisation skills.