Job Description

Senior Practice Accountant

Stanstead Abbotts

£30,000 – 40,000 per annum (negotiable)

Being a part of a successful larger group, my client has recently expanded into the Hertfordshire area and is looking to continue building their brand and aim for ongoing growth.

This role will be a crucial part of that growth and therefore presents an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join as a Senior Practice Accountant and oversee the day to day completion of accounting work for a busy portfolio of clients.

You will be an experienced Accountant with at least two years working in a practice environment – either qualified / qualified by experience or studying towards your professional accounting qualification.

Working closely with an experienced Director, you will have the opportunity to grow and expand your role at a good pace. Communicating effectively with both established and new clients will be a crucial part of the role, maintaining the high standards set and expected. You may also oversee more junior members of the team and be responsible for the planning and allocating of work.

Core duties will include:

· Planning jobs, rolling monthly/quarterly plan

· Yearend limited company account preparation

· Management accounts preparation

· Reviewing bookkeeping work, VAT returns, payrolls etc prepared by junior staff or bookkeepers

· Occasional bookkeeping work if required

· Preparing CT returns

· CIS returns

· NEST and other pensions

· Set up and register new clients, liaising with admin

· Personal tax returns, CGT etc

· Liaise with clients regarding any taxation advice required

· CCH

· Xero/Sage/Quickbooks

· Good to excellent Excel skills

Due to the anticipated high volume of applications we may receive for this advertisement, it is with regret that we may only be able to contact those applicants successful in being shortlisted. However, your application for this or any further roles, may mean that we are able to contact you when additional vacancies become available. Should you not want this to be the case, please feel free to contact us directly to ensure we are aware of your wishes.

StormX Recruitment Ltd is an employment agency and employment business.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Planning jobs, rolling monthly/quarterly plan • Yearend limited company account preparation • Management accounts preparation • Reviewing bookkeeping work, VAT returns, payrolls etc prepared by junior staff or bookkeepers • Occasional bookkeeping work if required • Preparing CT returns • CIS returns • NEST and other pensions • Set up and register new clients, liaising with admin • Personal tax returns, CGT etc • Liaise with clients regarding any taxation advice required • CCH • Xero/Sage/Quickbooks • Good to excellent Excel skills