Job Description

As a semi senior accountant, you will be required to:

• Prepare financial statements for limited companies and sole traders from trial balance stage and incomplete records
• Assist and carry out statutory audits covering audit planning, fieldwork and completion
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients
• Work and liaise with other members within the audit and accounts team
• Preparation, review and presentation of client management information as required
• Calculation and filing of some client VAT returns as required
• Addressing and discussing with clients any technical accounting issues identified during the course of client work
• Developing junior assistants in the team by on the job training and helping with their work

Profile

• Ideal candidate will be studying towards the ACCA qualification with at least 18 months' experience of working within an accountancy firm.
• Ideally part-qualified or qualified in ACCA and undertaken a semi senior accountant role before
• Understanding and experience of audits beneficial
• Technically capable of producing statutory financial statements and management information to a high standard
• Experience of calculating and submitting client VAT returns
• Experience of calculating and submitting corporation tax and PAYE returns beneficial
• Strong IT skills inclusive of Microsoft Office and Outlook
• Knowledge of accounting systems such as Sage, Iris, QuickBooks, Xero, CCH Central (not all required but more is beneficial)
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal to facilitate extensive client relationship development
• Ambitious and persistent, self-motivated and able to work to targets
• No audit experience required!

Job Offer

Salary circa £22,000 - £31,000 depending on experience, qualification status and study requirements

Full study support provided if required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities