Job Description

Duties:

• Assume overall responsibility for client assignments;
• Deliver accounts to partner in a fit state for discussion with clients, free of technical error and with only major queries outstanding;
• Ensure all deadlines and budgets are met;
• Take responsibility for WIP control and billing;
• Assist in the management of the overall team on a day to day basis;
• Act as a major point of contact within the firm for client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided and maintaining regular contact with clients;
• Provision of general tax advice to clients;
• You will be expected to be able to write professional letters, reports and other written submissions for review by partners for use with clients and other relevant third parties;
• Develop, retain and motivate junior members of staff (includes ensuring job appraisal documentation is completed within deadlines and ensuring appropriate objectives and development plans are in place for appraisees)
• Monitor and improve team’s work to ensure consistently high standards

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education| Qualifications: 

• ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent preferably with 3 or more years’ post-qualification experience in an accountancy practice
• Proven client relationship skills 
• Broad accounts and tax knowledge with the ability to advise clients directly

• Proficient at Microsoft office especially Excel
• Excellent knowledge of accounting packages e.g. IRIS, Xero, Sage, QuickBooks etc|