Accounts and Business Services Senior - Growing city firm

This role is an opportunity to join the Accounting & Business Services team in a flourishing London firm. The firm continues to go from strength to strength and this is an excellent firm to join post qualification to continue your own personal development and growth.

As a Business Services Accountant, you will be joining a supportive team where promotion is merit based. There is a sociable and collaborative working environment with an excellent work life balance and hybrid working policy

The team acts for clients across a wide range of sectors including retail, media and technology, real estate, construction and many more. The team works as trusted advisers to a wealth of clients from small owner-managed businesses to multinational groups corporate clients and partnerships.

As a Senior, your role will be to assist managers to profitably deliver work across a portfolio of corporate clients.

Responsibilities

• Acting as day-to-day point of contact for clients and practicing the principles of excellent client service at all times
• The preparation of accounts from the client portfolio within specified budget timescale.
• Supervision of junior members of staff and overseeing their work
• Ensuring feedback is provided to more junior members of the team on an on-going basis
• Producing draft accounts together with a well-presented accounts file for review.
• Preparation of VAT returns.
• Preparation of management accounts.
• Involvement in project work as and when it arises.
• Taking part in (with support) marketing and business development opportunities.
• Carrying out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the role and its grading, as requested by the line manager, head of department or partner

Requirements

ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) fully qualified.

• A strong understanding of UK Accounting standards
• Ability to demonstrate commercial awareness and to add value.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Well-developed people management skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Word and Excel.