Accounts Senior

Accounts Senior Required

In this role, you will manage a portfolio of clients, providing high-quality tax, accountancy, and VAT services with a high degree of accuracy. You will be responsible for the preparation of accounts and tax returns for a variety of clients, including Sole Traders, Partnerships, and Limited Companies.

Benefits & Remuneration:

• Salary £28,000 - £32,000 (Dependent on experience)
• 20-25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• 1 additional holiday day for Christmas
• An extra 0.5 day of holiday after each year
• Flexi time
• Medicash cash plan
• Online discount shopping portal
• Access to a 24-hour employee helpline
• 1 day working from home
• Payment for 1 professional subscription per year
• Fully funded training qualifications
• Training bonuses for AAT, ACA, and ACCA students
• Parking permit salary sacrifice
• Employee referral bonus of up to £1,500
• Dress-down Friday
• Wellbeing team
• Life assurance after 1 year for Senior Managers

Role & Responsibilities:

• Plan and prepare accounts for a variety of clients (e.g., Sole Traders, Partnerships, and Limited Companies) from client records for review by a manager or reporting partner
• Send final accounts to clients
• Assist staff with account completion
• Set budgets for staff members
• Prepare and review Tax Returns
• Calculate income tax liabilities and advise clients
• Prepare and review Corporation Tax Returns
• Calculate corporation tax liabilities and advise clients
• Forecasting work
• Handle everyday correspondence and emails in a timely manner
• Manage tax enquiries as they arise
• Prepare management and financial accounts
• Assist with coaching and developing junior team members, including on-the-job training
• Provide software training to clients
• Complete timesheets daily
• Engage in continuous professional development to stay current with industry changes

Required Experience:

• At least 1 year of recent post-qualification experience, or at least 3-4 years working in practice, with experience in accounts preparation, business and corporate tax, and ideally personal tax
• Accounts preparation experience in a fast-paced accountancy practice environment

Desired Skills:

• AAT Level 4 qualified with 1 to 2 years post qualification experience
• Strong computer and spreadsheet skills
• Experience with accounting software such as Sage, QuickBooks, or Xero, and accounts production software like CCH
• Initiative and ability to work effectively within a team
• Strong client relationship-building skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to build rapport at all levels
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage your own workload while exceeding client expectations
• AAT qualified

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