Accounts Senior - Full Time

Accounts Senior (Full-time): with potential to progress rapidly. 

Our clients are a forward-thinking, technology-driven firm that really care about their people and their clients, they have been in existence for nearly 90 years.

Over the last few years, the firm has restructured and now comes with a strong, tight team who enjoy spending time together. The role is full-time, and you would be expected to be in our Bellshill based office for around 60% of your working hours.

As a result of internal promotions, restructuring and growth, a rare opportunity for a forward-thinking, newly qualified/qualified by experience individual has come up to join our team. You would be supported by a nurturing manager, who was in your shoes 2 years ago. If you are the right person for us, you will be naturally organised, want to make a difference for clients, and keen to shine and show us your potential.

After a couple of office moves in our history, we are now based in a modern, light, open plan, airy office with all the mod cons you would expect, such as a cracking coffee machine and biscuits on tap! 

The right individual for us will:

• Plan their workload: daily, weekly, monthly;
• Proactively speak up when deadlines have been missed or are slipping;
• Enjoy the feeling of inbox zero at the end of the day;
• Like doing a short to-do list before they finish for the day;
• Enjoy using new technology and will want to push the practice and clients to embrace more efficient working practice;
• Be excellent at keeping clients informed on what is happening with their job and affairs;
• Have the following attitudes:
  
  • Be positive - that means being optimistic but pragmatic;
  • Be respectful - this means of our clients' time, of people in the business, and to realise that we create positive working relationships;
• Welcome the chance to shine at work;
• Likes asking for feedback from colleagues, managers, and clients;
• Sees failure as an opportunity to learn rather than something to be scared of;
• Realise that work is both a give and take - there will be times when BW helps you, and there will be times when we are busy and you will help us;
• Quick to pick up the phone to talk with clients rather than hiding behind emails;
• Enjoy working with and being part of a small team to help the team succeed;
• Act with professionalism, in other words, we will be proud to call you an employee, and our clients will say they enjoying working with you;
• Take responsibility, this means taking pride in the work, looking beyond the work on their desk to see what else they can do for the team and the client, so we deliver great client service;
• Be qualified or qualified by experience. 

The work you will be doing includes:

• Working with an experienced client manager to put together year-end accounts;
• Simple tax planning and corporation and personal tax returns;
• Picking up the phone to talk with clients to help get their information;
• Answering client queries;
• Optimising clients' use of Xero;
• Capacity and workflow planning. 

This role has the capacity to progress, and could in the next 12-24 months for the right person include:

• Running your own portfolio of clients;
• Managing junior staff members;
• Moving up into the ranks of the firm's managers;
• Professional qualification support (if you are unqualified). 

KPIs and measures of success:

• WIP for own jobs is under 45 days;
• Job Turnaround time (year-end accounts, corporation tax filing, directors personal tax returns);
• Turnover v forecast for own jobs measured monthly;
• Client churn for own jobs;
• Accuracy;
• Number of review points. 

Job Types: Full-time, Monday - Friday, Permanent.

Salary: Up to £40,000 per year pro rata dependent on experience/qualifications. 

Benefits: Flexitime, Free parking, Paycare, Social & Charitable events, Networking opportunities.

Requirement: Physical attendance at our Bellshill offices. Working from home is available, but we require all our employees to come into the office at least 60% of their working week. 

Experience: Accounting General Practice - 3+ years experience (required).