Accounts Senior
Full-time (35-hrs over 5-days), Flexitime working available
Are you an experienced Accounts Senior with a general practice skill-set, looking for a long-term career in a fantastic regional practice?
We are currently searching for an experienced, enthusiastic accounts senior who is either ACA / ACCA qualified with at least 12-months post-qualification experience or part qualified with 5/6 years experience.
If you have great client service and communication skills, love a varied role and want to work for a caring, friendly practice, please apply.
What's in it for you?
In-house and externally provided training, including structured CPD
Salary sacrifice pension
Optional Medical benefit
Tech scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Regular staff entertaining / team building events
Standard hour working day is 9-5 but can flex to work 8-4 or 10-6
Time off in lieu system for overtime, or paid overtime above certain discretionary thresholdsWhat will you be doing?
Responsible for the day to day administration of client matters involving, but not limited to -
Self-employed and partnership accounts
Personal tax returns and partnership tax returns, including for some high-net-worth individuals
Statutory accounts preparation (FRS105 and FRS 102(1a) mainly, some IFRS for UK subsidiaries of international groups)
Corporate tax returns
Quarter-end VAT reviews and in-year management accounts production
Tax planning and business development planning around all of the above
Responsible for overseeing more junior colleagues and assisting with their development.
Overseeing the client workflow and staff management systems to ensure timely progression of jobs
Reporting into the director group on practice administration matters
Practice promotion and networking with clients, targets and intermediaries
Interacting with colleagues in our financial planning sister business to aid provision of cohesive wealth planning advice by that firm
Use your own initiative to resolve issues.What we're looking for:
Minimum of 4/5 years practice experience including qualification period, ideally within a general practice environment.
Iris / Sage 50 / Sage Online / QuickBooks Cloud / Xero / Dext / Excel knowledge is desirable, but training will be given where required.
An individual who can demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of current tax legislation.
Good IT skills.
Excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
Confident personality, able to mix with a range of client and colleague personalities
Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
Good numeracy skills.
Demonstrates attention to detail and a high concern for accuracy.
A good team player.
Minimum GCSE's of C plus in Maths and English, with strong further results at GCSE and A-level (degree level education is not mandatory)
Driving licence
Ability to work between two offices on a varied client base.For more information about Shift F5 and the opportunities we have to offer follow us on Twitter @F5_Jobs
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