Senior Accountant

Award winning accountancy practice based in Caterham, are recruiting an experienced senior accountant to join their growing team.

What makes this firm stand out is that they are very hands on, and love to get involved with their clients and support their growth. To provide the best tax and accountancy advice, they are always honest with their clients, providing the best service possible.

They are looking for someone experienced in practice, and fully qualified, an ambitious individual and one who is keen to get hands on and hit the ground running

• Working from client provided and in-house done bookkeeping to prepare and complete corporate and small limited company and self employed accounts
• Preparing corporation tax returns (CT600) with appropriate calculations
• Completing self assessment tax returns for individuals and self employed traders
• Assisting in-house bookkeepers with their accounting and software queries especially when needed to correct errors and updating and reconciling ledgers
• Carrying out VAT checks
• Liaising with clients to obtain information to complete above tasks
• Complying with financial laws, regulations and standards alongside in-house policies
• Reporting discrepancies and issues (including potential fraud) to senior management
• Software used includes Xero, Sage (Cloud and 50), Freeagent and QuickBooks. You should also be proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel).
• You should be able to demonstrate good communication skills and be able to manage time effectively and efficiently ensuring deadlines are met with excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Keeping personal accounting qualifications up to date

• Experience of dealing with company and self-employed accounts and tax returns including dealing with HMRC
• Good working knowledge of one or more cloud accounting software packages
• Good Microsoft office (especially Excel) skills
• Polite telephone manner and good interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Accountancy practice background preferred
• UK citizen with no requirement for sponsorship
• ACCA/ACA/FCCA/ICAEW qualified, or experienced finalist

• Salary depending on experience, from £40-50k
• Based in our Caterham office
• Full time role - Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm)
• 20 days holiday given, plus bank holidays, plus closure between Christmas & New Year
• Workplace Pension
• 10% commission payable on introduction of new clients
• Holiday days are not required to be used for exam days

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