Accounts Senior

Our client is looking to recruit an Accounts Senior on a full-time, permanent basis. This role’s duties include being responsible for the delivery of a high-quality tax, accountancy and VAT service. The successful candidate will either be an AAT qualified Accountant with at least 1 years’ experience in Accountancy practice or have at least 3 to 4 years in a professional practice environment.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing accounts for Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies.
• Setting staff budgets, assisting staff with Accounts completion and on the job training for junior staff.
• Creating and overseeing Tax returns and calculating income tax liabilities.
• Reviewing Corporation Tax Returns.
• Engaging in forecasting work.
• Dealing with general administrative duties such as E mail correspondence.
• Managing client portfolios including billing duties.
• Engaging in tax enquiry work as it becomes necessary.
• Production of both VAT and Corporate Tax returns.
• Supervising and helping to develop the skill set of more junior members of the team.

Person Specification:

• An individual who is an AAT qualified accountant with at least 1 years’ experience post qualification (or possibility for qualification by experience).
• Somebody with at least 3 to 4 years of Accounts preparation and ideally personal tax experience gained from within a fast-paced accountancy practice environment.
• Someone with sound knowledge of Computer and Spreadsheet skills as well as of accounting software such as Sage, Quickbook or Xero.
• An individual who is able to show initiative and be a cooperative team player.
• Someone who is able to build and maintain solid client relationships.
• A candidate with impeccable communication and interpersonal skills who can easily establish rapport.
• Somebody who is incredibly well organised with the ability to manage their own workload efficiently.
• An individual with excellent all round tax knowledge.

If you are an AAT qualified accountant or have 3 to 4 years of Accounts preparation experience, this role could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Recruitment Consultant: Joanne Howell.

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