Accountant (Audit and Accounts)

Accountant

Audit and Accounts Senior/Semi-senior

Overview

• £34-40k per annum - negotiable, dependent on experience
• Based in Harrow, Northwest London
• Permanent, full-time role

Join a growing two partner Northwest London Chartered Accountancy firm focused on providing a wide range of top-quality client services and offering genuine employee progression.

My Client is recruiting for a part-qualified or qualified Audit and Accounts Senior/Semi-Senior to support the Audit and Accounts Managers and Supervisors at a progressive and friendly practice.

Our firm has expanded its office space to accommodate its growth and are seeking an early career part-qualified or qualified accountant (either ICAEW or ACCA), with good all-round accountancy skills to grow within the organisation and learn on the job.

Candidate Requirements:

• ACCA/ICAEW newly qualified or part qualified
• 1 - 3 years' in-practice experience
• Familiar with financial reporting standards
• Experience of statutory audit
• Some experience of statutory tax
• Management Accounting & VAT reporting experience
• Experience of Bookkeeping

The Ideal Candidate:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• A strong interest in owner-managed businesses and general commercial awareness
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic with a positive attitude
• Courteous and professional

The Workplace:

My Client is a well-established firm specialising within the owner-managed business area across the UK. Their approach to growing the team goes beyond looking at CVs and examination history as they know that personality, enthusiasm, common-sense and a good work ethic make for the right hire. Because of this, employees enjoy an office environment which is as sociable as it is professional at the same time.

The Role:

In this role, you will assist the managers, supervisors and directors in work on statutory audits, statutory accounts preparation and management accounts services, as well as to manage and work with junior staff members.

As the Accountant (Audit/Accounts Senior/Semi-senior) your day-to-day will include:

• Planning and delivery of both audit and accounts assignments
• Carrying out assignments in conjunction with the client manager's or partners' instructions.
• Supervising junior staff during the accounts processes and reviewing their work
• Delivering the working schedules to the assignment manager or partner in a timely manner
• Managing client communication in effective manner
• Proactive monitoring of your chargeability and your assignment budgets
• Coaching other staff for improved performance and technical development
• Drafting statutory accounts
• Drafting corporation tax computations
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Preparation of management accounts
• Some bookkeeping tasks where required

What you bring to the table

• As well as the usual experience and qualifications, you bring personality, enthusiasm, common-sense and a good work ethic.
• Proven experience of OMB/SME private company statutory accounts preparation
• Knowledge of and experience with current accounting standards and approaches
• Prior experience of statutory company accounts preparation under UK GAAP / FRS 102, and also friendly societies, charities and LLPs
• Knowledge of IFRS would be useful, but is not essential
• Experience of using accounting software such as Sage, Xero and Quickbooks
• Some experience of accounting practice software such as IRIS would be useful but not essential
• Experience with working in teams on-site and in the office
• Experience of preparing budgets and monitoring actual time against budget