Accounts Senior/Semi Senior
Looking for a career progression? The Role
Are you ready to be the first point of contact for clients in their day-to-day interactions, be responsible for managing your own work and helping to train junior team members? Do you enjoy having a varied workload and want to use your initiative to develop your career and provide first class services to ambitious business owners?
All aspects of this role involve liaising with managers and clients and prioritising workload to ensure that client deadlines and needs are met. A flexible working approach is required and a willingness to assist with any accounting assignments necessary to meet clients’ expectations and maintain client service levels.
Job description
As an Accounts Senior your role will include
- Preparing complex financial statements, tax computations, and returns for SMEs and businesses within our specialist services.
- Building strong client relationships by liaising directly with clients to address outstanding matters.
- Managing a small portfolio of clients.
- Ensure timely delivery of services, meeting deadlines and budgets.
- Supervision and guidance of junior staff, reviewing their work before passing to the Client Manager/Director.
- Maintaining accurate, compliant records and ensure all supporting documentation is complete.
- Collaborating with the Client Manager/Director to ensure files meet the firm’s standards.
- Management of your own workload.
- Assisting with management accounts preparation and other ad-hoc tasks as required.
Person specifications
Essential
- 3 years + varied accountancy experience with great accounts technical knowledge
- Experience of dealing directly with clients
- Professional personal presentation and work ethic
- A good knowledge of Excel and cloud based accounting software
- Able to work under pressure and have a flexible approach to working
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- A strong team player
- Approachable and willing to learn as well as to train others
- Good organisational skills
- Have (or be studying for) a relevant accounting qualification (eg ACA, ACCA)
Desirable
- Full UK driving licence
What’s on offer?
- Competitive salary
- Study support and professional development with our Management Academy bespoke in house training and mentorship programme
- Pension scheme
- Professional fees paid
- Flexitime
- Hybrid working (on completion of probation)
- Regular social events
Salary will depend on level of qualification and ability which will be judged at interview and a competitive market rate offer made. The expected range is £30,000 to £40,000.