Accounts Senior

Date Posted: 1st December 2023

Accounts Senior

Location: Newton Abbot, Devon
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 31st December 2023

Job Description

You’ll be working on a range of clients (sole traders, partnerships and limited companies) to provide a high-quality tax, accountancy and VAT service with a high degree of accuracy.

Role & Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing and reviewing accounts for Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies from client records (manual or computerised) for review by manager or reporting partner
• Sending final accounts to clients
• Setting budgets for staff, assisting staff with Accounts completion, and on the job training for junior staff
• Preparing and reviewing Tax Returns. Calculating income tax liabilities and advising clients thereon and good all round tax knowledge
• Preparing and reviewing Corporation Tax Returns. Calculating corporation tax liabilities and advising clients thereon
• Forecasting work
• Dealing with everyday correspondence and E Mails
• Tax enquiry work as it arises
• Managing client portfolio including billing
• Preparation of management and financial accounts
• Production of VAT and Corporate Tax returns
• Assisting with coaching and developing junior members of the team

Required Experience

• At least 1 year recent post qualification experience
• Or at least 3/4 years working in practice, with experience of accounts preparation, business and corporate tax and ideally personal tax • Accounts preparation experience gained from within a fast-paced accountancy practice environment

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of accounting software such as Sage, Quickbook or Xero, as well as accounts production software such as CCH
• Ability to show initiative and work within a team
• Ability to build good client relationships
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with people at various levels
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage own workload in a timely manner while all the time ensuring we exceed client expectations
• Supervising more junior members of the team

Qualifications

• AAT qualified

Benefits

• 20-25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• 1 extra holiday day for Christmas
• An additional 0.5 days holiday after each year
• Flexi time
• Medicash cash plan
• Online discount shopping portal
• Access to a 24 hour employee helpline
• 1 day working from home
• Payment of 1 professional subscription per year
• Fully funded training qualifications
• Training bonuses for AAT, ACA and ACCA students
• Parking permit salary sacrifice
• Employee referral bonus of up to £1500
• Dress down Friday
• Wellbeing team
• Life assurance after 1 year for Senior Managers