Accounts & Audit Semi-Senior/Senior

Accountancy Expertise Ltd; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

flexible working

hybrid working

pension

life assurance

cashback and voucher schemes

regular company events

Job summary

Accountancy Expertise Ltd in Maidenhead is seeking an experienced Accounts & Audit Semi-Senior or Senior to join our growing practice. You will handle audit assignments, accounts and tax work for a mixed portfolio of small/medium entities, sole traders and partnerships while supporting clients with technical accounting needs.

The role offers study support toward ACCA/ACA, with at least 2 years UK audit and accounts experience, in a flexible hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• 2+ years UK audit and accounts experience in practice.
• Studying towards ACCA/ACA with study support offered.

Responsibilities

• Handle audit, accounts and taxation work for small/medium entities, sole traders and partnerships.
• Assist directors with client meetings and respond to accounting, payroll and taxation queries.
• Assist onboarding of new clients and HMRC registration where needed.
• Prepare year end accounts, corporation tax computations and management accounts.
• Review VAT returns and bookkeeping.
• Assist senior staff with audit testing and analysis.
• Maintain client relations and communication throughout engagements.

Skills

Audit

Accounts

Education

ACCA/ACA in progress

Tools

CCH

QuickBooks

Xero

Excel

Job description

Our client, a growing, forward thinking independent firm of Chartered Accountants are seeking an experienced, diligent, Accounts & Audit Semi-Senior or Senior to join their team in Maidenhead.

The role will involve dealing with audit assignments, accounts and tax work for a mixed portfolio of clients including small/medium limited companies, sole traders and partnerships.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• All aspects of audit, accounts and taxation work for small/medium companies, sole traders and partnerships
• Assist directors with client meetings and be able to deal with client queries on accounting, payroll and taxation matters, identifying any issues that require further investigation and advice
• Assist with new clients to ensure a smooth on boarding of the client into our internal systems, identify and register with HMRC for relevant taxes, advice new clients of bookkeeping requirements.
• Preparation of year end accounts assignments, corporation tax computations and management accounts
• Preparation of some larger year end accounts assignments, corporation tax computations, management accounts
• Review of VAT returns and bookkeeping
• Assistant senior staff in respect of audit assignments such as audit testing and analysis.
• Direct communication with clients to raise and resolve queries
• Maintain close contact with clients throughout engagements to ensure continuing good relations and the effective completion of work, in particular with reoccurring assignments

You will ideally be working towards a professional qualification such as ACCA/ACA and have at least 2 years UK audit and accounts experience in practice. Study support is offered if required.

You will also be competent with bookkeeping tasks, VAT, accounts preparation and corporation tax computations, as well as having a good working knowledge of accounting systems such as CCH, QuickBooks and Xero, alongside Microsoft Office and Excel.

The firm offer superb prospects for development and progression and excellent benefits including:

• flexible and hybrid working
• pension
• life assurance
• cashback and voucher schemes
• regular company events