Accounts Audit Senior

Armstrong Knight Ltd; Brentwood; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic position at a leading firm that offers comprehensive management of audit and accounts assignments. You will be responsible for building strong client relationships, leading a team, and ensuring high standards of service delivery while also mentoring trainees. The role fosters professional development and invites innovative contributions to enhance firm practices.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus three days off at Christmas

Hybrid Working

Life cover

Wellbeing support

Loyalty awards

Employee & client referral awards

Salary reviews twice a year

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing audits and accounts management.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and team.
• Personable and engaging character.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day client interactions and audit assignments.
• Oversee and mentor trainees during training contracts.
• Identify and progress account development opportunities.

Skills

Client Relationship Management

Communication

Team Management

Auditing

Job description

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Our client is offering an outstanding, industry leading benefits package including:

25 days annual leave plus three days off at Christmas

· Option to buy/sell additional days

Hybrid Working

Life cover

· Critical Illness cover

· Wellbeing support, including generous absence pay, access to Digicare+ and an Employee Assistance Programme

· Loyalty awards

· Employee & client referral awards

· Professional subscriptions

· Salary reviews twice a year

· Community volunteer scheme

· Fundraising matching

· Cycle to work

· Genetic wellness tests

· Phones, laptops, tablets and computers

· Wearables

· Will writing

Job Description

• Day to day contact with the practice team, clients, HMRC and other professional advisors.
• Personable and engaging character with a positive attitude.
• Confident communicator who can speak to clients in a friendly manner to develop client relationships.
• All aspects of audit and accounts assignment management:

- Job planning

- Budgeting

- Time management

- Delegating to and supervising of team

- Subsequent monitoring of team progress and managing projects

- Detailed review of file, debriefing team with a key focus on feedback

- Reviewing corporation tax computations and liaising with Tax Specialists

- Finalisation of file for Partner review, including the calculation of corporation tax

- Subsequent submission to HMRC and Companies House

• Promoting the interests of the firm with all employed by the firm, clients, prospective clients and other third parties.
• Motivation and encouragement of team, providing timely constructive feedback.

People Management

• Overseeing and mentoring trainees during their training contract aiding when required.
• Assisting in the motivation and supervision of people (especially trainees).
• Assisting people in finding suitable work to keep them fully occupied, also ensuring their development and progress and all team being fully debriefed after audit jobs.
• Assisting with in-house training.
• Providing 360 feedback.

Practice Development

• Attending client gatherings or client seminars on an ad hoc basis.
• Identifying account development opportunities with clients and progressing these in liaison with the Partner.
• Assisting with preparation and presentation of new client pitches.

Administration

• Providing innovative ideas to improve systems currently in practice with regards to client or people matters.
• Assisting with billing procedures.
• Assisting with debt collection where appropriate, in liaison with client partner
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