Accounts Senior

Atomic Practice Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Additional benefits

Job summary

Atomic Practice Recruitment is seeking a Senior Accountant for a North London practice. The role involves managing client records in Xero/Iris, preparing year-end accounts under FRS standards and providing tax guidance. You will lead month-end closes, draft management and cash flow reports, and mentor junior staff.

The ideal candidate is ACA/ACCA qualified or QBE with 3–4 years in practice, highly organised, and able to train colleagues while maintaining excellent client service.

Qualifications

• Fully ACA/ACCA qualified OR QBE with 3-4 years post-qualification experience within practice.
• Highly organised, proactive and a self-starter with strong communication.
• Ability to train and mentor junior staff and manage client meetings.

Responsibilities

• Maintain client records using Xero and QuickBooks.
• Process transactions, post journals and perform bank reconciliations.
• Prepare management accounts and month end reconciliations.
• Draft year end accounts under FRS 102 and FRS 105, with review.
• Hold client meetings to discuss tax and accounting implications.
• Prepare VAT returns and tax computations; assist with cash flow statements.

Skills

Organised

Proactive

Self-starter

Team player

Excellent communication

Mentor junior staff

Client meetings

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified or QBE

Tools

Xero

Iris

Job description

Due to extensive growth and multiple acquisitions, this Firm are looking to recruit a Senior Accountant to join their experienced team of accountants within their North London office. They are a full-service accountancy practice providing services to businesses and individuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain records of our clients using accounting software packages including Xero and QuickBooks
• Use cloud accounting tools to process transactions, prepare and post journals, update all ledgers, perform bank reconciliations ready for the monthly reporting process
• Liaising with clients on ad-hoc queries
• Preparing journal entries for all receipts, payments, and other financial transactions.
• Undertake financial close procedures for the month end, including inter-company balance reconciliation
• Preparing management accounts and month end reconciliations, including commentary
• Drafting and finalising year end accounts for Limited and LLP's from start to finish under FRS 102, Section 1A and FRS 105, ready for client and management review
• Hold client meetings advising them of potential Tax/Accounting implications
• Preparing of service charge accounts
• Preparing extended trial balances including the final year end trial balance
• Preparing cash flow statements.
• Preparing corporation tax computation calculations and basic tax planning
• Dealing with the preparation and completion of VAT returns, including EC Sales and Intrastat returns
• Apply and understand the client to ensure transactions are recorded appropriately, under the correct accounting standard and highlight unusual transactions to senior members of the team
• Apply a basic knowledge of rules and regulations followed by UK SME's including tax requirements, company secretarial and a general commercial awareness
• Work as part of a team to provide ad-hoc accounting assistance and ensure clients receive an excellent service
• Support the Head of Accountancy
• Training and mentoring junior members of staff

Key Requirements

• Fully ACA/ACCA qualified OR QBE with at least 3-4 years post-qualification experience within practice
• Must be highly organised, proactive and a self-starter
• Able to prioritise workload and be self-sufficient
• Ability to train and mentor junior members of staff
• Xero certified user and familiar with Iris
• A team player, with active participation in the team, in addition to being able to work on their own as required
• Previous experience holding client finalisation meetings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate MS Office, including Excel, Word

What's on Offer?

A Competitive Salary & Additional Benefits