Accounts Senior

Armstrong Knight; Horley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established accounting firm in Horley is seeking an ACA/ACCA qualified accountant to assist with client portfolios. The role involves preparing accounts, managing client relationships, and mentoring junior team members. Ideal candidates will have 3-4 years of practice experience and a client-focused attitude. This position offers an excellent career opportunity with study support and potential for progression. The firm is committed to providing a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Study support

Career progression

Great working environment

Qualifications

• 3/4 years' experience in a practice environment.
• Ability to work to and manage tight deadlines.
• Experience dealing with a varied client portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sets of accounts for review by directors.
• Assist with general client queries and escalate when necessary.
• Manage and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Personal and corporate taxation

Client relationship management

Strong literacy and numeracy skills

Accounting knowledge

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified

Tools

IRIS

Xero

SAGE

FreeAgent

Quickbooks

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Our client is looking for a recently qualified ACA/ACCA looking to further develop their skills and qualification in a well established and ambitious practice. This role will be working closely with the Client Directors, assisting with their portfolio as part of the clients busy professional team delivering a range of services to their diverse client base.

Responsibilities

• Preparing sets of accounts, working from source documents/records to prepare supporting schedules and final accounts for review by the appropriate director
• Prepare and work on a wide range of accounts - Limited Company, Sole Trader, Partnership, Group etc.
• Preparation of corporation tax returns and self‑assessment returns for individuals for review by director.
• Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients
• Dealing with a varied client portfolio (T/O up to £5million) including OMBs, advertising, retail, construction, contractors etc.
• Input data onto Iris Accounts Suite.
• Capable of assisting clients and colleagues with bookkeeping queries as and when required (Xero/Sage etc).
• Developing relationships with clients with a view to becoming their primary point of contact for any initial accounts, tax or VAT queries.
• Attend client meetings
• Effectively manage time to ensure work is completed within agreed time and budget
• Team management, identifying any training needs and providing guidance to junior team members ensuring cohesion amongst the close knit team
• Dealing with general incoming client queries and escalating when required
• Work with a variety of systems including - FreeAgent, Xero, IRIS, SAGE and Quickbooks
• Opportunity to be involved in ad‑hoc client projects

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified with 3/4 years' experience in a practice environment
• Experienced in personal and corporate taxation
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills
• Up to date statutory accounts knowledge and sound accounting, corporate/personal tax and VAT technical knowledge is required
• Client focused attitude and proven experience of building and maintaining relationships with clients
• Experience of working with a variety of clients. Acute sense of fine detail and the ability to analyse and solve more complex accounting queries.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel, IRIS, Xero, SAGE, FreeAgent and Quickbooks
• Ability to work to and manage tight deadlines, and be flexible in approach
• Excellent Communication - oral and written, ability to deal with variety of people in different environments
• Organised - ability to deal with a variety of tasks and managing a varied workload
• Commercially aware
• Team building skills, including mentoring junior team members where required

Why our client

Our client is offering an excellent career opportunity with study support when required, progression and a great working environment.