Accounts Senior

Catalyst; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training

Flexible working

City centre office

Job summary

Catalyst, one of the North's leading firms of chartered accountants and business advisers, is recruiting an Accounts Senior for its Newcastle office to focus on accounts preparation and liaise with audit and tax staff to meet client deadlines.

As Accounts Senior you will act as the clients' accounts function, preparing year-end and management accounts, tax returns, VAT returns, budgets and forecasts for selected clients, and coordinating workload with the manager while building strong

Qualifications

• Background in public practice at Accounts Senior level or equivalent.
• Qualified or near to completing ACCA/CA or AAT recognition.
• Strong IT skills with accounting packages.

Responsibilities

• Ensure allocated accounts work is completed from start to finish.
• Prepare draft accounts from client records and finalise them.
• Initial preparation of business and personal tax computations.
• Coordinate timing of tax and other work with the client manager.
• Engage with relationship manager and staff from other lines.
• Liaise with client staff on site and maintain confidentiality.
• Monitor budgeted vs actual time and flag overruns to the manager.
• Complete accounts files and required documentation.

Skills

Public practice

Accounts preparation

Client liaison

IT skills

Sage

Education

ACCA/CA qualification

AAT qualification

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

One of the North's leading firms of chartered accountants and business advisors, offering an extensive range of corporate, personal and specialist services, and employing c.1,000 staff, is keen to recruit a new Accounts Senior to its growing Newcastle office to focus on accounts preparation and liaise with audit and tax staff to meet relevant client deadlines.

As Accounts Senior you act as clients' accounts function (year-end and management accounts, corporate and personal tax returns, VAT returns, budgets and forecasts for selected clients), with responsibilities including:

• Ensuring that allocated Accounts work is handled effectively and correctly from start to finish
• Preparation of draft accounts for review from client records, clearance of review points and finalising of accounts
• Initial preparation of business and personal tax computations
• Arrange the timing of tax and other business line work with the manager responsible for the client
• Engage with the relationship manager and specialist staff from other business lines, when required, to gain a good understanding of client businesses
• Liaise with client staff while on the client's premises, building effective relationships, maintaining confidentiality and informing of progress and issues
• Monitor budgeted versus actual time spent, flagging up issues and overruns to the manager on a timely basis
• Complete accounts files and all required documentation

As Accounts Senior you'll need:

• A background in public practice as an Accounts Senior, Business Advisory Senior or Accounts Assistant
• Qualified or near to completing AAT, CA, ACCA or equivalent qualification/experience
• Strong IT skills and experience in using accounting packages.
• Good working knowledge of clients' accounting systems such as Sage, Xero and QuickBooks
• Tax experience would be an advantage

Rewards & Benefits:

• Basic salary of £30,000 - £40,000 and competitive benefits package
• Full time
• Permanent
• Excellent training, support and career development opportunities
• Attractive city centre office and flexible working