Accounts Senior - Accountancy Practice

Peace Recruitment Group Ltd; Scotland; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace Pension

Life Cover 3x

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts via Reward Gateway

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Peace Recruitment Group Ltd is seeking an Accounts Senior to manage a portfolio of SME clients, maintaining proactive contact and delivering accurate accounts preparation for sole traders, partnerships and Limited Companies.

You will also prepare management accounts and draft personal and corporation tax computations, while supporting the department with ad hoc tasks and staying updated on accounting standards and tax rules.

Qualifications

• Newly or recently qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in accounting practice.
• Competent in the preparation of sole trader and FRS102 Limited Company accounts.
• Clear commitment to delivering first class service to clients and colleagues.
• Good attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to manage your own workload and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent IT skills and ability to retain knowledge of software.
• Strong communication skills both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Management of a portfolio of SME businesses both existing and new.
• Maintaining client contact to deliver a proactive service.
• Preparation of Limited Company, partnership and sole trader accounts.
• Preparation of management accounts.
• Drafting of Personal and Corporation Tax computations.
• Assisting departmental manager and partner with ad hoc client tasks.
• Maintaining up to date technical knowledge of accounting standards, corporation and personal tax.
• Oral and written communication with client and HMRC.
• Liaising with colleagues to provide a co-ordinated service to the client.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

IT skills

Time management

Self-motivation

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

About the Accounts Senior Role

• Management of a portfolio of SME businesses both existing and new
• Maintaining client contact to deliver a proactive service
• Preparation of Limited Company, partnership and sole trader accounts
• Preparation of management accounts
• Drafting of Personal and Corporation Tax computations
• Assisting departmental manager and partner with ad hoc client tasks
• Maintaining up to date technical knowledge of accounting standards, corporation and personal tax
• Oral and written communication with client and HMRC
• Liaising with colleagues to provide a co-ordinated service to the client

About you

• Ideally you will be a newly or recently qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years’ experience working within an accounting practice.
• Competent in the preparation of sole trader and FRS102 Limited Company accounts
• Able to demonstrate and clear commitment to delivering first class service to clients and colleagues alike
• Good attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Ability to manage your own workload and work on own initiative to meet tight deadlines
• You will have excellent IT skills and have a proven ability to retain knowledge in relation to software
• Strong communication skills both oral and written

The Benefits

• We offer competitive, industry benchmarked salaries
• Career development for motivated individuals
• Workplace Pension and 3 x Life Cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme including GP24
• Access to our Reward Gateway offering 100s of high street discounts
• Access to wellbeing and fitness resources, videos, podcasts etc
• Client referral bonus
• Staff referral bonus
• Regular one to one meeting to assist personal development
• Opportunity to participate in our Healthy Working Lives or ESG Groups