Audit & Accounts Senior

Curtis Recruitment Ltd; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

private medical and health and well‑be

death in service

flexible working

career progression opportunities

Job summary

Curtis Recruitment Ltd on behalf of a well-established accountancy practice in Banbury is seeking an Audit & Accounts Senior to join the audit and accounts team.

The role focuses on audits and assurance, with some corporate and personal tax work; you will support managers and directors and develop trainees.

Flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package are on offer, with a competitive salary dependent on experience.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA / ACCA with a minimum of 3 years' experience within a UK accountancy practice environment
• Part qualified with less experience, and qualified by experience applicants will be considered at slightly lower than advertised salary
• Extensive audit experience from planning to completion
• Experience of statutory accounts preparation and taxation
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Responsibilities

• Audit planning to include identifying audit risks, setting materiality, and designing appropriate tests
• Guiding and developing a team onsite, taking decisions and ensuring audit files have appropriate documentation
• Concluding on key audit findings for the Director's review
• Developing strong relationships to deliver effective audits and accounts
• Maintaining regular and effective communication with managers and the team throughout the audit process
• Managing budgets proactively and keeping the manager informed
• Prepare Limited company accounts for a variety of clients to be reviewed by Managers/Directors
• Preparation of corporation tax computations for review and preparation of personal tax returns

Skills

Audit experience

Team leadership

Not-for-profit

Practice experience UK

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Qualified by experience

Tools

Sage

QuickBooks

Xero

CCH

Job description

We are recruiting for an Audit & Accounts Senior on behalf of a well-established, dynamic accountancy practice, to join the audit and accounts team at the firm's Banbury office. The role is available due to continued growth and will support managers and directors in providing services to existing and new clients.

The firm would consider part qualified candidates who have at least two years' experience, at an appropriate salary, lower than that advertised.

The role will focus upon audit and assurance although some statutory accounts preparation, along with corporate and personal tax will provide some variation in workload. Clients are from a variety of sectors including not-for-profit.

This firm will offer the Audit & Accounts Senior a competitive salary, depending upon experience, and a comprehensive benefits package.

• 25 days holiday
• private medical and health and well-being support
• death in service
• flexible working
• career progression opportunities

As Audit & Accounts Senior, your main responsibilities will include:

• Audit planning to include identifying audit risks, setting materiality, and designing appropriate tests
• Guiding and developing a team onsite, taking decisions and ensuring audit files have appropriate and?sufficient?documentation in a clear and concise manner – delivering a positive client experience
• Concluding on key audit findings for the Director's review
• Developing strong relationships to deliver effective audits and accounts
• Maintaining regular and effective communication with managers and the team throughout the audit process
• Managing budgets proactively and keeping the manager informed
• Prepare Limited company accounts for a variety of clients to be reviewed by Managers/Directors
• Preparation of corporation tax computations for review and preparation of personal tax returns

• Qualified ACA / ACCA with a minimum of 3 years' experience within a UK accountancy practice environment
• Part qualified with less experience, and qualified by experience applicants will be considered at slightly lower than advertised salary
• Extensive audit experience from planning to completion
• Experience of statutory accounts preparation and taxation
• Positive and self-motivated with a desire to learn and develop
• Have a keen interest in supporting and developing trainees
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong general IT skills, MS Excel and Word, and ideally with a working knowledge of Sage, QuickBooks, Xero, and CCH
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle to travel to client premises

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.