Audit & Accounts Senior

Curtis Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading boutique accountancy practice is seeking an Audit & Accounts Senior to join their growing team in Stanmore. This position offers a great opportunity for a qualified ACCA/ACA professional with proven experience to manage audit assignments, provide accounting services to clients, and contribute to a team-focused environment.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience in UK practice.
• Experience in audit, accounts, and taxation for small/medium companies.
• Desirable knowledge of the billing process.

Responsibilities

• Assist with client meetings and onboarding new clients.
• Take responsibility for key aspects of audit assignments.
• Assist in training and development of junior staff.

Skills

Audit

Accounts

Taxation

Communication

IT Skills

Education

ACCA/ACA qualified

Tools

Microsoft Office

CCH Accounts Preparation

Sage

QuickBooks

Xero

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Audit & Accounts Senior
£45,000 – 55,000 plus benefits
Stanmore
Full Time, Permanent
Ref: 647235

We are recruiting for an Audit & Accounts Senior on behalf of a successful, boutique, general accountancy practice that is enjoying a period of growth. You will be joining a firm that specialise in providing an extensive range of services to small and medium-sized businesses.

Whilst numbers are your forte, you will be joining a firm that sees value in people, whether they are your colleagues or clients and as such they are looking for a team player.

This is a local and progressive firm offering a good work/life balance, with a core understanding of the value of collaboration and as such the role is 100% office based.

As Audit & Accounts Senior, your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with client meetings and be able to deal with client queries on accounting and taxation matters, identifying any issues.
• Assist with onboarding new clients, identify and register with HMRC for relevant taxes, advise new clients of accounting requirements.
• Take responsibility for key aspects of audit assignments such as planning, audit testing and file preparation and assistance with finalisation.
• Assist in leading audit teams and junior staff.
• Preparation of some larger year end accounts assignments, corporation tax computations, management accounts.
• Review of VAT returns and bookkeeping.
• Maintain continuous and beneficial contact with clients and dealing with queries.
• Monitor time spent on engagements to ensure a commercial return for the business and invoicing of client work.
• Assist in the on-job training and development of junior staff.

We welcome applications, for the position of Audit & Accounts Senior, from candidates with the following skills, experience and attributes:

• ACCA/ACA qualified with at least five years’ experience gained within UK practice.
• Be competent in all aspects of audit, accounts and taxation work for small/medium companies, sole traders and partnerships.
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office; knowledge of CCH Accounts Preparation/Pro Audit, Sage, QuickBooks and Xero software is desirable.
• Be technically up to date.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of staff supervision.
• Knowledge of billing process would be an advantage.