Contract Accountant

Ruth Maskell Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a candidate with strong technical accounting skills and a comprehensive understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS. The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills, time management abilities, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Excellent technical accounting skills and understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Ongoing professional development required.

Responsibilities

• Articulate changes in financial reporting requirements to customers.
• Understand customer requirements and business challenges.

Skills

Accounting

Customer Service

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Financial Reporting

Computer Skills

Tools

Excel

Accounting Software

Job description

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• Excellent technical accounting skills, a comprehensive understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS and other relevant accounting standards.
• Knowledge of accounting software.
• Strong customer service approach coupled with a professional and ethical attitude to conducting business.
• Keep up to date with latest changing financial reporting requirements and ability to articulate changes to customers and peers.
• Understand customer requirements and business challenges.
• Demonstrable knowledge of current economic and market trends.
• Efficient and effective time management and organisation skills.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload.
• Ability to work as part of a team and good interpersonal skills.
• Good computer skills: operational knowledge and experience in Excel.
• Ongoing professional development required.

Required Skills:
• Computer Skills
• Accounting Software
• Customer Requirements
• Excel
• Financial Reporting
• Interpersonal Skills
• Accounting
• Software
• Time Management
• Customer Service
• Business
• Management