Partner Accounting Associate - 12 month FTC

Bdo; Wootton Bridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in the UK is seeking an individual to support the Partner Accounting Manager and Tax Manager with significant experience in accounting. Responsibilities include preparing reconciliations for ledger accounts, managing a high volume of transactions, and improving reconciliation processes. The ideal candidate should possess a relevant accounting qualification, a strong understanding of double entry accounting, and advanced Excel skills. This position offers flexible working conditions and a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career development programs

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of double entry accounting.
• Capable of managing large datasets, handling around 2,000 transactions monthly.
• Proficiency in Excel's advanced functions like pivot tables and XLOOKUPs.

Responsibilities

• Support to the Partner Accounting Manager and Tax Manager.
• Prepare reconciliations for various ledger accounts.
• Maintain and develop reconciliation processes.

Skills

Accounting qualification

Understanding of double entry

Experience in journal preparation

Data management

Excel proficiency

Monthly reconciliation experience

Education

Relevant accounting qualification (AAT)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Partner Accounting Manager and Tax Manager
• Prepare the monthly reconciliations of approximately 60 members' interest ledger accounts and monthly schedules including profit allocation, partner drawings, benefit charges, motor expense, etc., including agreement with supplier invoices and Flexcel records where appropriate.
• Calculate "true up" adjustments on certain benefit codes to ensure an equitable allocation of costs to partners
• Prepare reconciliations for other ledger accounts, including partner capital bank accounts, annuity codes and insurance control account
• Maintain and develop reconciliation processes following the move to Workday to improve efficiency
• Ensure partners' benefits, drawings, tax charges, etc. are correctly calculated and journals posted to the correct ledger codes
• Review supplier invoices in relation to all aspects of the fleet
• Send out forms to partners and update periodic partner schedules (allowance forms, business %, and tax certificates)

Qualifications

• Relevant accounting qualification such as AAT helpful
• Good understanding of double entry
• Experience in preparation of journals
• Experience dealing with a large amount of data (circa 2,000 transactions a month)
• Use of Excel including advanced functions such as pivot tables, XLOOKUPs, SUMIFS, etc.
• Experience of monthly reconciliation processes

You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine—ambitious, entrepreneurially‑spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy—and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons. Working with every department at BDO, our Finance team helps us meet relevant legal requirements that ensure our firm operates effectively in a tightly‑regulated field. They implement strategies that help us innovate—like combining new technology with traditional financial processes to make us even more digital. As part of this friendly team, you'll enjoy flexible hours and have opportunities to take responsibility for the delivery of quality work. With your colleagues behind you, you'll embrace change, new ideas and have an impact on the future of our firm.

At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together. Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values, and we're proud of our distinctive, people‑centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state‑of‑the‑art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO.