Semi-Senior Accountant - Flexible Hours & Career Growth

Chino Hills Senior Living; March; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Flexible pay structure

Strong team environment

Job summary

A reputable accountancy firm in England is seeking a Semi Senior Accountant to prepare financial statements, manage client relationships, and support various accounting functions. Ideal candidates will have AAT level 3 or 4 or be ACCA/ACA studiers, with at least a year's experience in accounts preparation. Proficiency in cloud-based accounting systems such as Sage, Xero, and Quickbooks is essential. This role offers a competitive salary of £30,000 with opportunities for career development and a positive working environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year's experience in accounting preparation.
• Strong double entry knowledge and skill.
• Basic tax knowledge including PAYE, VAT.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements from source documents to final accounts.
• Ensure deadlines are met and jobs are finished within budget.
• Develop and maintain good client relations.

Skills

Accounting preparation

Cloud based accounting systems knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Organisational/time management skills

Education

AAT level 3 or 4 or ACCA or ACA studier

Tools

Sage

Xero

Quickbooks

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Semi Senior Accountant / Bury St Edmunds / £30,000

Giving you more pay, more flexibility and the opportunity to continuously develop your career. The firm is respected with a great leader and a strong regional presence.

The firm:

• Well known and well-respected accountancy firm
• Offer a broad range of accounting and business advisory services
• Forward thinking and embrace technology
• Great working environment

The Accounts Semi-Senior role:

• As an Accounts Semi-Senior, you will be expected to prepare financial statements in accordance with relevant financial reporting standards from source documents/records to final accounts for review by the appropriate manager.
• Prepare accounting schedules to support the balances and transactions included in the financial statements.
• Adhere to proper accounting standards.
• Work on a wide range of accounts.
• Effectively manage time to ensure that jobs are finished within budget.
• Meet deadlines.
• Develop and maintain good client relations.
• Liaise with clients directly or through relevant manager to resolve queries or obtain further information.
• Ensure a high level of service to meet client's expectations.
• Ensure that all hours worked on assignments are correctly recorded.
• Make timely and relevant recommendations in relation to accounting matters, financial reporting and accounting systems in use (including software).

Additional Accounts Semi-Senior responsibilities:

• Assistance with bookkeeping, VAT return preparation
• Prepare control account reconciliations and other month end procedures
• Prepare quarterly management accounts for onward submission to clients

The ideal Accounts Semi-Senior candidate:

• AAT level 3 or 4, ACCA or ACA studier
• Minimum 1 year's experience
• Strong practical knowledge/experience of accounts preparation within a practice environment.
• Strong double entry knowledge and skill.
• Cloud based accounting systems knowledge including Sage, Xero,and Quickbooks
• Strong IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel, to an intermediate level, for the production of letters and spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Basic tax knowledge - awareness of how to do tax computations, PAYE, VAT.
• Accuracy.
• Organisational/time management skills.
• Confident when dealing with clients and getting your views across.
• Methodical and logical thinking.
• Use initiative to identify problems and provide solutions.
• Ability to operate strict deadlines and handle conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work within a team and to assist one another as and when required.

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