Job Description
An excellent job opportunity has arisen at a successful, well established accountancy firm in Leicester who are looking to hire a Senior Accountant to join their expanding team. The firm can offer long-term progression and professional development, plus market-leading pay and benefits.
Ideally, they are keen to hire at a senior level, but the firm are flexible on the level of hire, so interested in reviewing applications from people anywhere between Semi -Senior up to Assistant Manager to Manager level.
They need someone for a mixed position, including all elements of accounts production and related work, ideally blended with audit work on their larger, more complex clients. The firm are prioritising a solid general practice / accountancy background, as they can train on audit if required, so they are open to hiring a more experienced person who has led audits, or someone less experienced, who they can support through training within audit.
If you are a more experienced professional, the firm can look at someone capable of managing accounts work, doing the audit and managing the workload.
Audit clients at the firm range in size from £15M to £250M turnover, with some large companies in their client base, plus a few medium sized audits. This offers great exposure to more complex issues, so some great technical experience on the larger audits, with audit taking up around 25% to 35% of the job role, including the smaller voluntary audits for clients around £6M to £9M turnover.
This role will ideally sit between some staff positions and the firms Directors and for more experienced applicants, the job can include mentoring less experienced staff.
Responsibilities:
* Preparation and review of statutory accounts for a varied portfolio of clients, including limited companies and more complex entities
* Delivery of full accounts production assignments from planning through to completion
* Involvement in audit assignments for larger and more complex clients, with audit work forming approximately 25%35% of the role
* Planning, performing and completing audits for clients ranging from approximately £6m to £250m turnover, including both statutory and voluntary audits
* Exposure to technically challenging audit and accounts issues, particularly on larger corporate clients
* Managing multiple client assignments simultaneously and ensuring deadlines are met
* Liaising directly with clients to resolve queries and provide high-quality service
* Supporting and collaborating with Directors on larger or more complex engagements
* Leading audits and accounts assignments from start to finish
* Managing workload across both accounts and audit portfolios
* Reviewing work prepared by junior staff
* Mentoring and supporting the development of less experienced team members
Benefits:
* Competitive salary
* Excellent personal development programmes to support career growth opportunities
* Structured development as well as on the job practical training
* Working and learning directly from Associate Directors & Directors
* They will consider part time and full-time working hours and will consider an element of hybrid working for the right person.
* The firm has always closed down at Christmas, that is not guaranteed, but theyve always done that, so this adds 4 to 5 days per year on top of your holiday allowance.
* Free parking.
* Social events.
* Company pension.
* Ability to progress all the way to the top!
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