Audit & Accounts Senior
£40,000 – £45,000
Banbury
Full Time, Permanent
Ref: 712287
We are recruiting for an Audit & Accounts Senior to join the corporate services department at the Banbury office of a successful accountancy practice. You will ideally be fully qualified ACCA/ACA although an exceptional part qualified candidate may be considered at Semi Senior level.
This is a firm that focusses upon its employees through social events, and flexible, hybrid working patterns, striving to make time spent in the office rewarding and enjoyable. This dynamic firm will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary and great benefits package and the opportunity for career progression through building upon your existing knowledge and skill set.
The firm provides tailored audit, accounting, payroll, taxation, and business advice across diverse sectors including academy schools, agriculture, landed estates, international, not-for-profit, property and development, and professional services.
As Audit & Accounts Senior, reporting to the Departmental Manager, your responsibilities will include:
* Complete and supervise audit assignments at a client site or remotely
* Review and prepare client accounts, tax or VAT-based work from information provided
* Assist with higher-level, technical client audit, accounts, and taxation compliance work for corporate clients
* Manage and deliver ad hoc projects and assignments
* Identify points for Partner to raise with clients and to raise potential areas for additional services including added value services and advice
* Finalise paperwork for dispatch to clients and HMRC in a timely manner
* Proactively liaise with clients to obtain relevant information for their accounts
* Monitor own job quality and quantity in line with agreed budgets, and record your own chargeable time
* Support trainees by providing on-the-job coaching and supervision and review of trainee assignments
* Review and depending on the size of the assignment prepare client tax returns based on information supplied by the client, advise on tax payable and payment dates
* Assisting clients with accounts software and other queries as required
* Involvement in client seminars, networking and business generation under the guidance of more senior team members
Please apply for this role if you can satisfy the following criteria:
* Be ACCA/ACA qualified
* At least two years’ audit and accounts experience gained within UK practice
* Ability to prepare, conduct and supervise audits, prepare client accounts, tax, PAYE or VAT quickly and efficiently
* Strong IT skills, preferably with experience of cloud accounting software such as Xero
* Be highly organised and self-motivated with a keen eye for detail
* Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Willing to attend courses that are appropriate to job role
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual to thrive and further develop within a fantastic team, where you will provide a high-quality service to clients with the minimum of supervision.