Accounts Senior

Purpose

The purpose of this role is to be working on a range of clients (sole traders, partnerships and limited companies) to provide a high-quality tax, accountancy and VAT service with a high degree of accuracy.

Main Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing, and reviewing accounts for Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies from client records (manual or computerised) for review by manager or reporting partner
• Sending final accounts to clients.
• Setting budgets for staff, assisting staff with Accounts completion, and on-the job training for junior staff.
• Preparing and reviewing Tax Returns.  Calculating income tax liabilities, and advising clients thereon and good all round tax knowledge
• Preparing and reviewing Corporation Tax Returns.  Calculating corporation tax liabilities and advising clients thereon.
• Forecasting work.
• Dealing with everyday correspondence and E Mails.
• Tax enquiry work as it arises.
• Managing client portfolio including billing.
• Preparation of management and financial accounts
• Production of VAT and Corporate Tax returns
• Assisting with coaching and developing junior members of the team

Skills Required

• AAT qualified with at least 1 year recent post qualification experience
• Or at least 3/4 years working in practice, with experience of accounts preparation, business and corporate tax and ideally personal tax
• Accounts preparation experience gained from within a fast-paced accountancy practice environment
• Strong Computer and Spreadsheet Skills
• Knowledge of accounting software such as Sage, Quickbook or Xero, as well as accounts production software such as CCH
• Ability to show initiative and work within a team. 
• Ability to build good client relationships
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enable you to build rapport with people at various levels
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage own workload in a timely manner while all the time ensuring we exceed client expectations
• Supervising more junior members of the team