Accounts Senior
Halesowen
Full-time (35-hrs over 5-days), Flexitime working available
£35k - £40k depending on experience

Are you an experienced Accounts Senior with a general practice skill set, looking for a long-term career in a fantastic regional practice?

We are currently searching for an experienced, enthusiastic accounts senior who is either ACA / ACCA qualified with at least 12-months post-qualification experience or part qualified with 5/6 years’ experience join our well established, ever-growing client.

What’s in it for you?

• In-house and externally provided training, including structured CPD
• Salary sacrifice pension
• Optional Medical benefit
• Tech scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Regular staff entertaining / team building events
• Standard hour working day is 9-5 but can flex to work 8-4 or 10-6
• Time off in lieu system for overtime, or paid overtime above certain discretionary thresholds

What will you be doing?

• Responsible for the day-to-day administration of client matters involving, but not limited to –
• Self-employed and partnership accounts
• Personal tax returns and partnership tax returns, including for some high-net-worth individuals
• Statutory accounts preparation (FRS105 and FRS 102(1a) mainly, some IFRS for UK subsidiaries of international groups)
• Corporate tax returns
• Quarter-end VAT reviews and in-year management accounts production
• Tax planning and business development planning around all of the above
• Responsible for overseeing more junior colleagues and assisting with their development.
• Overseeing the client workflow and staff management systems to ensure timely progression of jobs
• Reporting into the director group on practice administration matters
• Practice promotion and networking with clients, targets and intermediaries
• Interacting with colleagues in our financial planning sister business to aid provision of cohesive wealth planning advice by that firm
• Use your own initiative to resolve issues.

What we’re looking for:

• Minimum of 4/5 years practice experience including qualification period, ideally within a general practice environment.
• Iris / Sage 50 / Sage Online / QuickBooks Cloud / Xero / Dext / Excel knowledge is desirable, but training will be given where required.
• An individual who can demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of current tax legislation.
• Good IT skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
• Confident personality, able to mix with a range of client and colleague personalities
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Demonstrates attention to detail and a high concern for accuracy.
• A good team player.
• Minimum GCSEs of C plus in Maths and English, with strong further results at GCSE and A-level (degree level education is not mandatory)
• Driving licence
• Ability to work between two offices on a varied client base.