Accounts Senior - ELITE SEARCH ASSOCIATES LIMITED : Job Details

Role Summary

Reporting to an Audit & Accounts Manager, you will be involved in the delivery of accounts preparation for a portfolio of some of the most innovative and exciting clients across our region. The delivery of your work will be supplemented using cutting-edge technology to enhance efficiencies and client delivery.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Prepare accounts from a variety of clients’ systems including Sage, Xero and QuickBooks Online
• Attend clients’ premises predominantly across the North-East and Yorkshire depending on office location

• Prepare draft corporation tax computations
• Action queries raised by the accounts and tax managers on the draft accounts and tax computations
• Finalise the accounts and corporation tax computations following client meetings
• Act as a point of contact for clients for ad hoc queries
• Provide training, guidance, and support to members of the team as required
• Make suggestions for updating and improving the department and the firm’s systems and processes

· The above list of duties is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the role

Person Specification

Essential

• AAT level 4 qualified
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident speaking to clients face to face, over the telephone and by email
• Proven experience of owner-managed small to medium business accounts preparation including statutory financial statements
• Recent general practice background, with exposure to accounts and/or tax
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Proven experience of delivering excellent client service

• Be flexible and proactive in managing multiple priorities

• Must have excellent IT skills, including working knowledge of Excel
• The ability to check work for accuracy and have good attention to detail

• Be able to demonstrate your initiative to solve problems

• The ability to travel to clients’ premises as required

Desirable

• Knowledge of accounting software packages such as Sage, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Iris
• Knowledge of clients’ specialist sectors and charities or the legal profession