We are recruiting for the following position for our York office.
Type: Full Time/Permanent
Location: York
Role Summary
Reporting to a Partner 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
- Assist in the planning and implementation of accounts
- Preparation of accounts from a variety of clients’ systems including Sage, Xero and QuickBooks Online
- Preparation of draft corporation tax computations
- Completion of assignments following internal review processes
- Finalise the accounts and draft corporation tax computations following client meetings
- Work closely with partners & senior colleagues to ensure clients’ needs are met and supporting them in dealing with their responsibilities to clients
- Provide routine tax, accounting, and general commercial advice to clients
- Ensure that working papers, financial statements, tax returns, and client files are prepared in accordance with the firm’s standards
- Ensure accounts assignments are progressed and completed within both time and financial budgets
- Actively participate in department meetings
- Provide supervision and support to team members, reviewing work as required
- Undertake relevant CPD to maintain technical knowledge
- Make suggestions for updating and improving the department and the firm’s systems and processes
- Attend clients’ premises predominantly across the North-East and Yorkshire depending on office location
- 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
- ACA or ACCA qualified
- Recent general practice background, with exposure to accounts and/or tax
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Proven experience of taking ownership of assignments from start through to completion
- Proven experience of delivering excellent client service
- Be flexible and proactive in managing multiple priorities
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident speaking to clients face to face, over the telephone and by email
- 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 requires
Desirable
- Knowledge of accounting software packages such as Sage, QuickBooks and Xero
- Knowledge of clients’ specialist sectors and charities or the legal profession
- Experience of supervising or managing a team
- Knowledge of Iris, Caseware and MyWorkPapers
Key Competencies
- Leading and Supervising – provides clear direction and sets appropriate standards of behaviour, motivates and empowers others and delegates work appropriately and fairly
- Presenting and Communicating – provides written and verbal information clearly and confidently to the relevant audience
- Applying Expertise and Technology – applies specialist and detailed technical knowledge, uses technology to achieve work objectives and shares expertise and knowledge with others
- Analysing – ability to analyse and evaluate information to make rational judgements and produce workable solutions
- Planning and Organising – identifies priorities and develop specific goals and plans to accomplish objectives and meet deadlines required and manages time effectively
- Delivering Results and Meeting Client Expectations – focuses on client needs and satisfaction, sets high standards for quality and works in a systematic and methodical way
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