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Practise Accountant

Employer
RE People
Location
Tewkesbury
Salary
£40000 - £45000/annum
Closing date
30 Oct 2020

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Job Sector
Accountancy
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practise Accountant

Tewkesbury

£40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Permanent Position

An experienced ACCA, ACA, FCA or FCCA is required to manage a portfolio of clients providing a cost-effective, timely, quality service to the client, to enhance client experience and productivity for the Firm at the same time. In addition to client management, the role will contribute to overall practice development particularly in the area of Corporate Services, Audit, Payroll and Outsourcing work. This will be achieved through building strong relationships internally and externally to effectively deliver projects and grow members of the team, creating a sustainable and driven team.

Responsibilities:

• To provide exceptional levels of service to clients on a wide variety of areas, on a cost effective & timely basis.

• Responding to client queries, and those from third parties (e.g. HMRC) in a timely manner.

• Seeking to gain experience/progress role and those of other staff by seeking to take more advanced work from partners and delegating more routine work to others, thereby aiding cost-effectiveness and adding to interest/ training of all within the team.

• Developing knowledge of clients and their businesses to become their point of contact on day-to-day matters.

• Reviewing accounts, audit and tax work prepared by more junior staff. Includes corporate and unincorporated clients.

• Preparation of corporation tax returns and computations.

• Completing staff appraisal forms providing feedback, providing training as required.

• Handling VAT issues, NIC issues, business planning points, etc as part of the review process. Drawing to attention of partners/ client as appropriate. Preparation of necessary reports/ computations etc, liaising with other professional advisers as required.

• Assisting partners with specific assignments- e.g. business planning, advisory and audit matters.

• Assisting partners in controlling WIP within the section by progressing work to completion/ billing point swiftly. Liaising with partners re WIP and raising bills/ assisting as required. • Monitoring progress against deadlines and ensuring these are met- e.g. company reporting, P11ds and tax returns.

• Ensuring work is planned and progressed in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner by liaising with Partners and supervising staff.

Skills Required:

• Ability to review and complete accounts files quickly and efficiently

• Ability to review and complete personal tax returns quickly and efficiently

• Strong computer literacy

• Strong active listening skills and excellent problem resolution skills and ideas generation ability • Strong marketing, networking and business development skills

• Pro-active management skills, resulting in high performance teams

• In depth knowledge of accounts preparation

• In depth taxation knowledge

• Solid MS Office products knowledge

• ACA or ACCA Qualification or equivalent experience, FCA or FCCA would be desirable

• Post qualification proven experience within an audit practice environment

• Experience managing staff within a practice environment

• Excellent communication skills and quickly builds rapport and trust, good networker

• Highly confidential

• Resilient and energetic

• Organised, an achiever and self-motivated

All applications will be acknowledged and held in complete confidence. A thorough briefing will be undertaken prior to CV submission to the client

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