Accountant

My client in Corsham is looking for an Accountant due to expansion.

My client’s mission is to deliver valued accountancy services to ambitious, growing businesses, using a blend of highly capable people and the latest technology within accounting and finance.
 

Role

The position they are recruiting for is an Accountant/Accounts Manager. The role requires a qualified accountant with sound technical knowledge, the ability to manage their own workload, have good commercial awareness, and the ability to effectively communicate and form trusted relationships with clients and fellow team members.

The position will initially line-manage one to two Assistant Accountants.

Overview Of Duties
• Managing a portfolio of clients with lead accounting and finance input
• Preparing business plans & forecasts with clients using Excel and/or dedicated forecasting software
• Being responsible for the production, review and submission of annual statutory accounts, confirmation statements and all other compliance, including Research & Development tax claims
• Conducting pre-year end checks with clients to identify risks and opportunities available to individuals and companies in terms of financial reporting and tax planning
• Identifying tax efficient planning opportunities for clients and delivering through to completion (eg, EIS investment, EMI share incentive plans etc.)
• Producing monthly management information, tailored to clients requirements - and debriefing this to the management team of the client. Reports generally take the form of one of the following: Management accounts pack and presentations, KPI Dashboards, Operational & financial briefing reports
• Attending client board meetings to present, review financial performance and set strategic goals for the upcoming period
• Reconciling balance sheet accounts periodically and maintaining clear supporting schedules including posting month-end accounting journals such as prepayments and accruals
• Assisting clients with training and consultancy advice
• Identifying potential opportunities for providing additional services to existing clients, and services to new clients
• Overseeing Assistant Accountants with their responsibilities, prioritising workload (bookkeeping, payrolls, VAT Returns, accounts etc) and supporting them with their personal development plans

 

About You

Desired Personal Characteristics

Hardworking, enthusiastic, and motivated by client satisfaction and success, the person applying should be a confident communicator; backed by a level of technical and commercial experience. They will produce a high quality of work in a proactive manner that will deliver value to clients. They will be keen to use technology especially cloud-based applications (Xero experience would be desirable but not essential) and possess advanced Excel skills.

The successful applicant will have a keen eye for financial processes within an accounts department and not be afraid to adopt a questioning mind. They should be confident of suggesting better, more efficient ways for tasks to be done finding solutions as opposed to focusing on problems.

 

Desired Technical Characteristics

The successful person will have a wide range of technical accounting knowledge and capability.

The Key Competencies Required By The Role Are
• statutory compliance (annual accounts, taxation, and company secretarial)
• sound knowledge of accounting standards financial reporting, including experience of working with trial balances, balance sheets and charts of account
• production of management information (management accounts, KPI reporting etc)
• clear and confident communication with clients and other stakeholders
• effective business planning using forecasting and modelling
• good leadership qualities

 

Package

Salary is dependent on skills, experience, and qualifications. Pension after probation, IT equipment, branded t-shirt and a few socials a year is also included! You will be rewarded 1 additional days holiday for every year of service with us, up to a maximum of 5 days. We ask that the core hours (10am to 4pm) are covered for a better client service, but we offer flexibility in your working day around these hours.

My client are also proud to be able to offer a profit-sharing arrangement to all members of staff assuming various targets are met by the business and individuals. This is in addition to basic remuneration and will be discussed further at interview.

 

Experience

Experience as a qualified accountant in industry and/or practice. Experience required in preparing management and year-end statutory accounts and liaising with clients on the results. The successful candidate will be ACCA/ACA/CIMA/ICAEW qualified.

Most importantly, they look for individuals with a desire to further their career in accountancy/finance, evidence of the technical aptitude required to perform the role, and the attitude required to add value to, and succeed within there team.

Location

 My client are located in a newly refurbished office in Callow Park, Brinkworth where you’ll find beautiful rural views and a pool and ping-pong table in the break room. Having a cloud-based platform allows for flexible working and they currently operate a hybrid working model between office and remote.

Salary

 £38k-£48k

Please send me your most up to date CV if interested.

Kind regards,

Will Harris| Recruitment Consultant