- £40,000 - £50,000 depending on experience
- Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week
- Hybrid working available but office based preferred
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- 4% pension contribution
- Previous audit experience essential
- Qualified by exams or experience
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experienced in dealing with clients in person
- IT skills; with working knowledge of Windows applications i.e, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Xero
- Be able to guide and train junior members of staff
- To prepare/review financial statements for client businesses
- Audit of financial statements for client businesses, to include visits to client sites
- To prepare tax computations and tax returns for client businesses and individuals as required
- Maintaining a client portfolio, including quoting, fee and statutory deadline management
- Serving as clients primary contact, to deal with telephone calls and other correspondence from clients and HMRC in respect of your designated clients
- Managing appointments with clients for pre and post year end meetings
- Training and supporting junior members of staff
- Management of the accounts production workflow, as part of the office management team.
- Work with other departments and professionals such as tax specialists, to provide a comprehensive client service
- To partake in office management meetings as required
- Tax return reviews, including personal tax, Corporation Tax and VAT
- Registration for taxes including VAT, PAYE and CIS
- Advising clients on matters relating to VAT, PAYE and CIS
- Review of payroll and CIS work for selected clients, or when required for staff absence cover.
- Handling HMRC investigations
- Advising clients on suitable on share structures and remuneration packages
- Preparing management accounts, cashflows and forecasts
- Accountant’s references for mortgage/loan applications, insurance, or other purposes
- Preparing reconstituted accounts for clients to present to potential purchasers of their businesses
- Advising clients on bookkeeping methods and improvements to existing methods
- Correspondence by letter, telephone, and email with other agencies such as banks, insurance companies, other firms of accountants, solicitors relating to client’s business and/or personal affairs
- Attending training courses relevant to your role and maintaining training records which are adequate for complying with your qualifications CPD rules.
- Attending various marketing and networking events
- Preparing and filing various statutory forms on behalf of client businesses as necessary
- Offering suitable tax saving and/or business improvement ideas