Award Winning regional firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors with numerous office in the North East and North Yorkshire are looking to add an Audit Senior to their team.
Overview:
Our clients are looking for a qualified audit and accounts senior to work as part of our audit and accounts team. You will be involved in the delivery of statutory audits and preparing accounts for a portfolio of some of the most innovative and exciting clients across our region including limited companies, partnerships, and sole traders from a variety of sectors including education, retail, manufacturing, and charities.
The main tasks and responsibilities of the role include:
Preparation of accounts from a variety of client’s systems – Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, etc
Audit of financial statements from planning to completion, including responsibility for managing the on-site audit team, where applicable
Preparation of draft corporation tax computations
Actioning queries raised by the accounts and tax managers on the draft accounts and tax computations
Finalisation of the accounts and corporation tax computations following client meetings
Acting as a point of contact for clients for ad hoc queries
Providing 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
Attending clients’ premises predominantly across the North-East and Yorkshire depending on the location
Requirements:
ACA or ACCA qualified
Experience of involvement in or leading on audits
Proven experience of owner-managed small to medium-business accounts preparation including statutory financial statements
Recent general practice background, with exposure to accounts, audit, and/or tax
Exceptional organisational skills
Proven experience of delivering excellent client service
Be flexible and proactive in managing multiple priorities
Have excellent 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 required
It would also be desirable if the candidate had knowledge of accounting software packages such as Sage, QuickBooks, Online, Xero, and IRIS. Along with knowledge of clients’ specialist sectors and charities of the legal profession.
Benefits:
They offer a competitive salary,
Salary sacrifice contributory pension scheme,
22 days of holiday plus statutory holidays.
Additional benefits such as a flexible leave scheme,
Perkbox
Discounted health care
Various health and wellbeing initiatives.
They also offer the ability to accrue Time off in Lieu (TOIL) and they pay for professional subscriptions.
Apply today to find out more