Accounts Advisor

**Accounts Advisor - 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday**

**Who are we?**

We are a forward-looking accountancy firm that understands the value of building trusting relationships with our clients and our strategic mindset will help your business achieve real results. We deliver a tailored approach to accounting, providing expert advice that adds real value to our clients’ finances. Dependability is at the heart of our culture. Our clients depend on us, and our committed team depend on each other to deliver an exceptional service.

**What are we looking for?**

We are looking for an enthusiastic **Accounts Advisor** to join our team. You will be responsible for the preparation of financial accounts and tax returns for select clients from prime records, manual records, spreadsheets and desktop and cloud accounting software.

This role can be in located any one of our six offices, hybrid or home working. Our offices are Dundee, Forfar, Montrose, Brechin, Perth and Crieff.

**What are the duties and responsibilities?**
- Analysis of Client Records
- Liaising with client to obtain any missing/unclear information, seek explanations and challenge client assertions
- To ensure you record all accounting adjustments required to produce financial accounts and tax returns
- Ensure the correct disclosure of items in the accounts in accordance with UK GAAP
- Reconciliation of all control accounts
- Highlight any transactions for review where the correct treatment is unclear considering tax implications
- Maintain and update client system notes covering your areas of responsibility as and when necessary
- Preparation of business tax computation and or/return and personal tax computation and/or return for business owners
- Preparation of year end working papers file to a high standard
- Preparation of Accounts and Tax Returns (Business and Personal)
- Detailed analytical Review of Accounts and identification of tax saving or business improvement measures
- Sending Final packages for client approval
- Follow all processes in place for the role such as completion of checklists and updating of workflows
- Provide support, assistance and cover for subordinates as and when required
- Assist clients and team members with queries using technical knowledge and training as required
- Assist in any other work as required

**Who are we looking for?**

We are looking for someone who:
Ø Has a degree/college level accounting qualification and/or on the job experience within an accounting practice and or/ has an ACCA/ICAS qualification

Ø Has experience of working in a similar type of role.

Ø Has the ability to effectively prepare a set of financial accounts for select clients from prime records.

Ø Is confident using systems such as QuickBooks Online, Freeagent, Sage, Xero etc.

Ø Shares the core values of the Company.

Ø Works well in a team as well as independently.

Ø Who is excellent at time management and meeting deadlines.

Ø Feels comfortable requesting information, seeking explanations and challenging client assertions.

**What will you get in return from us?**
- Competitive salary
- Company pension scheme
- 31 days holiday per annum
- Cycle to work scheme
- Hybrid working
- Annual leave purchase scheme

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: In person