Business Advisory Senior

7 months ago

Stirling, United Kingdom Core Business Advisory Full time

**We are looking for a Business Advisory Senior to join our team in the Central West (Glasgow/Stirling).**

**Job Purpose**:
We are looking to recruit a Business Advisory Senior to focus on accounts preparation and liaise with tax staff to meet client deadlines, flagging up issues and concerns to the Manager at an early stage.

**The Business Advisory Senior will be responsible for (but not limited to)**:

- Ensuring that allocated Business Advisory work is handled effectively and correctly from start to finish and is done in accordance with the Firm’s policies and processes
- Preparation of draft accounts for review from client records, clearance of review points and finalising of accounts
- Initial preparation of business and personal tax computations ensuring:

- Standards are met
- Alongside the relationship manager ensuring any work to be done by the client or by our team is scheduled and a realistic budget is prepared
- Opportunities to further assist the client are flagged up for the Manager
- Arrange the timing of the tax and other business line work with the manager responsible for the client
- Engage with the relationship manager and staff from other business lines, when required to gain a good understanding of the business
- Liaise with client staff while on the client’s premises, building effective relationships with clients’ staff
- Monitor budgeted versus actual time spent, flagging up issues and overruns to the manager on a timely basis
- Keep the Manager informed of issues which will affect the budget and the fee
- Keep the client’s staff informed of progress and issues while maintaining confidentiality
- Complete the accounts file and all required documentation

**About You**:

- A background within public practice and being qualified or near to completing AAT, CA, ACCA or equivalent qualification. Applications from individuals with strong experience but no professional qualification will also be considered.
- Strong IT skills and experience in using accounts packages.
- Tax experience would be an advantage
- Good working knowledge of clients’ accounting systems such as Sage, Xero and Quickbooks.

**Why JC?**

With 11 offices across Scotland and beyond, we’re one of the country’s leading firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers. Working at Johnston Carmichael means working in a team of over 900 sharp minds - each of which is valued and heard. We support our people to ensure they can grow their own way through proactive learning and development.

At Johnston Carmichael we want what’s best for our clients, our people, and our communities. You’ll be joining a team that’s engaged with its local communities and committed to supporting them. Over the last decade, we’ve raised over £450,000 for charitable causes across Scotland and we’re also Gold Sponsors of the Kiltwalk. You can read more about our culture and the values that define us here.

We have a People and Culture Forum that generates ideas for positive change and has several subgroups including LGBTQIA+ and Gender Equality which seek to educate and encourage everyone in our firm to be themselves in order to do their best work.

If you value enabling leadership, quality, integrity, and a workplace that prioritises giving back as much as you put in, then Johnston Carmichael is the firm for you.

**Why Business Advisory?**

Our vision remains a constant - to be the firm of choice in all our markets. How we get there is what changes year on year.

As the world becomes increasingly digital, we’re embracing technology and we’re taking our clients with us. The role of a business adviser has never been more important in helping businesses adapt and stay on the front foot to ensure they thrive. A career in Business Advisory at Johnston Carmichael is diverse and challenging, as we continually strive to provide the best service for our clients - more efficiency, greater innovation, deeper insight. As part of our Business Advisory team, you’ll build close relationships with clients, truly getting under the skin of their businesses and providing the advice and guidance that will make a real difference for them.

Plus, with 11 key industry sectors, there’s no shortage of variety when it comes to our client base. We’re also an independent member firm of Moore Global Network Limited, a global accounting and advisory network of over 30,000 advisers across more than 110 countries, so you’ll have the opportunity to work with businesses all over the globe.

**How working for us can work for you**:
As a valued member of the Johnston Carmichael team, you’ll benefit from a number of employee benefits including but not exhaustive to; a personal pension scheme, annual leave, and life assurance, as well as your own personal training and development plan. Click here to see what’s on offer at Johnston Carmichael.

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