Senior Accounting Specialist

3 weeks ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom MacKenzie King Full time

MacKenzie King are seeking a highly skilled Senior Accounting Specialist to join their team in a fast-paced accountancy practice located on the outskirts of Colchester. This role will be ideal for an individual with a keen eye for detail, who thrives under tight deadlines and has strong experience with balance sheet reconciliations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Bank reconciliation
  • Prepayments and accruals
  • Manual journal preparation
  • Intercompany account reconciliation
  • Fixed asset register maintenance
  • Review of nominal activity and department tracking
  • Balance Sheet reconciliation
  • Report production for Sox compliance
  • Meeting month end close date deadline

Key Skills and Attributes:

  • Strong working knowledge of Xero
  • Proficient in MS Office, in particular Excel
  • Understanding of currency and international transactions
  • Understanding of intercompany accounting and group company structure
  • Ability to work independently
  • Confident and positive can-do attitude
  • Excellent client and internal communication skills
  • Minimum AAT level 4 qualified or ACCA/CIMA (part-qualified)

This role will be ideal for an individual with a keen eye for detail, who thrives under tight deadlines and has strong experience with balance sheet reconciliations.


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