Experienced Accountant

2 weeks ago

Chippenham, United Kingdom Purely Recruitment Solutions Full time

Experienced Accountant

Chippenham

Salary is dependent on experience

Full time – Permanent

Core Hours – 10.00am – 4.00pm with some flexibility

We are currently recruiting for a qualified Accountant to join our client based in Chippenham.

Desired Personal Characteristics

Hardworking

Enthusiastic and motivated by client satisfaction and success

Should be a confident communicator; backed by a level of technical and commercial experience.

Will produce a high quality of work in a proactive manner that will deliver value to clients.

Will be keen to use technology especially cloud-based applications (Xero experience would be desirable but not essential) and possess advanced Excel skills.

Have a keen eye for financial processes within an accounts department and not be afraid to adopt a questioning mind.

Should be confident of suggesting better, more efficient ways for tasks to be done – finding solutions as opposed to focusing on problems.

Desired Technical Characteristics

The successful person will have a wide range of technical accounting knowledge and capability.

The key competencies required by the role are:

Statutory compliance (annual accounts, taxation, and company secretarial)

Sound knowledge of accounting standards financial reporting, including experience of working with trial balances, balance sheets and charts of account

Production of management information (management accounts, KPI reporting etc)

Clear and confident communication with clients and other stakeholders

Effective business planning using forecasting and modelling

Good leadership qualities

Must know tax, must have done management accounts, KPIs, budgets, annual accounts/year end company tax returns, corporation tax, and ideally R&D tax claims.

Benefits

Pension after probation

IT equipment

Branded t-shirt and a few socials a year is also included

Other benefits available to staff will also be discussed at interview.

Experience

Experience as a qualified Accountant in industry and/or practice.

Experience required in preparing management and year-end statutory accounts and liaising with clients on the results.

Will be ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified.

Overview of Duties

Managing a portfolio of clients with lead accounting and finance input

Preparing business plans & forecasts with clients using Excel and/or dedicated forecasting

software

Being responsible for the production, review and submission of annual statutory accounts,

confirmation statements and all other compliance, including Research & Development tax

claims

Conducting pre-year end checks with clients to identify risks and opportunities available to individuals and companies in terms of financial reporting and tax planning

* Identifying tax efficient planning opportunities for clients and delivering through to completion

* (eg, EIS investment, EMI share incentive plans etc.)

* Producing monthly management information, tailored to clients’ requirements - and debriefing

* this to the management team of the client. Reports generally take the form of one of the

* following:

* Management accounts pack and presentations

* KPI Dashboards

* Operational & financial briefing reports

Attending client board meetings to present, review financial performance and set strategic goals for the upcoming period

Reconciling balance sheet accounts periodically and maintaining clear supporting schedules

including posting month-end accounting journals such as prepayments and accruals

Assisting clients with training and consultancy advice

Identifying potential opportunities for providing additional services to existing clients, and

services to new clients

Overseeing Assistant Management Accountants with their responsibilities, prioritising workload (bookkeeping, payrolls, VAT Returns, accounts etc) and supporting them with their personal development plans

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