Accounts Assistant

2 weeks ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Butler Rose Full time

Butler Rose Public Practice is delighted to be partnering with a well-known accountancy firm with fantastic modern offices situated conveniently in central Southampton who are current recruiting for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their accountancy practice.

This would be the ideal role for someone who is ACA or ACCA part qualified and who is currently working for a UK based accountancy practice completing general bookkeeping and preparing accounts for limited companies, sole traders, and partnerships. The role will allow you to work within a team of similar level peers and have exposure to varied clients.

Moving forward you will have huge opportunity for progression as you gain more experience and complete your exams and move on to a client manager position.

Role Requirements
- Responsible for the preparation of accounts for a portfolio of clients including larger sole traders, partnerships and limited companies for manager or director review.
- Discuss work required with the manager/director and communicate downwards to junior team members including time frame and budget
- Ensure juniors' work is reviewed thoroughly
- Complete all sections of the accounts file and ensure all follow up points identified on review are dealt with
- Deal directly with client to clarify outstanding matter
- Where applicable, carry out audit duties to include, completing planning documentation so that audits are carried out effectively
- Perform the role of the senior representative on site and conduct all relationships with the client in a professional manner
- Utilise and plan junior staff effectively and oversee their work standard
- Review/finish audit file to the appropriate standard, suitable for manager review
- Planning - playing an active part in assisting the manager in audit planning
- Field work - carried out with mínimal supervision in accordance with the audit planning
- Completion - playing an active part in assisting the manager in completing the file
- Tax related duties to include corporation Tax computations and submitting the CT600
- Reviewing data processed by juniors' and clear any queries brought upwards
- Prepare corporation tax computation for manager/director review
- Consider tax planning opportunities
- Personal tax - Review data processed by juniors' and clear any queries brought upwards
- Deal directly with the client to obtain missing information or clarify matters
- Prepare tax computation for manager/director review
- P11ds
- Process complex client information
- Review P11ds prepared by juniors so that they are suitable for final manager review
- Submit signed forms to HMRC

Person Requirements
- You will have at least 4 years experience in a similar Accounts Senior / Accounts Assistant position, ideally with some exposure to audit, working for a UK firm of accountants.
- ACA / ACCA part qualified
- Recent experience working for a UK based accountancy practice is essential.
- Proficient in the use of various accounting software such as Iris, Quickbooks, Sage 50, XERO, Virtual Cabinet

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.



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