Accounts Associate

Accounts Associate

Top 30 Firm, City of London

Up to £35,000!!

The Business Services team is one of the firms largest teams providing business support to a range of businesses and charities. The team provide the full complement of outsourced services including management accounting, VAT, payroll, company secretarial, HR consulting and regulatory reporting.

Role Overview:

To provide quality accounting services to clients within the Outsourcing Team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Carry out all accounting work for a wide range of corporate and charity organisations in compliance with the firm's and statutory procedures. This will include planning, executing, completing and producing client-ready product independently and with minimum supervision.
• Prepare management accounts and statutory financial reports, including consolidated accounts, from manual and computerised accounting records.
• Prepare/review VAT Returns, including an understanding of partial exemption rules.
• Delegate, supervise and review the work of junior members of the team, providing constructive feedback and support as necessary.
• Provide general accounting services and assistance to clients in the preparation of accounts and VAT returns, for example preparing working papers for management or statutory accounts.
• Recommend improvements to clients' accounting systems and controls and assist clients whenever needed.
• Be able to take ownership of an assignment and see it through to completion with the willingness to solve issues as and when they arise.
• Take ownership of communicating with clients, developing and building strong client relationships.
• Keep costs within budget wherever possible and report to the Manager/Partner as soon as agreed time/budget appears to be compromised.

Skills and Experience:

• 3 A-levels (or equivalent - with a minimum of 120 UCAS points)
• Good GCSE results with a minimum of grade B/level 5 in GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Experience of working within practice with a of minimum 3 + years
• Experience of preparing statutory and management accounts
• Experience with VAT registrations and preparation of VAT returns
• Excellent communication skills
• Client facing experience
• AAT qualified or ACCA part qualified, or equivalent
• Knowledge of UK GAAP, specifically an understanding of FRS102 and FRS105
• Experience with QuickBooks Online and Xero
• Ideally experience in implementation of Cloud based accounting software
• MS Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Accounting software knowledge and experience - Sage, QuickBooks Online or Xero (desirable)
• Knowledge and experience with other accounting add-ons (compatible with Cloud accounting software, for example, Dext, FUTRLI, Fathom and Expensify).
• Advanced Excel skills (desirable)