Accounts Senior

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:

To prepare complete and accurate accounts for sole traders, partnerships and companies in accordance with the service line systems and procedures, as determined by Client Relationship Managers

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OTHER DUTIES:

• To carry out whatever task, project and assignment the Managers see fit
• Protect and secure clients' data
• Reporting to Managers break downs in systems and procedures

• Be able to work with more junior staff supervising and training if necessary

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Education

• Graduate standard of accounting
• IT literate

Qualifications

• Qualified by experience or ACCA

Experience

• Accounts practice experience, must have worked on company, sole trader and partnership accounts
• Be able to complete tax computations
• Be able to complete jobs to high standard with minimum of supervision
• Be experienced in using an accounts production package and excel

Personal attributes

• Able to build close working relationships with clients and proactively manage their expectations
• Ability to work closely with Line Manager and to carry out several tasks, with minimum supervision and to deadline
• Ability to manage own workload effectively
• Work as part of a team being able to listen, absorb and digest information and build stable relationships.
• Reliable, trustworthy and approachable
• Ability to create ideas to improve processes and services to clients and support new initiatives
• Develops broad industry knowledge and proactively develops technical knowledge
• Uses industry knowledge to analyse and understand client information
• Up to date technical knowledge and broad understanding to provide added value to clients
• Plans ahead to deliver work to deadlines and communicates progress to managers
• Delegates work to ensure efficient project management
• Demonstrates an organised and thorough approach to own work and improves efficiency
• Recognises flaws and challenges conclusions and methodologies
• Is capable of thinking critically to generate solutions for clients
• Communication is clear and persuasive, ability to disseminate complex information to clients in an easy to understand manner
• Reacts flexibly and professionally to change
• Ability to act as a role model for teamwork and motivation of others whilst remaining patient and diplomatic
• Ability to provide training and aid development of others
• Able to build and utilise knowledge of the firm's services to develop business
• Proactively seeks marketing opportunities and actively brings in new work to the team
• Must be able to travel

Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business.