Accountant

Job title:Accountant
Salary:£20,000 depending on experience

Our client is a highly successful firm of Chartered Accountants, who due to continued success, now has an opportunity for an Accountant to join its team. The successful candidate will deal with a significant and varied portfolio of clients spending some of their time out of the office.

Essential skills:
* Minimum AAT level 3 qualified (or qualified by experience)
* Must live locally with own transport to enable regular fieldwork
* Proven experience of successfully providing management accounts and/or bookkeeping services to a multi- client portfolio
* Must be extremely IT savvy and a quick learner with an appetite to embrace new technology (cloud accounting)
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills to help build rapport with clients and deliver excellent service standards
* Ability to work independently at clients' premises, be well-presented, self-motivated and reliable
* Must have keen analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise workloads to meet a range of deadlines
* Experience of using a cloud accounting package and of converting a client from traditional accounting software to cloud accounting will be a huge bonus!

Responsibilities include:
* Prepare and distribute accurate and timely management information to clients on a periodic basis, generally monthly
* Review client KPI's and report on significant fluctuations, as appropriate
* Ensure the provision of an efficient and effective accounting service to clients
* Prepare budgets and forecasts for clients, as agreed
* Undertake proactive cash flow management for clients
* Prepare year end statutory accounts for limited company clients, also sole trader and partnership accounts
* Ensure compliance for the filing of client's statutory accounts
* Respond promptly to client communications or queries and resolve any issues
* Attend client meetings as required
* Understand the client's business to be able to add value where appropriate
* Reconciling bank accounts, credit card accounts and petty cash
* Preparing and submitting VAT returns and CIS returns
* Preparing reconciliations and balance sheet schedules to support the trial balance
This role does not include a study package at present as we are looking for an individual to develop their practical knowledge through on-the-job experience.