Temporary Senior Accountant
- Recruiter
- Jo Bennett Specialist Recruitment
- Location
- Blackpool, Lancashire
- Salary
- £18,000 - £23,000 DOE
- Posted
- 12 Oct 2017
- Closes
- 19 Oct 2017
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Experience Levels
- Part Qualified
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Temporary Senior Accountant - Fixed term contract (6 months)
Salary guide £18,000 - £23,000
An established Accountancy practice based in Blackpool are looking to recruit to the above vacancy immediately. They pride themselves in providing a high level of service to their long list of clients and to enable them to do this, they recruit the very best calibre of people.
As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for the day to day delivery of their accountancy service to a client base of 160. You will have extensive experience of dealing with your own individual client base, and will be able to demonstrate the ability to maintain good working relationships with these customers whilst adhering to already established service standards.
Day to day duties:
Calculating liabilities such as PAYE and VAT & ensuring RTI requirements are met;
Drafting personal/company tax returns for client approval, providing advice and guidance to clients where necessary to approval stage;
Preparation/reconciliation/explanation of annual accounts, closure accounts and Corporation Tax computations to approval stage;
Ensuring your clients meet all their filing deadlines, providing reminders to clients where necessary;
Communicating with HMRC and banking providers;
Researching/responding to technical queries from other staff members and proactively shares best practice to technical solutions
Builds credibility with clients and manages more complex /difficult client relationships
Essential Skills:
Proven experience working in an Accountancy practice.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Accuracy & attention to detail
Good time management and organisation skills
Competent in the use of Excel, Word, and E-mail
Qualifications:
Ideally AAT qualified or ACCA qualified/part qualified