Accounts Semi Senior

A growing chartered accountancy practice based in Luton is searching for a Part qualified ACA/ACCA Semi Senior Accountant to join their team in a role offering study support and career progression as you develop within this successful firm.

Client Details

Based in Luton the firm acts for a wide spectrum of clients across very varied industries, sectors and turnovers. Alongside a proportion of smaller sole traders partnerships and limited companies, the firm also acts for a significant number of larger OMBs, SMEs, not for profit, charity and larger corporates. You will be encouraged to develop technically with support for further studies on offer as you progress in your career. Home/office working mix on offer with flexible hours and good benefits.

Description

The key responsibilities for the Accounts Semi Senior role based in Luton includes:

CLIENTS
* Support in a positive, pro-active way and maintain a client focus at all times
* Understand each client and build the client relationship
* Communicate in a professional manner, recognising and addressing the clients' needs
* Assist seniors with preparing necessary files/documents for client meetings

TEAM
* Provide regular and timely feedback to direct reports
* Allocate appropriate work to team members
* Assist with on-the-job training of the team, taking an active participation in the personal and professional development of all direct reports

ACCOUNTS
Accounts preparation for client types up to and including larger sole traders, partnerships and limited companies for senior or manager review
Processing
* Be aware of all deadlines, budgets, and targets from the start & advise senior/manager of budget issues as soon as possible
* Assist/oversee trainees with their account's preparation work
* Ensure that trainees' & juniors' work is reviewed thoroughly and passed back where required
* Ensure accurate notes are provided to assist the senior
* Resolve any queries brought upwards by trainees & juniors
* Deal directly with client to clarify outstanding matters
* Ensure all follow up points identified on review are dealt with
* Ensure all the required schedules are present on the file, agree and are the most recent versions
* Ensure all relevant supporting documentation is included and agree
* Import draft figures to IRIS accounts production from the working papers and produce draft accounts for the file
Finalising
* Assist trainees and junior team members with preparing any finalised pack, reviewing all documents for completeness and accuracy before passing up to the senior.

AUDIT - WHERE APPLICABLE
* Carry out stock take auditing unassisted
* Attend planning meetings
* Take responsibility for audit field work on clients' premises
* Assist in completion section of less complex audit files
* Pass audit file upwards for manager review
o Field work - carried out with minimal supervision in accordance with the audit planning
o Completion - playing an active part in assisting the manager in completing the file

TAX
Personal Tax
* Enter basic data on to Iris Personal Tax
* Creating & linking Tax Computation and Schedules of Data in electronic format of data for upward review
* Finalise tax return pack in electronic format for upward review

P11d
* Enter basic data on to Iris P11d
* Deal directly with the client to obtain missing information or clarify matters
* Create the draft reports from Iris P11d in electronic format for senior/manager review
* Finalise the P11d pack in electronic format

Corporation Tax
* Create the draft Tax Computation in electronic format for upward review
* Assist junior team members with finalising the Company Tax Return in electronic format

Other tax
* Assist with other tax issues as the arise including (but not exclusively) ATED, CGT, IHT, HMRC tax enquiries.

Profile

For this Accounts Semi Senior based in Luton, our client are searching for candidates who have/are:

• Minimum AAT qualification
• Ideally studying ACA/ACCA
• 18+ months in accountancy practice experience up to and including a Semi Senior or similar role

Job Offer

The key benefits for the successful candidate include:

• up £28,000 salary
• flexible/hybrid working
• working from 15 hours up to 37 hours a week