Qualified Accountant
Full Time - Great Yarmouth
£35,000 - £45,000 per annum - depending on experience and qualifications
Are you a fully qualified Accountant with ACCA/ICAEW looking for a new opportunity within the Great Yarmouth area?
Our client, a top 15 accountancy firm who specialise in owner managed business across the UK are seeking a Qualified Accountant who has experience in managing a portfolio of clients.
The successful candidate will be responsible for controlling, on an annual basis, the professional work required on a range of accounts jobs meeting all internal, client based and legislative deadlines. To be considered you must be fully qualified in ACCA/ICAEW.
Duties Include
- Managing a portfolio of clients, ensuring that their accounts and tax affairs are kept up to date and filing deadlines are met
- Representing the practice by attending network functions & events
- Being the first point of contact for your portfolio
- Assisting junior staff in their professional development
- Liaising with the tax team and other specialist within the group as necessary
- Assisting clients with tax planning
- Attending CPD courses to maintain knowledge of Tax and Financial regulations
- Responsible for ensuring that the firm's standard processes are used in the production of accounts work in all aspects and for ensuring that technical standards are maintained
- Meeting and engaging with prospective clients
Experience
- Experience of completing private company accounts and knowledge of disclosure requirement
- Knowledge of the IRIS Accountancy Suite, Xero and QuickBooks is a distinct advantage
- Ability to prepare accounts for sole traders and partnerships and a basic understanding of the tax legislation for both
- Experience of preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts for clients in a timely manner
- Able to manage and maintain client relationships and communicating effectively with clients
- Experience of working with Iris preferred. In addition experience of cloud based systems such as Xero and QuickBooks are ideal
Skills Required
- Good clear communication skills both written and oral
- Be able to communicate on all level
- A Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to work as part of a team or under your own initiative
- Be happy to travel for work based assignments and to other offices in the region on a regular basis
- Be able to build and develop client relationships
Values Required
- Be authentic in every situation and like to be connected to your team, clients and local communities
- Like to listen and understand, to show up every day with passion and to stand up for things that matter to you
- Be driven to succeed, take initiative and want results
Qualifications
Benefits
A wide range of benefits and rewards which include:
- Generous holiday allowance with the chance to purchase more, life assurance, company pension scheme, employee assistance programme along with a range of flexible benefits for you to choose, which include local gym membership, critical illness and a wide range of cash back and discounts with selected retailers
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