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London, Greater London
Audit & Accounts senior
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £40,000 per annum |
Overview
I am currently recruiting for an Accounts and Audit senior at an award winning Top 20 accountancy firm based in the city of London What is in it for you? Genuine Work Life balance Accredited Investor in People New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential 33 days holiday Inc. Bank Holidays, plus the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days Very competitive salary Employee Recognition awards and bonuses Accounts and audit jobs Ensure all hours worked on any client are recorded correctly, enabling a true reflection of the profitability of the job to be shown Allocate sections to junior staff and brief on what is expected of them, answer questions and produce review points. Monitor clearance of queries and ensure work is well presented and technically accurate Complete analysis of items for tax Accounts specific Calculate more complex areas for sets of accounts completed by junior members of staff (where appropriate) Prepare accounts from records and produce set of financial statements with a final pack for the client, to be reviewed by manager Audit Produce a detailed audit planning memorandum, including details of any potential difficulties that may have been encountered during previous audits and ensure correct tests are applied to produce sufficient audit evidence, discuss with Partner/Director/Senior Manager/Manager Plan how testing work should be allocated amongst junior team members Complete audits in accordance with their audit procedures, with assistance from more senior members of staff Monitor the progress of jobs, ensure that budgets are met, address any problems that are encountered to ensure that the audit is finished within budget and timeframe Check and supervise the work of more junior staff both on site and in office and complete any sections as necessary Sign off audit sections, address any problems and/or queries and complete the file before passing it on to the Partner/Director/Senior Manager/Manager for review Supervision and Training Provide technical advice and guidance to more junior staff and give detailed help and training as required, to ensure skills are improved to enhance future effectiveness Monitor the performance of staff working on jobs; including giving feedback after files have been reviewed and completing audit review form at the end of each job, noting any training and development needs that have been identified Qualifications and Skills ACA or ACCA, fully qualified with practice experience Excellent accounts preparation and problem solving skills Competent planning and completion skills Computer experience - Excel, Word, Outlook. Ideally CaseWare and alphatax, Sage, Xero QBO or other bookkeeping software Previous experience of leading junior members of staff (18 months plus experience) Good up-to-date technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting standards Communication - oral and written, ability to deal with variety of people in different environments Organised - ability to deal with a variety of tasks Client focused and commercially aware Team building and problem solving skills Ability to work well under pressure and manage deadlines If you are interested in the above position and feel you meet most requirements, please don’t hesitate to apply. I look forward to hearing you.