Part Qualified Accountant

Mazars Accounts and Advisory Team You will be part of a dynamic and evolving business advisory team that provides an outstanding quality of service to SME clients. The role includes year end accounting work, corporation tax work, cash flows and business advisory aspects. The Accounts and Advisory team offers great opportunities to liaise directly with clients, and to be part of a rapidly expanding team. Responsibility for client portfolios is given at an early stage once relevant competency levels have been attained. You will have the opportunity to both contribute to and share in the success of this team. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of clients across a variety of sectors and liaise with our colleagues in other teams to provide a high quality service to our clients. Mazars is committed to helping you develop your career. We provide both support and training for you which is identified through our regular appraisal and feedback process, enabling us to set achievable objectives for you to work towards. We will also fully sponsor the ACCA professional qualification should you wish to pursue this. Job Role • Preparation of statutory accounts for clients, including consolidated accounts and consolidation workings • Preparation of corporation tax computations • Preparation of management accounts • Lead other ad-hoc advisory assignments • Communicating and dealing with clients and colleagues • Management of small portfolio of business clients reporting to manager • Be a point of contact in client relationships within that portfolio • Building relationships with clients • To raise profile of the firm by ensuring clients are fully satisfied by the service they receive • Mentoring, supervising and training colleagues • Leading the development of the junior team and developing a succession plan to ensure the correct team structure going forwards Person Specification • ACCA qualified or studying ACCA with broad practical accounting experience • A minimum of 3 years working in practice is required • Strong organisational skills • Strong people management skills with a passion for developing others • Significant experience of: - Preparation of statutory accounts for limited companies - Preparation of partnership accounts - Preparation of corporation tax computations • Strong interpersonal and client handling skills • Good written and verbal communication skills, including dealing with clients and colleagues • Corporation tax knowledge preferred • Strong numerical and IT skills • Some knowledge of preparation of academy accounts would be desirable but not essential • Some knowledge of Xero, CaseWare and Alphatax would be desirable but not essential • Full UK driving licence is desirable but not essential What’s in it for you? This is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing Accounting & Advisory team within a large global accounting firm, and a truly exciting opportunity to make your mark and progress your career in a growing global business. At Mazars we don’t have a “one size fits all” approach to benefits. We want you to be able to choose benefits that you want, rather than have all benefits chosen for you. “my” is a scheme that you manage through a personalised online system. In addition to the core benefits, it lets you pick options from a range of benefits that we have negotiated to take advantage of a combination of Mazars' buying power and tax breaks. This way you select the benefit package that suits you and the needs of your family Benefits are organised into five categories: my family, my finance & security, my leisure & lifestyle, my health & wellbeing and my charitable giving. About Mazars We are an international, integrated, transparent and independent organisation specialising in audit, accountancy, tax, legal, and advisory services. The Group has a presence in over 91 countries and draws on the expertise of 40,400 professionals. We are looking for people who bring something special to the firm and who also have some distinctive qualities. We want driven people who think creatively about their work. We are looking for people who embrace challenges and can resolve complex problems. We are also looking for people who can work well with others and like to work amongst a diverse team of people from different backgrounds. The more we grow as individuals; the more Mazars grows. Mazars is all about people – we believe that each individual makes a difference to the Mazars culture. As an international firm with strong European roots, we are a melting pot of different cultures and disciplines. Diversity is one of our main strengths. Our firm has thrived because of the quality of our individuals – the work we do makes a long-term difference to our clients’ successes and goals, our rich culture has evolved from the firms that have come together to form Mazars. Mazars has chosen the option of being a truly integrated firm; each partner has the right to vote on the strategic decisions including the future of the partnership. This kind of responsibility is central to our principles and practices. With a global network of offices, we continue to encourage our people to express themselves openly – to add their individual talents and opinions to the Mazars mosaic. We all work within a culture of high support and high challenge at Mazars. We are not afraid to take on new and greater responsibilities. But we do this through encouragement – not pressure and competition. Facts & Figures Mazars is not only ranked as the ninth largest UK partnership by audit fee income, but we are also one of Europe’s largest accounting firms with a huge global presence. Mazars in the UK has approximately 140 partners and over 2,000 employees working at our 17 offices. In 2019, our UK fee income was €207m. Diversity and Inclusion at Mazars At Mazars diversity and inclusion are central to our values. We also recognise that being a diverse and inclusive organisation makes us stronger as a business. We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, qualifications and experience. We are open to having conversations about