SSC Audit Support Assistant

Central Liverpool- - Fifth Largest Accounting Firm An accountancy and business advisory firm, we provide integrated advice and solutions to help businesses navigate a changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy. We share our clients' ambitions and their entrepreneurial mind-set. We have the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise to help them succeed. The firm operate in 17 locations across the UK, employing 5,000 people offering tax, audit and assurance, and a range of advisory services. The firm has revenues of £590m and is the UK member firm of the company International network. The companies global network provides business advisory services in 162 countries, with 80,000 people working out of 1,500 offices worldwide. It has revenues of $9bn. Overview Ideas | People | Trust An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. We'll broaden your horizons Our Shared Service Centre team (SSC) provides essential support to a number of teams across our firm. As well as assisting on large-scale operations, beyond the capacity of a core specialist team, they provide the unparalleled expertise we need to keep moving forward. As part of this friendly department, you'll have the chance to work on exciting projects and develop your skillset. There's real opportunity, making it a great chance to use industry knowledge and experience to solve problems in your next career step, or it can be a place to learn if you're just starting out. If you want to work on important projects and explore your potential, we'll give you the friendly, supportive working environment to go far. Responsibilities We'll help you succeed The firm is looking to recruit Audit Assistants to join the Audit Support Hub based in Liverpool. This team is one of several Hubs within the companies rapidly growing Shared Service Centre (SSC). SSC team members work internally within the business providing support to the client facing members of the firm. The Audit Support Hub provides audit set-up, planning and completion support to Audit stream clients, providing the valuation of simple financial derivatives. You'll also: Support regional client facing audit teams with multiple aspects of the annual audit process (including audit set up, report generation, derivative valuation, casting etc) Work extensively with the firms proprietary audit support systems and processes Deal with internal queries with colleagues and teams across the UK Provide support to other colleague teams dependent upon seasonality of core work Requirements When you join us, we'll make your growth our priority. If you can demonstrate the following skills, we can help you go far. We're looking for someone with: IT skills - strong working knowledge of MS Office and similar desktop applications. Willingness to learn new systems is essential Well presented with a professional level of communication - both verbal and written Good time management, organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and complete tasks with limited supervision. Ability to work well in a team environment and to use own initiative and take a flexible approach. Experience in either audit or finance is advantageous Degree or equivalent, particularly in a finance-related qualification is advantageous but not essential. No training contract is provided with this role, although it is an excellent first step into the accountancy profession and provides relevant experience. We're in it together We believe that when our people feel valued and rewarded, their potential is unlimited. We offer highly competitive starting salaries and review renumeration packages regularly to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance. As well offering support with tuition and professional qualifications, we also provide the following benefits, as standard: 25 days' holiday; access to a personal pension scheme, with matched employer contributions; life assurance cover; and income protection insurance. That's not all. We understand that everyone is different so, we offer a range of voluntary benefits to suit every lifestyle. Our flexible benefits platform, Flexcel, means our people can choose from a range of tax efficient options to design a benefit package that best suits them. Through Flexcel, they can: buy up to ten days' extra holiday; add on private medical, personal accident, dental insurance or travel insurance; enrol in our Bike to Work scheme; enjoy discounts off cinemas, dining, and gyms; receive an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan; access childcare vouchers; take an online health assessment and utilise our employee assistance programme. We're looking forward to the future We're big enough to make the difference and collaborative enough to never lose sight of where we're going. We know that it's our people that make our success possible. Across our 17 UK locations, more than 5,000 of them work together to provide tax, audit, assurance and a range of advisory services that help our clients achieve their ambitious goals. Together, they're fuelling Britain's economic engine. Behind every complex client challenge and every untapped innovation, they're there: ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. That's why we're always looking for ways to invest in our people. That means providing them with an environment where they can grow, learn, laugh and feel respected, at all times. Are you ready to join them? Hays Talent Solutions is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk