Report to: Director
Location: Flexible within the UK
Closing date: 31 January 2021
Job Purpose: To manage a portfolio of accounting, tax and audit clients to ensure they are compliant with statutory requirements, to assist them with internal management reporting processes and to advise on ways to minimise their tax liabilities.
Key activities include but are not solely limited to:
• To manage a portfolio of clients to ensure their companies’ accounts and corporation tax returns are prepared accurately and promptly
• To ensure that all clients are notified in good time of their tax payment due
• To identify tax planning opportunities
• To lead statutory audit assignments from start to finish and prepare files ready for RI review
• To assist with management reporting process by preparing management reports, making journal entries, processing sales and purchase invoices, bank reconciliation, etc
• To manage a portfolio of personal clients to ensure their tax returns are prepared accurately, and that they are promptly informed of their self-assessment liabilities
• To prepare and file VAT returns including EC-Sales Lists and Intrastat Returns.
• To liaise with HMRC
• To advise clients on a wide range of tax-related issues, such as CGT, Entrepreneurs’ Relief, IHT, residency issues, etc
• To communicate and hold meetings with potential clients and agents
• Review work of junior staff
Knowledge and skills required:
• ACCA qualifi
• Extensive accounting experience in Practice essential
• Minimum of 2 years audit experience at senior level essential
• Proficient use of Sage, Xero, TaxCalc or other similar accounting and tax software
• Methodical and rigorous in approach, balancing the commercial viewpoint with accuracy and attention to details at all times
• Ability to prioritise, and work under pressure when need to meet deadlines
• Able to take initiatives and have good problem-solving skills
• Ability to interact positively with broad range of people
• Self-motivated
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral with a proven ability to communicate effectively with senior management and non-finance personnel
• Ability to achieve individual Key Performance Indicators
• Ability to provide added value services to customers
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
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