Audit and Accounts Semi Senior

My client is a fast growing independent accounting and business advisory firm. The firm provides tailored audit, accounting, payroll, taxation, and business advice across diverse sectors including academy schools, agriculture, landed estates, international, not-for-profit, property and development, and professional services. Working closely with clients to deliver carefully planned, clever solutions that are bespoke to their circumstances and designed to enable their success. You will: * Support the partners and managers in the Corporate Department to deliver a quality service to clients with compliance and planning matters. * Be able to manage and deliver ad hoc projects and assignments * Review and prepare client accounts, tax or VAT-based work from information supplied by clients to the required standards * Undertake remuneration planning exercises * Complete and supervise Audit assignments at a client site or remotely * Assist with higher-level, technical client audit, accounts, and taxation compliance work for corporate clients. * Identify points for Partner to raise with clients and to raise potential areas for additional services including added value services and advice * Finalise paperwork for dispatch to clients and HMRC in a timely manner meeting required deadlines and quality * Liaise with clients to obtain relevant information for their accounts, acting in a proactive way and ensuring attention to details and effective questioning of client * Monitor own job quality and quantity in line with agreed budgets, meeting these targets and exceeding where possible * Record your own chargeable time and ensure maximum recovery * Support trainees by providing on-the-job coaching and supervision and review of trainee assignments * Attend courses that are appropriate to the job role * Use appropriate support networks to clarify knowledge on complex queries such as CCH or software vendors * Review and depending on the size of the assignment prepare client tax returns based on information supplied by the client, advise on tax payable and payment dates, and meet deadlines in line with the firm’s standards. * Assist clients with accounts software and other queries as required. * Have involvement in client seminars including attendance and set up where required * Have involvement in networking and business generation under the guidance of more senior team members. Critical Skills Required: * Excellent problem resolution skills and ideas generation ability * Strong computer literacy * Strong active listening skills * Ability to review and prepare client accounts, tax or VAT quickly and efficiently * Full UK Driving License Critical Knowledge Required: Good knowledge of all taxes Knowledge of Accounting systems including, Xero and other software as required. Knowledge of their uses and benefits In-depth accounts preparation knowledge Qualifications Required Essential: ACA or ACCA-qualified Desirable: Degree or equivalent experience Experience Required Essential: Minimum of 2 years of proven accounts experience within a practice environment Desirable: Experience with cloud accounting software such as Xero