Attention Senior Accountants
Award winning accountancy practice based in Caterham, Surrey requires an experienced accountant
able to lead others of the team with cloud accounting.
The candidate will work in our office on a full-time basis. In this role you will provide a high standard of technical service to clients, ensuring accurate and timely delivery in line with client requirements.
The practice is an ACCA approved employer
**Senior Accountant
Position Overview
- Working from client provided and in-house done bookkeeping to prepare and complete
- corporate and small limited company and self employed accounts
- Preparing corporation tax returns (CT600) with appropriate calculations
- Completing self assessment tax returns for individuals and self employed traders
- Assisting in-house bookkeepers with their accounting and software queries especially when needed to correct errors and updating and reconciling ledgers
- Carrying out VAT checks and reviews of bookkeepers work
- Liaising with clients to obtain information to complete above tasks
- Complying with financial laws, regulations and standards alongside in-house policies
- Reporting discrepancies and issues (including potential fraud) to senior management
- Software used includes Xero, Sage (Cloud and 50), Freeagent and QuickBooks. You should also be proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel).
- Migrating clients onto cloud bookkeeping including setting up opening balances and integrating any third party apps (eg tills, sales channels, stock control, payment systems etc)
- You should be able to demonstrate good communication skills and be able to manage time effectively and efficiently ensuring deadlines are met with excellent accuracy and attention
- to detail.
- Keeping personal accounting qualifications up to date
**Senior Accountant
Position Requirements
- Experience of dealing with company and self employed accounts and tax returns including dealing with HMRC
- Excellent working knowledge of one or more cloud accounting software packages, preferably Xero including onboarding clients onto said packages
- Good Microsoft office (especially Excel) skills
- Polite telephone manner and good interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Accountancy practice background preferred
**Senior Accountant
Position Remuneration
- Based in our Caterham office, one day a week at home if required
- Full time role - Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm)
- 20 days holiday given, plus bank holidays, plus closure between Christmas & New Year
- Workplace Pension
- 10% commission payable on introduction of new clients
Medicash Health Plan after probation period
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