Semi-Senior to Senior Accountant

We are actively recruiting for a rare job opportunity with a leading accountancy firm based within a short commute of Kettering, Corby, Oakham and South Leicester, available at Semi-Senior Accountant up to Senior Accountant level. The salary is negotiable and will of course depend on experience and qualification level, so is open within reason.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with weekly and monthly work for clients, dealing with client queries

• Attend client’s premises to conduct bookkeeping work

• Assist and train clients with accounting systems including Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, Dext and Autoentry

• Set up accounting systems to include year end VAT information

• Provide trainees with on-the-job training and delegate work

• Manage and monitor workflow and the progression of assignments

• Bookkeeping, including preparing, processing, and recording bank transactions, processing purchase, sales, and general ledger entries and producing reports

• Prepare management accounts and reports specific to clients’ needs

• Prepare VAT returns

• Provide constructive accounting advice to clients

• Liaise with tax, payroll and accounts teams regarding clients

• Prepare year end accounts files for clients with supporting schedules for all balance sheet items and profit and loss ‍

Accounts and Year End Responsibilities:

Draft accounts for manager’s review and approval to include:

• Production of lead schedules to agree to accounts disclosures

• Draft sole trader/company tax computations  

• Raise relevant queries to assist with supervisor/manager review

• Liaise and communicate with portfolio holder and client

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Benefits:

• A dynamic and varied workload and excellent prospects for progression

• Competitive salary

• Extensive internal and on-the-job training

• Paid overtime or time off in lieu

• Group Personal Pension Scheme

• 23 days annual leave in addition to statutory bank holidays

• Life assurance cover of four times salary

• Eligibility for the firm’s annual bonus scheme

• Flexible working  

• Client referral bonus

• Employee referral bonus

• Ongoing Learning and Development through one-to-one mentoring
• Social events including Christmas and Summer parties, inter-office sports events

• Charity fundraising to help support the local community