Accounts & Audit Senior

The role will be working closely with one of the Client Managers assisting him with his portfolio of audit and OMB clients and assisting the busy professional team delivering a full range of services to our diverse client base.

Accounts & General Practice

• Complete sets of accounts, working from source documents/records to final accounts for review by the appropriate manager/senior
• Prepare and work on a wide range of accounts – Limited Company, Sole Trader, Partnership, Group etc.
• Dealing with a varied client portfolio including OMBs, advertising, retail, construction, contractors, doctors etc.
• Input data onto Iris
• Calculate accruals and prepayments and supporting schedules
• Prepare and check fixed asset registers
• Xero user who can assist the team with queries together with clients as and when required
• Preparation of corporation tax returns and self-assessment returns.
• Developing relationships with clients with a view to becoming the other point of contact for any initial accounts, tax or VAT queries
• Attend client meetings
• Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients
• Effectively manage time to ensure work is completed within agreed time and budget
• Team management, identifying any training needs and providing guidance to junior team members ensuring cohesion amongst the close knit team
• Dealing with general incoming client queries and escalating when required
• Work with a variety of systems including – FreeAgent, Xero, IRIS, Pro-Audit, SAGE and Quickbooks
• Opportunity to be involved in ad-hoc client projects

 Audit & Financial Reporting

• Assist the audit Manager and Director in the planning phase
• Take the lead in the execution phase of statutory audits of UK headquartered medium and large companies and groups
• Responsible for the completion of the file up to manager or Director review, including supervising and reviewing the work of junior staff

• Deal directly with clients to resolve technical and challenging issues, including agreement of audit adjustments
• Prepare client statutory accounts under FRS102, including UK and international group consolidations
• Complete draft corporate tax computations for review by tax manager
• Prepare additional analysis as required by the client
• Attend client finalisation meetings with the audit partner
• Assist the audit partners in carrying out ad hoc assignments for audit and larger clients

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