Senior Accountant
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO1 1XD |
| Company: | Spider Web Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SWR4054 |
Summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and proactive individual to join the specialist medical sector as a Senior Accountant in the Colchester or Ipswich office where you will promote an innovative culture, work collaboratively as a team, and deliver a real impact both internally and externally.
Why Larking Gowen?
Join our specialist medical sector at Larking Gowen, where you can develop your skills and thrive within a friendly yet ambitious environment. We build strong, dedicated teams that foster a positive work environment where everyone can excel. Our core values are about service and commitment to both our clients and our people.
Fantastic company benefits include:
- Competitive Salary: starting from £35,000 per annum
- Holiday: 27 days
- Flexible working on annualised hours contracts
- Employee extras: Modern Offices, Market Leading, Benefits Packages, First Class Training, Great Team Morale
About the role:
As the Senior Accountant you will embrace the Firm's vision, mission and values and be a leader in digital adoption, strategy, and implementation. You will have a variety of responsibilities varying from business development, task management and training.
Key Responsibilities:
- Management of a portfolio of client covering partnerships, limited companies, and standalone tax returns, reporting directly to Partners
- Assist with work planning across the team
- Working within budgets and timeframes set
- Involvement in the recruitment and development of staff
- Ensuring accounts quality is met and continually developed in line with regulatory and internal requirements
- Carrying out and reviewing accounting and tax work carried out by others, including complex special work
- Ensuring the efficient use of appropriate software packages internally and supporting clients' accounting systems
- Maintain an understanding of client's business
- Undertake internal training
- Ability to spot opportunities to sell wide range of Larking Gowen services
- Involvement in office marketing events
- Consistently achieve deadlines
- Proactively identify training requirements to assist with personal development
- Ensure compliance with all CPD requirements
About you:
You will be ACA or ACCA qualified with the ability to manage a client portfolio and post qualified experience within practice. You will be adaptable, deadline-driven and have experience of reviewing accounts and tax returns, as well as providing feedback to members of staff. Cloud software product knowledge is also desirable. Additionally, the preferred candidates will have excellent communication skills and always deliver excellent client service.
If you have the relevant skills and experience and would like to be considered, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.
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