Job Description

Audit & Accounts Senior

North Birmingham

£40000-500000 plus Benefits

Duties:

• Assist with the planning and completion of statutory audits.
• Carry out audit fieldwork both on-site and remotely.
• Prepare audit working papers and supporting documentation.
• Liaise directly with clients throughout audit assignments.
• Identify issues and communicate findings to Managers and Partners
• Ensure assignments are completed within agreed deadlines/budgets
• Prepare/draft statutory financial statements from client management accounts/trial balances using their Software
• Produce corporation tax computations

• Prepare statutory accounts for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships from client records, software packages or other information using  CCH software.
• Prepare corporation tax computations and returns
• Assist with providing information to the personal tax team for personal tax returns
• Prepare VAT returns and management accounts.
• Support clients with day-to-day accounting queries.
• Maintain accurate and complete working papers.

Skills Required:

• Previous experience working within a UK accountancy practice.
• ACA/ACCA qualified or Part Qualified with the potential for some study support for the right candidate.
• Experience in both audit and accounts preparation but a strong knowledge of both but in particular auditing standards, processes and procedures. They use the Mercia paper-based audit and accounts processes.
• Good understanding of UK GAAP - particularly FRS 102.
• Exposure to multi company group situations and consolidated accounts preparation and audit
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Professional approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicating with clients.
• Driver with own car
• Previous exposure to solicitors Accounts Rules and Charity audits/independent examinations - Desirable
• Experience preparing corporation tax returns - Desirable
• Experience using CCH software - Desirable
• Knowledge of cloud accounting software such as Xero or QuickBooks and Sage - Desirable