Accountant

We are recruiting for an Accountant to join a growing accountancy practice in Camberley, that provides advice and accounting solutions to help entrepreneurial and high growth businesses. The firm is open to the level of experience, hence the wide salary range advertised, and we welcome applications from candidates at Semi-Senior to Senior level.
The role is office based, and you will support a manager in providing a varied portfolio of clients with a range of services including statutory accounts, audit, accounting and VAT advice, and self-assessment corporate and personal tax returns.
As Accountant your responsibilities will include:
Preparing statutory accounts, VAT returns, payroll, corporation tax and personal tax returns, and some audit work
Ensure the year end files are complete with back up schedules to support balance sheet figures
Handle client enquiries on a day-to-day basis and inform the manager to ensure he is kept fully up to date
Ensuring consistent quality over all work
Developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Supervising, managing, motivating and training junior staff
Following existing systems, updating them, and developing new ones as appropriate
Ensuring budgets are met
Reviewing VAT returns, understanding VAT requirements, concepts and calculations
Ad hoc advisory services

Please do apply for this role if you can satisfy the following criteria:
Be ACA or ACCA recently or nearly qualified part qualified or exceptional qualified by experience candidates may be considered
Significant experience gained within a UK accountancy practice
Proficient in the preparation of statutory accounts, audit, VAT returns, payroll, and personal, partnership & corporation tax returns
Strong IT skills; MS Office advanced Excel skills, must be confident in using VLOOKUP, SUMIF and SUMIFS knowledge of accounting software, particularly IRIS and Xero, and able to pick up new packages quickly
Capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities at once
Work independently as well as possessing strong teamwork skills
Sound analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills and be able to work to tight deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrate scepticism able to think around situations and identify potential issues rather than accepting the status quo

Submit your CV for this Accountant role
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.
Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

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