Job Description
Opportunity for an ACCA/ACA qualified Accountant to join a well-established accountancy practice at its Milton Keynes office. The firm is growing, dynamic and innovative, developing new ideas and services to assist clients.\n\nThis is a full-time role that offers flexible working and an element of hybrid working which is two days WFH after the settling in period.\n\nBenefits package includes:\n\n * Annual leave will be 25 days per annum (pro rata) with three days normally taken at Christmas/New Year\n\n * Annual Christmas Bonus (1 week’s salary)\n\n * Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme all staff are auto enrolled (Employer: 5%; Employee:3%) subject to eligibility\n\n * Private Medical Insurance (after three months)\n\n * Death in Service scheme cover (4x salary)\n\n * Group Income Protection Scheme (non-contributory) after three months\n\nAs Accountant, your responsibilities will include:\n\n * Supporting the management and Principals of the firm and contribute towards assisting the team in the continued growth of the Milton Keynes office\n\n * Review and manage a portfolio of jobs within the accounts team\n\n * Manage the financial aspects, servicing and developing a client portfolio, including budgeting, negotiation, billing and recovery\n\n * Managing statutory accounts preparation assignments and controlling assignment teams\n\n * Preparation of Corporate Tax Returns in conjunction with accounts for FRS 105 clients\n\n * Preparation of Personal Tax Returns\n\n * Finalising accounts under the overall control of the Senior Manager and Principals\n\n * Working with Xero and QuickBooks Online and ability to advise cloud-based clients\n\nThe firm is seeking an Accountant with the following skills and attributes:\n\n * ACA/ACCA qualified (2 to 5 years PQE) – exceptional qualified by experience candidates will be considered\n\n * Significant accounting experience gained within a UK accountancy practice environment\n\n * Demonstrable working knowledge of accounting standards and corporate tax matters - Personal tax experience would be an advantage\n\n * Significant experience of cloud accounts packages (particularly Xero and QuickBooks Online)\n\n * Excellent communication and people management skills\n\n * Experience of managing staff and clients successfully\n\n * Able to prioritise and work under pressure in a calm and collected manner to meet tight deadlines\n\n * Be a team player with good interpersonal skills and an ability to manage junior team members\n\nSubmit your CV for this Accountant role\n\nUnfortunately, 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.\n\nAdditionally, 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.\n\nDue 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