Audit & Accounts Senior | Kingstanding, Birmingham | Full Time | £40,000–£45,000 per annum, depending on experience
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Maternity cover, with flexibility on the employment arrangement for the right candidate
Our client is a long-established and highly respected independent accountancy practice in Birmingham, offering a friendly and supportive working environment. They work with a diverse portfolio of owner-managed businesses, particularly in manufacturing, alongside clients in the legal, retail, distribution and charitable sectors.
The Role
You will be an experienced Audit & Accounts Senior with strong technical skills across both audit and accounts preparation. Working closely with Managers and Partners, you will take responsibility for audit assignments and prepare accounts to a high standard, with the ability to manage work independently and communicate directly with clients.
Approximately 60% of the role will focus on audit, with the remaining 40% covering accounts and tax work. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the practical experience and technical ability to take responsibility for assignments, complete work to a high standard and minimise the need for additional supervision.
ACA/ACCA-qualified candidates are welcome, alongside strong part-qualified or nearly qualified individuals with the right practical experience. The salary is negotiable for candidates with the appropriate skills and experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Audit (Approximately 60%)
- Assist with the planning and completion of statutory audits
- Plan and carry out audit fieldwork at client premises
- Conduct stocktakes and liaise directly with clients throughout audit assignments
- Prepare audit working papers and supporting documentation
- Conclude audit sections and identify and communicate issues to Managers and Partners
- Draft audit reports to management
- Ensure assignments are completed within agreed deadlines and budgets
- Prepare and draft statutory financial statements from client trial balances and management accounts using CCH software
- Work with Mercia audit and accounts processes
Accounts & Tax (Approximately 40%)
- Independently prepare statutory accounts for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships
- Prepare accounts from client records, software packages and other financial information
- Prepare corporation tax computations and returns using CCH software
- Prepare VAT returns and management accounts
- Assist the personal tax team by providing information required for personal tax returns
- Respond to day-to-day client accounting queries
- Maintain accurate and complete working papers
- Produce work to a high standard, ready for senior manager review or, where appropriate, direct reporting to a Partner
Client Portfolio
- Work with a varied portfolio of manufacturing businesses
- Support solicitors and other professional practices
- Work with retail and distribution businesses
- Support charities and not-for-profit organisations
- Work with owner-managed businesses across a range of sectors
Requirements
Essential
- Previous experience working within a UK accountancy practice
- Strong practical experience in both audit and accounts preparation
- Ability to plan and undertake audit assignments independently, including fieldwork, file completion and reporting
- Proven ability to prepare statutory accounts independently to a high standard