Semi Senior Accountant; Audit and Accounts

Main responsibilities Accounts Preparation

• Small limited companies, LLPs, sole traders and partnerships, pension schemes
• Prepare planning sections of work programme in accordance with office guidelines
• Prepare and monitor budgets
• Liaise with clients for information gathering purposes
• Settle queries with seniors
• Prepare completion section work programme including paper or electronic disclosure checklists
• Review with seniors and complete file including reporting pack

• Write up cash books, sales day books, purchase day books for limited companies, LLPs, sole traders and partnerships
• Bank reconciliations
• Prepare accounts from incomplete records or client trial balances (Sage, Xero, Quickbooks, etc)
• Liaise with clients for information gathering purposes
• Settle queries with seniors
• Review with seniors and complete file including reporting pack

• Internal and external audits
• Fieldwork testing of bank, sales, purchases, including stock take attendance and other site verifications

• Prepare personal tax returns
• Prepare VAT returns
• Prepare corporation tax computations and returns
• Prepare P11ds

• Occasional advisory work – business plans, profit and cash flow forecasts
• Deal with correspondence from clients
• Review work of juniors, resolve technical queries and ensure the file is complete and all review points addressed before passed to the manager
• Attendance at in house and external professional training courses
• Be aware of other LG services and products which may be appropriate to clients

• Accounting and finance or other relevant degree preferred but not essential
• ACCA / ACA exam qualified preferred but not essential tags only within
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  Person Specification

  • Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
  • Technical approach to work and excellent problem solving skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Committed team player
  • Attention to detail
  • Deadline driven and ability to work under pressure
  • Organisation skills - ability to manage a number of different tasks simultaneously
  • Client focused and commercially aware
  • Positive and committed to LG in dealings with both clients and staff