Accounts Semi-Senior/Senior

We are recruiting for a part qualified/qualified or finalist Accounts Semi Senior/Senior to work within our Birmingham office, to assist the partners, associate partners and managers in the delivery of accounts preparation services, and to manage and allocate work to accounts trainees.

Due to growth within the Birmingham Office we are looking for highly skilled entrepreneurial individuals to join the team to assist us in achieving our strategic goal of being the number one advisor to owner managed businesses.

We are proudly known as an excellent place to work, with the prized one-star accreditation for employee engagement from Best Companies, an accreditation showing our 'very good' levels of workplace engagement.

We are a top 15 accountancy firm specialising within the owner managed business area across the UK. A well-established firm since the 1930's with an entrepreneurial and dynamic feel who are continuing to grow nationally as well as regionally.

In return the role is offering a competitive salary with huge career progression within the firm and great benefits package.

Experience (Senior)

• Experience preparing accounts files using an electronic working paper systems
• Significant prior experience of statutory company accounts preparation under UK GAAP
• Experience of preparing consolidated accounts
• Leadership experience -experience supervising teams on-site and reviewing their work
• Experience of preparing budgets and monitoring actual time against budget

Experience (Semi Senior)

Accounts preparation:

• Prepare analyses and make postings using the firm's accounting software;
• Produce draft financial statements for Limited Companies using the firm's accounting software;
• Produce draft tax computations for Limited Companies using the firm's accounting software;
• Assist more senior members of the team as required;
• Preparation of management accounts

Other:

• Other duties within the office as and when required;

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified/part qualified or AAT qualified

The Accounts Semi-Senior/Senior will have the following skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• A strong interest in owner managed businesses and general commercial awareness
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic with a positive attitude
• Adaptable
• Personable
• Courteous and professional

If you are an authentic, passionate individual who values relationships and wants to secure a role within a unique top 15 accountancy firm we want to hear from you.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CV's are submitted to Haines Watts by any means. For any CV's that are submitted without instruction from Haines Watts reserves the right to contact and work directly with these candidates without payment of agency fees.