Accounts Assistant

Role: Accounts Assistant

Location: Bristol

If you're looking to join an organisation that will give you the right opportunities and experience to develop your career, join Tilney Smith and Williamson.

Tilney Smith & Williamson is the UK's leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, created by the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson on 1 September 2020.

With £54.8 billion of assets under management (as of 30 June 2021), it ranks as the third largest UK wealth manager measured by revenues and the eighth largest professional services firm ranked by fee income. The Group currently operates through three principal brands: Tilney, Smith & Williamson, and online investment service Bestinvest. It has a network of 28 offices across the UK, as well as the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands. Through its operating companies, the Group offers an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities, and businesses.

What will you be doing?

Accurate processing of client's financial data and assistance with the preparation of management accounts and other outputs, within the timeframe agreed with the client or required by statute.

As an Accounts Assistant your responsibilities will include:

• Accurate processing of clients' financial data and the preparation of annual financial accounts and associated outputs therefrom, within the timeframe agreed with the client or required by statute.

• Preparation of management accounts and internal reports.

• Support in providing the full range of business outsourced services to clients including: working with cloud based accounting software, ixbrl tagging, company secretarial tasks, VAT returns.

• Championing the use of cloud technology to improve client accounting and business processes.

• Prepare annual financial statements including statutory accounts, predominately under FRS102. This will include consolidated financial statements for our group clients as experience level progresses.

• Interactions with clients to undertake accounting work as required - both over telephone/e-mail and on-site client visits.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Professional qualifications;

• AAT qualification (or almost qualified) with first time passes at AAT exams.

• Candidates who have begun studying for ACCA or ACA would also be considered.

• Prior experience of computerised accounting packages is required including Xero and Quickbooks Online (or equivalent systems).

• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team including keeping managers updated on tasks.

• Candidate must have experience of client communication.

• Results orientated to meet and exceed client expectations, with a key focus on delivering high quality work that consistently meets internal and/or external client deadlines.

• Candidate must be up to date on financial reporting standards and up to date with relevant CPD requirements

As a colleague here at Tilney, Smith & Williamson you will have access to benefits that include:

Competitive salarylife assurancePension contributionInterest free season ticket loanCycle to work scheme.

Tilney Smith & Williamson's chosen purpose to "place the power of good advice into more hands" succinctly encapsulates the group's central mission of supporting both individuals and businesses to achieve their goals. In delivering its purpose, Tilney Smith & Williamson have set out three core values that it is committed to embedding in the culture of the business:

Personal - we treat you as an individual: We are a people business at heart and strive to deliver a friendly, inclusive, and personalised service to all of our clients, large and small.

Partnership - we go further together: We develop relationships that stand the test of time, spanning multiple generations. We partner across the full breadth of our expertise to create value for our clients, our company and society at large.

Performance - we strive for more: We are ambitious for our clients and for ourselves, so we aim to be a forward-thinking and innovative business that leads the way in the industry.The Tilney Smith & Williamson Group recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all colleagues with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief. At Tilney Smith & Williamson we are committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of our work.