Accounts Senior
Loughton, Essex
£40,000 - £45,000

A leading firm of Chartered Accountants is seeking an experienced Accounts Senior to join its Team. The role offers the opportunity to work with a varied portfolio of owner-managed businesses, entrepreneurs, charities and UK subsidiaries of international groups, providing a broad range of accountancy services.

Role Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory accounts for limited companies, sole traders, partnerships, LLPs, charities and groups.
• Prepare and review VAT returns, bookkeeping assignments and management accounts.
• Manage work within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Clear review points, post adjustments and produce high-quality final files.
• Liaise with the firm's outsourced service function, including sending work to outsource and dealing with queries and initial reviews.
• Maintain accurate time recording and complete timesheets using CCH.
• Supervise junior team members, ensuring high-quality work and providing end-of-job feedback.
• Provide updates to managers and partners on issues identified with clients.
• Liaise with the Tax Department and respond to queries.
• Maintain CPD requirements and stay up to date with relevant developments.
• Develop an understanding of client affairs and identify opportunities to provide additional services.
• Carry out other duties required to support the smooth running of the department.

Personal Requirements

• Current or recent experience working within a UK accountancy practice is essential.
• Ideally fully AAT qualified or QBE.
• Proven experience preparing statutory accounts across a range of entity types.
• Experience with VAT returns, bookkeeping and management accounts.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and work to agreed budgets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident using IT and practice accounting software; CCH experience would be advantageous.
• Experience supervising or reviewing junior team members would be beneficial.
• Valid UK driving licence would be advantageous due to occasional client visits.
• Full, unrestricted right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Annual wellbeing allowance.
• Paid birthday day off.
• Paid volunteering day.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Employer pension scheme, with contributions increasing with length of service.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave package.
• Flexible/agile working.
• Opportunities for career development.
• Opportunities to get involved in social, charitable and environmental initiatives.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.