Senior Accountant

My client located in Ipswich is looking for a Senior Accountant or Assistant Manager to join their busy Business Services team.

Their modern office in central Ipswich is the base for approximately 130 staff, and is currently undergoing construction work to enlarge the premises to support ongoing growth.

This full-time role (37.5 hours per week) can be combined with an element of home-working under the firm’s agile working policy.

About The Role

This role provides great opportunities for personal and career development, growth and progression.

The role will predominantly involve preparing financial accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, along with corporation and personal tax compliance.

You will liaise directly with clients to clear queries as well as meetings to discuss the financial statements, provide additional advice and guidance as they may require, and generally building relationships as a trusted professional advisor.

At Assistant Manager grade you will also assist with the development of trainees, including reviewing their work and providing feedback.

The successful candidate will need to be equally effective in working both as part of a team, and alone, either within their office or at client sites.

A full UK driving licence with access to own transport will be necessary to enable client visits.

Essential skills and experience:

• You should hold the ICAEW/ACCA qualification (or be due to complete this in the immediate future).Alternatively at Senior Accountant level, you should be able to demonstrate that you are qualified by experience to a similar level.
• A high level of IT proficiency and the ability to use various packages, in particular MS Office (Word, Excel), Xero, Quickbooks and Sage.Prior experience of CCH software would be useful.
• A minimum of 2 years of previous (recent) experience within a UK accountancy practice environment, in a role involving frontline contact with clients.
• Previous involvement in accounts preparation work and tax returns for both unincorporated and corporate clients.
• Excellent communication skills: confident and articulate in dealing with a wide range of clients.
• Tenacious, thorough and self-motivated attitude with an expert eye for detail, good organisational skills and the ability to identify and deal with potential issues.
• Competent in dealing with sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality.
• A proven track record of working to deadlines and effectively handling multiple priorities, with a positive attitude to problem-solving and working in a small team.
• Must have UK driving licence and own transport to facilitate visits to client sites