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Job Details
  • Job Title: Qualified Accounts Senior
  • Job Reference: AS1212488BanQAS
  • Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Salary: £35000.00 to £45000.00

Purpose of the Role

To provide a high-quality service to clients in designated section and to contribute to the development of the practice under minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare client accounts and tax returns based on information supplied by client, advise on tax payable and payment dates and to meet deadlines, finalise paperwork for dispatch to client and H M Revenue & Customs
  • Liaise with clients to obtain relevant information for their accounts, acting in a proactive way and ensuring attention to details and effective questioning of client
  • Working with Managers to develop knowledge of clients and their businesses so as to become their point of contact on day-to-day matters
  • Assist the Partners and Managers with tax planning for existing and potential clients, adding value to our clients’ businesses and individual wealth.
  • Support of partners and managers with specific assignments- e.g. business planning, advisory and tax matters
  • Seek to identify business and personal tax planning opportunities, drawing to attention of partners/ client as appropriate. Preparation of necessary reports/ computations etc, liaising with other professional advisers as required.
  • Monitor own job quality and quantity in line with agreed budgets, meeting these targets and exceeding where possible
  • Record own chargeable time and ensure maximum recovery
  • Support trainees by providing on the job coaching
  • Attend courses that are appropriate to job role
  • Use appropriate support networks to clarify knowledge on complex queries such as CCH or software vendors
  • Book-keeping, ledger maintenance, supplier maintenance and management accounts, as and when required
  • Prepare client tax returns based on information supplied by client, advise on tax payable and payment dates and to meet deadlines in line with the firms’ standards
  • Assisting clients with accounts software and other book-keeping queries as required
  • Involvement in client seminars including attendance and set up where required
  • Assist the Partner and manager in taking responsibility for the proactive promotion of the Firm in conjunction with the marketing department
  • Generation and referral of leads to Ellacotts Wealth Planning Limited

Critical Skills Required:

  • Ability to complete accounts files accurately and efficiently
  • Ability to complete personal tax returns accurately and efficiently
  • Strong computer literacy
  • Strong active listening skills
  • Excellent problem resolutions skills and idea generation ability

Critical Knowledge Required:

  • In depth accounts prep Knowledge
  • Knowledge of Accounting systems including, CCH, Xero, Sage line 50, Farmplan and other software as required.  Knowledge of their uses and benefits

Qualifications Required

Essential:    ACA or ACCA qualified

Desirable:   Degree or equivalent experience

Experience Required

Essential:    Minimum of 2 years proven accounts experience within a practice environment

Desirable:   Experience with cloud accounting software such as Xero. Rural business services experience

Personal Qualities      

  • Strong presence
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Quickly builds rapport and trust
  • Highly confidential
  • Good networker
  • Attention to detail
  • Resilient and energetic
  • Achiever and self-motivated
  • Organised
  • Creative
  • Analytical – quick thinker

Job Requirements

  • Live within commuting distance of Banbury
  • Work outside normal hours as required