Accountant

Accountant | Salary £29,000 - £35,000 + bonus + benefits | Chartered Accountancy Firm | Edinburgh, UK

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Accountant to join the Business Support Management Team, working as part of a current team of 22. Our client offers the chance to work with clients in a wide range of sectors and the role will involve a great deal of client contact some of which will be at a clients' premises. The role represents the opportunity for someone to assist in the continuing growth and development of the department.

The appointed Accountant Main Duties will be:

• Service a varied portfolio of clients in a pro-active manner.
• Preparation of management accounts for a variety of clients and writing meaningful commentaries on the figures which will assist clients in effectively running their businesses.
• Preparation of forecasts, business plans and other ad hoc reports.
• Preparation of annual accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.
• Preparation of VAT Returns including partial exemption calculations.
• Assisting with review and development of improved working practices and in house training sessions.
• Coaching junior staff.
• Developing and maintaining client contact and relationships.
• Liaison and communication with Managers and Partners.

The appointed Accountant Profile and Skills are:

• Professionally qualified accountant, or qualified by experience.
• Experience in business support work in an accountancy practice.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness to take responsibility and suggest solutions to problems encountered.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Good IT skills including Sage and/or Xero experience.
• Track record of work delivered to budget.
• Ability to analyse figures in a meaningful way.
• Good time management skills and ability to efficiently organise your own workload.
• Attention to detail.
• Good technical (financial reporting) skills.
• Proven success as a team player but must also be able to demonstrate a high level of initiative and self-motivation.

To Apply

If you would like to proceed to the next stage press apply now, if you want to know more e-mail us at support@srgeurope.com or call us for Edinburgh 0131 510 0024, for UK 0207 183 6462 we look forward to hearing from you.

Skills: ACA , ICAS , ACCA , Qualified , Chartered Accountant , CIMA , Audit