Practice Accountant Remote / Work from Home

Job Location	Steeple Morden
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	£45,000 per annum
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent, full-time

Job Description

Liric Accountants are looking for an ambitious qualified accountant to join our team as a Client Manager.We are a forward-thinking accountancy firm based near Royston, (on the borders of South Cambs and North Hertfordshire). We have adapted to the changing working environment during the Covid period and as such feel this role could be carried out by the right candidate remote working from home. Local location to us is therefore not of utmost importance but we would be looking for some office presence on an ad-hoc basis.We’re small enough to care but still large and experienced enough to deliver. We work with clients from a wide range of industries, and our client base benefits from working with the team who provide a more personal experience compared to larger firms.The Role:Working with the management team, the successful candidate will have a major part to play in managing and developing the practice. This is a client facing role, and the successful candidate must be able to evidence excellent organisational and communication skills and an ability to mentor and efficiently review the work of junior team members.Longer term this position offers the opportunity for partnership/ownership in this firm. As a small business, we have a hands on culture, with the need to become involved in all aspects of our clients’ needs and our practice processes.About You:

ACA/ACCA qualified

Essential that you have a positive attitude and a strong work ethic and can work well as part of a team

Experience of working in Practice

Commitment to delivering outstanding customer service

Able to work independently, with experience to manage and develop the practice.

Be confident and able to communicate effectively with the clients

Key Responsibilities:

Managing and day to day servicing of a portfolio of SME businesses

Accounts Preparation

Production of monthly management accounts

VAT Returns

Payroll and bookkeeping when required

Supervision, training and development of junior team members

Review of accounts and other work undertaken by our offshore partners and junior team members

Providing proactive Tax and Accounting advice to our clients

Developing internal systems and processes

Key Requirements:

Significant experience in accounts preparation and tax within an accountancy practice

Demonstrable working knowledge of accounting standards and their application

Good awareness of skill requirements of staff at various levels to ensure work undertaken by appropriate individual

Strong communication skills in order to liaise with clients, team and other professionals

Previous experience of management and motivation of team to ensure best performance

Strong organisational skills to ensure needs of clients and team are all met

Commercial awareness with a strong understanding of clients and their businesses

Results orientated to meet and exceed client expectations, be motivated to deliver high quality work that consistently meet internal and external client deadlines

Strong IT skills including detailed knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Experience of working with Xero and other connected apps

As a practice we use TaxCalc and Senta and experience of these would be useful

Experience of and desire to get involved in business development activities including the preparation of proposal documents and proposal presentations

Sounds interesting Click APPLY to send your CV for immediate consideration.Candidates with previous experience or job titles including; Accountant, Accountancy, Practice Accountant, Senior Accountant, External Audit, Sage Line 50, Xero, may also be considered for this role.

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