Job Description

We are looking for an accounts senior to join our team based in the west end of Glasgow. Our firm is a family owned and managed accounting and consulting practice with a specialism in the third sector.

This role will involve the following main areas of work:

1. Direct responsibility for a range of clients’ desktop and cloud based accounting systems and remote bookkeeping from our office (Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, Free Agent, Cash Flow and Fresh Books)

2. Completion of month-end procedures including bank and balance sheet reconciliations, VAT returns etc.

3. Preparation of regular management information including budgets, management accounts, cash flow forecasts and analytical review of accounts for clients’ senior management and board

4. Managing client relationships, meeting deadlines and expectations, and flexibly managing a varied workload each month

5. Assistance with preparation of annual accounts including charity independent examinations and statutory accounts for small companies

6. Preparation of personal and corporation tax computations and returns

You will be allocated your own group of clients across a range of sectors, and will have responsibility for some clients through the whole of their annual ‘life-cycle’, from budgeting to support with bookkeeping, preparation of management accounts and annual statutory accounts.

In this job you will experience a broader range of client engagements and responsibilities than would be expected at a larger firm, while being fully supported by senior staff.

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:

• For the time being we are working from home

Work remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You will be provided with initial and ongoing training as well as continuous professional development appropriate to the requirements of your qualification. We are seeking a person who has experience working in an accounting practice, managing their own clients and who is AAT qualified or equivalent. Experience of the following software packages will be necessary: If you excel in this role and are enthusiastic to progress in your career, we would encourage you to develop by sponsoring you through further professional qualification in accountancy. The ideal candidate will be someone who works well as part of a small team and has the initiative and motivation required to manage a group of clients with varying deadlines and requirements. IRIS Accountancy Suite – Accounts Production. IRIS Accountancy Suite – Business Tax. Cloud based accounting software (especially Sage One / Business Cloud Accounting). Microsoft Productivity (Excel, Word, etc.). TaxFiler. Xero, KashFlow, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, FreshBooks. Sage 50. Google for Business (G Suite). Communication: the ability to communicate with clients clearly and at an appropriate – and variable – level is essential. Building rapport and understanding your clients will help us do a better job for them. Attention to detail: people make decisions based on the information we provide them – it must be accurate. Punctuality and reliability: responding to client communication quickly and efficiently, agreeing deadlines and sticking to them, delivering what we promise – these things will be expected as a minimum. Problem solving: a strong logical and analytical approach is desirable in this role – whether addressing a challenge in a set of accounts or organizing your workload and deadlines. Ethics and integrity: we must build our clients’ trust through honest, straightforward communication and the highest standards of personal and professional integrity at all times. Attitude: we will teach you how we provide the technical aspect of our service as accountants and advisors. If you are enthusiastic, resilient and possess a growth mindset, everything else will take care of itself!. Experience: accounting in practice: 2 years (Required)