Able Bridge Recruitment
The Company Able Bridge Recruitment are currently engaged with a growing accountancy firm based in the heart of Glasgow in the recruitment of an accountant/accounts semi senior for a permanent position.
Benefits include Above average holiday entitlement Comprehensive employee assistance programme EV salary sacrifice scheme Medical assistance Pension Enhanced salary
This vacancy, the result of forecasted growth will report into a partner of the firm and will be office based 5 days per week to begin with. The organisation has seen massive growth over the past few years and they see no reason for this to change.
The Responsibilities The purpose of this role is to provide a first in class accountancy service to a broad portfolio of SME clients. You will be a key point of contact for your clients in business advisory matters as well as coordinating all accounting activities such as corporate tax, personal tax, payroll services as well as bookkeeping tasks with the relevant internal teams.
On a day-to-day basis you can expect to be responsible for the following; Completion of full sets of accounts for a broad range of SME clients from start to finish. Review of work completed by various departments to ensure compliance with UK legislation. Support the key partnership group in the smooth running of a forward-thinking accountancy firm. Management of a portfolio of clients including attendance of face to face meetings. Ensure that statutory deadlines and client service levels are attained at all times. Support and mentor junior members of the team to aid growth and development.
The Requirements Ideally candidates will be either ACCA, CA, or ICAS qualified accountants who have a minimum of 3 years of experience in preparing a portfolio of client accounts within the UK in practice. With this being said, our client would consider applicants who do not have a formal qualification but meet the qualify criteria of experience. Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate a strong technical knowledge of FRS102 as well as being experienced with accounting systems such as sage and or Xero. Communication skills in both written and verbal form are critical competencies for success in this role.
Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.
If you are interested in hearing more detail about this role or would like to have a confidential chat about a potential career move, please do not hesitate in contacting me.
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