Senior Accountant

Our client seeks an enthusiastic qualified accountant (or qualified by experience) to assist and support the accounts department. Key Responsibilities: Preparation and review of Financial Statements, including; property holding, lending, investment portfolios, insurance products and private equity.Oversight of bookkeeping for client structures.Oversight of providing financial statements to clients.Dealing with client queries on financial statements.Preparation and review of management accounts.Prepare and/or review VAT returns for client structures.Liaising with auditors on behalf of clients as required.Assist with VAT queries as required.Assisting with any UK/IOM statutory reporting as required.Responsibility to manage other accounts staff as required.Adhoc projects as required.Additional duties as required by the Directors or Accounts Manager. Key Skills and Experience: Preferably good A Levels or equivalent but are open to at least 5 GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above.Part or qualified ACA or ACCA or qualified by experience.5 years accounting experience.Understanding of VAT including partial exemption and annual accounting.Experience with UK self-assessment and corporation tax.Experience with CCH Accounts and Quickbooks preferred but not essential.External and internal training will be provided and encouraged to complete / supplement ACCA or ACA qualification.Organisation and management of own workload and staff's.Excellent communication skills.Methodical.Attention to detail.Able to work on their own initiative.Able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines. If you have the required skills please apply online at searchandselect.com quoting reference number: 15081