Business Adviser – Semi-Senior

Salary: £31,200 – £43,200 per year

Overview

Have you completed / almost completed your AAT training and looking to progress in Practice? This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team within a top 10 firm. The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting clients’ evolving requirements, they play a key role in tying together many of the accounting services across the firm.

Business Adviser – Semi-Senior – About the Role

Deal with bookkeeping including preparing, processing and recording bank transactions, processing purchase, sales and general ledger entries for a wide variety of clients on a number of accounting packages, including the group’s larger more complex clients.

• Prepare monthly annual management accounts and VAT returns with little supervision.
• Maintain and build relationships with clients and ensure that all communications are conducted in a professional manner.
• Build trust and connect with clients and targets by listening and showing empathy and patience.
• Demonstrate a sound awareness of how businesses operate, the commercial environment and its impact on the client’s business.
• Train junior members on accounts software and other processes critical to their current or future work.
• Analyse data and offer explanations and solutions where information is not captured efficiently, or where financial performance is not in line with budgets or business plan.

The successful Business Adviser will have:

• AAT qualified and either looking to pursue further qualifications (ACA/ACCA) or in the early stages of study.
• Proven experience of management accounts preparation.
• Good VAT knowledge (including VAT return preparation experience) and a sound understanding of the basics of Corporate tax.
• Experience of statutory audit file preparation and liaison with audit teams (preferable not essential). 
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel and Office and use of all standard in house packages.
• Solid bookkeeping skills and good working knowledge of Xero and other cloud accounting software.
• Basic knowledge of the rules and regulations of doing business in the UK including reporting and tax requirements.

Business Adviser – Semi-Senior – Benefits include 25 days holiday, pension & healthcare as well as agile working patterns

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful.

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