Statutory Accountant

Due to continued expansion and rapid growth I am recruiting for an excellent opportunity for a Qualified Accountant to join a leading Audit Practice as part of the Compliance team based at their offices in Cheltenham.

The remit of the Compliance team is to ensure that all international statutory compliance deadlines i.e. statutory financial statements, audits, corporate tax returns, corporate secretarial work etc. are prepared and filed on a timely basis. This covers our US client base who have either full subsidiaries, branches or permanent establishments overseas, across 30+ different countries on a global basis.

Required Attributes

• Qualified ACA/ACCA with 1 year+ post qualified experience.
• Previous experience of handling a large client portfolio, including UK statutory financial statement preparation, review and/or audit, gained within public practice.
• Excellent client service and communication skills and an ability to gain trust and develop relationships quickly.
• Ability to deliver consistent responses and high standards first time through high attention to detail.
• Highly organised and able to deal with multiple deadlines and prioritise tasks appropriately.
• A team player and self-starter who is able to come in and quickly take ownership with minimal management supervision.
• Experience with people management either through direct line management or supervisory experience of a more junior team would be advantageous.
• IT skills – ability to use Microsoft office packages, in particular Excel. Experience with Caseware and Iris highly desirable