Financial Accountant - Horsham, United Kingdom - Reed Accountancy

Reed Accountancy

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Horsham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Established practice based in Horsham seek a Financial Accountant to join their team on a full or part time basis.

Working as part of a team, this role will work with clients in relation to their monthly financial accounts and year-end accounts.

This meansproviding services, advice and solutions on a daily basis that will have impact on their clients businesses.

You will have exposure to working with Account Managers and the Managing Partner, gaining invaluable experience and building your commercial experience.

There are 3 key areas of responsibility to include the financial function for the practice, along with the finance function for a golf course, as well as a focused portfolio of clients.

You will also use your experience and knowledge / skills to deliver quality financial accounting support.

This role will enable you to take ownership of the finance function as well as the management of a bookkeeper.

Responsibilities:

Working as part of a team to undertake a variety of financial management tasks
Being the primary day to day communication contact for financial accounting liaison with clients
Understanding workload requirements, and scheduling/ completing compliance workflows within time deadlines
To take ownership so that your clients meet all statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and VAT
Keeping the team fully informed of any issues and problems, ensuring the work is completed to a level agreed with the manager and recording clearly and concisely the work carried out
Gaining familiarity with our software, apps and workflows to deliver consistently high quality output
Resolving queries and issues raised internally as well as with clients
Prioritising tasks whilst monitoring time against budget (timesheets)

Specific areas of activity could include:

Ensuring that client sales invoices, sales ledgers and bank accounts are reconciled and are accurate
Conducting a daily / monthly reconciliation of bank accounts
Ensuring receivables are collected promptly and are accurately recorded
Preparing monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
Prepare monthly management accounts
Prepare clients statutory financial statements
Provide ad hoc information when required
Preparation and management of payroll and pension contributions for internal and client teams
Attend client meetings both in the office and onsite as required

To be successful in this role, you will be committed and motivated, be able to deliver a first-class client service and work effectively managing a small team.

strong communication skills are essential as is a high level of general commercial awareness andimpact.
You will also be AAT /ACCA part or fully qualified