Senior Accountant

Role:Senior Accountant

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Location:Southampton (on-site)

As a Senior Accountant you will utilise hands-on accounting experience and an in-depth understanding of accounting principles and company practices to perform complex accounting activities and financial analyses. The successful candidate will have responsibility for managing a portfolio of assigned clients.

Furthermore, you will be responsible for training, coaching, and supporting junior members of the team.

Responsibilities

• Conducts monthly reviews of management accounts.
• Oversees daily activities of bookkeepers.
• Meets with managers during new project creation to prepare budgets, assess project finances, and improve existing financial processes.
• Liaises with existing clients to resolve queries and assist with accounting matters.
• Client Management by taking ownership of a diverse portfolio of clients.
• Prepares statutory accounts, corporation tax computations and business tax returns and files with Companies House and HMRC.
• Preparation of personal tax returns.
• Ensuring that both internal and external deadlines are met.
• Personal and corporate tax compliance.
• Bookkeeping, VAT and management accounting.
• Tax planning and business advisory services.
• Ad hoc special assignment work/projects as assigned by Department manager.
• Coaching, supporting and training junior members of the team.
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships.
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

• ACCA / ACA / AAT Level 4 Qualified or qualified by experience.
• Three years experience of working in accountancy practice.
• Knowledge of General Accounting Principles and practices.
• Strong understanding of double-entry principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Intermediate level such as pivot tables and v look ups), Word, and PowerPoint.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Solid understanding of the relationship of internal controls and business processes with financial statements and financial statement assertions.
• Experience working as a line manager / supervisor.
• Good working knowledge of general ledger, fixed assets and accounts payable systems.
• Experienced at writing and implementing processes and procedures.
• Working knowledge of Xero, IRIS and A2X.

What youll get in return:

• 22 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays with the option of purchasing up to 5 extra days through salary sacrifice.
• Birthday off after 1 year length of service.
• Pension scheme with Royal London with employee contributions of minimum 5% and employer contributions of 3%.
• A collaborative culture of continuous learning with Learning and Development opportunities for career progression, alongside support with professional qualifications where applicable.
• Private Healthcare Insurance with Vitality Health care after completing probationary period.
• Cycle2Work scheme available through salary sacrifice.
• DIS (Death in service) available after completing probationary period.
• Creative spacious offices with breakout areas, and subsidised canteen with Chef offering freshly cooked breakfast and lunches.

About AVASK:

AVASK Accounting & Business Consultants is a rapidly expanding firm that specialises in international VAT and tax and accounting for e-commerce businesses that are located internationally and in the UK.

AVASK are recommended External Tax Advisors under the Amazon Global Selling Programme and assist hundreds of Amazon FBA sellers, eBay, Shopify and many other platforms. On top of this, it provides its clients with a comprehensive range of expertise - from providing practical guidance on cross-border transactions, making sure that they are fully compliant and assisting on their group structures and tax advisory services. #PRL