Description
Qualified Accountant – No Audit
Salary- up to €60,000 with bonus
Location- Ashbourne, Co Meath
Reports To: Partners
Department: Accounts
Hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm Mon to Thurs & 8.30am to 2.30pm on Fridays (flexible start and finish time)
Contract Type: Permanent, full time
Remote Working: Option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays
About My Client:
My client is an established 3-partner chartered accountancy firm based in Ashbourne. With an impressive database of clients, my client has been providing high-quality chartered accountancy services for over 30 years. Their offices are located less than 10 minutes from the M50, serving a broad range of clients, including those in audit, non-audit, sole trader, and various industry sectors.
Essential Requirements
- Must have a proven background working in a busy practice
- Have experience working with clients from multiple industry sectors, all sizes and turnover
- Ideally have some experience working with trainees
- Must have excellent verbal and written English
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist with the on boarding accounting process for new clients
- Preparation of financial statements for companies and individuals, to completion
- Preparation and completion of audit financial statements
- Advisory work including due diligence, valuations, business plans etc.
- Preparation of financial statements for sole traders, partnerships, and companies.
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts for clients.
- Work with colleagues, sharing workloads through accounting deadlines.
- Recommend any improvements in procedures etc. to improve efficiency of completing tasks
- Mentoring and developing junior members of staff
- Preparation of VAT, RCT & PAYE/PRSI returns
- Preparation of bank, debtors and creditors reconciliation
- Researching and resolving technical queries from clients
- Reviewing financial statements
- Preparation and submission of CT1 and IXBRLs.
- Ensure completion of assignments within the appropriate budget and timeframe
- Carry out assignments in a timely, professional and efficient manner
- Achieve fee targets for assigned portfolio
Technical Expertise:
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills
- Excel (advanced level preferred)
- Experience with data base accounting and management reporting systems
- Proficient in numerous accounting software packages; Sage, Thesaurus, CCH, etc.
Qualifications & Experience:
- 1+ years’ Qualified Accountant with practice experience
- Compliance with professional body's CPD requirements
- The ability to work to targets and deadlines
- Ability to work on your own initiative
- Strong client interfacing skills
- Proven ability to manage a portfolio of clients.
- Strong organisation skills
- Excellent attention to detail and comfortable working on own initiative with the ability to plan and control workload
- Ability to work under time pressure and to prioritise tasks effectively
