Financial & Tax Accountant

Description:

Financial & Tax Accountant

Oakham            £40-50K

Summary

Our client – a successful, growing accountancy practice based in East Leicestershire – is seeking an experienced Financial & Tax Accountant to join their team on a full-time permanent basis. It uses cloud-based applications to provide a broad range of accounting and business support services, mainly to early-stage technology businesses, many of whom are based in Cambridge or London, with a growing number overseas.

The practice supports its clients with all aspects of bookkeeping, financial management and reporting and provides a number of other advisory services, including monthly management accounts, cashflow forecasts, support for funding rounds and assistance with claiming Government support for research and development activities.

The Role

This is mainly a compliance & tax role, working collaboratively on research & development tax relief claims, employee share incentive schemes and EIS / SEIS investments, as well as overseeing the production of year-end statutory accounts and company tax returns. The role will also include assistance with on-boarding new clients before handing over to the outsourcing team and building a portfolio of clients to manage independently.

It is an ideal opportunity for a finance professional possessing an excellent understanding of legislative requirements, to pursue a career in financial reporting and taxation in a stimulating and supportive office environment.

Responsibilities include:

Acting as a key point of contact both internally and for clients, building a portfolio of clients to manage independently over time
Ownership of year-end statutory accounts & Corporate Tax returns

Liaising with the outsourcing team to monitor progress with bookkeeping transactions in preparation for the year ends
Managing in-house resource for preparation of year-end balance sheet working papers and preparation of annual accounts and company tax returns, with subsequent review before sending and reviewing with clients

Managing other tax compliance issues including annual share options submissions and preparation of a small number of self-assessment tax returns
Assist with preparation of R&D tax credit claims
Assist with preparation of EIS / SEIS advanced assurance and compliance statements
Assist with EMI share option valuations and filings
Assist with checking of Vat returns following calendar quarter ends

Skills & experience:

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified with experience in preparing year-end statutory accounts and company tax returns gained in practice
Up-to-date knowledge of corporation tax legislation
Effective and confident communicator with clients and colleagues at all levels
Ability to effectively prioritise a diverse workload and meet deadlines
Strong IT skills including the ability to work with a wide range of cloud based accounting applications
Collaborative worker, supporting others and prepared to ask questions when unsure
Eagerness to learn and develop and progress
The package:

Full time position
Flexible working with option to work 2 days a week from home (after the completion of the probationary period)
Salary £40k to £50k, depending on experience
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Financial assistance towards further study / CPD up to 7.5% of salary per annum
Gym membership
Medicash health care plan
On-site parking
If you – or someone you might know – are interested & think this opportunity may be suitable, APPLY ONLINE or call Paul Mitchell Associates (quoting ref: 12849) on

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