Audit and Accounts Senior

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Audit and Accounts Senior - London (EC4Y 8EN)

Salary - competitive salary which includes a London weighting plus discretionary annual bonus

Hours - Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, 9.30am - 5.30pm with flexible, hybrid working

Holiday - 22 days of annual leave (excluding bank holidays) increasing with service period

About the Audit and Accounts Senior role

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 25 accountancy firm in the UK. We're business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we've honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

We have an exciting role for an Audit and Accounts Senior in our London office. TC Citroen Wells are an 11 Partner, ACA training office taking on 3-5 trainees a year.

The role is split approximately 80/20 between audit and non-audit assignments.

Reporting either to a Manager or directly to a Partner, you will either be solely responsible for the audit work including planning and completion, or responsible for leading a team of up to 3 on larger audits, including assisting juniors and reviewing their work. The audit client base is varied and includes FCA regulated clients, property investment companies, retail companies, construction companies, commodities traders, charities, Barristers' chambers, solicitors, and media clients.

Key responsibilities of an Audit and Accounts Senior will include:

• processing audit journals and the preparation of the statutory accounts, including all notes and disclosures. User knowledge of both FRS102 and FRS an advantage
• preparation of corporation tax returns including capital allowances computations
• assist in training junior staff and providing feedback
• occasional ad hoc assistance in accounting assignments and bespoke assignments such as preparing cashflow forecasts or due diligence reports
• directly liaising with clients

About you

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• ACA / ACCA Qualified
• previous audit experience within an accountancy practice
• up to date with current auditing and accounting issues and conversant with relevant auditing and accounting standards, company law etc.
• good tax knowledge, in particular corporation tax. An awareness of VAT and payroll taxes advantageous
• confident with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• you have developed good client liaison skills and work well as part of a team
• analytical skills and attention to detail and ability to think laterally to be capable of identifying potential problems and providing solutions
• show initiative, exercise judgement and take ownership of issues from start to finish
• experience of working on a wide range of clients (some FCA experience would be beneficial)
• computer literate including good Excel experience. A working knowledge of CCH and Pro-audit would be an advantage. Experience or knowledge of the Mercia audit methodology would also be helpful
• willing and able to work under pressure and cope flexibly with demanding deadlines
• looking to progress your career and develop

Full benefits available for the Audit and Accounts Senior:

• pension scheme
• group life assurance x 4
• health insurance benefit (after qualifying period)
• quarterly functions and events
• access to our employee benefits portal - cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee Assistance Programme
• employee Referral Bonus - we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We're an ambitious group of people with the same aim - to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing - we're supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners, SME's and large Corporations and it's a real team effort. We're helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.