Practice Accountant
West Lancashire | Hybrid Working | Up to £50,000 per annum
A well-established specialist accountancy firm is looking for an experiencedPractice Accountantto join the team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant withprevious accountancy practice experiencewho is looking for genuine responsibility, direct client contact and the opportunity to develop their management accounting and advisory skills.
The firm provides specialist accountancy and financial support to a portfolio of clients within thesports and leisure sector, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge of a distinctive client base.
You'll take ownership of a portfolio of clients, working closely with business owners, managers and finance teams. The role offers significant client exposure and the opportunity to become a trusted adviser, rather than simply producing the monthly numbers.
The Role
You'll be responsible for delivering accurate and insightful management information to your clients, including:
Preparing monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheets and supporting schedules
Reviewing performance against budgets and prior periods and providing variance analysis
Monitoring cash flow and working capital
Preparing and reviewing VAT returns
Maintaining balance sheet reconciliations
Supporting budgeting, forecasting and year-end accounts preparation
Analysing financial performance and highlighting trends, risks and opportunities
Working directly with clients to explain their financial results and respond to queries
Helping clients improve financial processes, controls and reporting
This is aclient-facing role, so you'll need to be comfortable explaining financial information to non-financial stakeholders and providing practical, commercially useful insight.
About You
Previous accountancy practice experience is essential.
You will ideally be:
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, part-qualified, approaching qualification or QBE
Experienced in preparing and reviewing management accounts
Confident with P&L, balance sheets, cash flow and financial analysis
Experienced with VAT and balance sheet reconciliations
Comfortable analysing budgets and explaining variances
Confident communicating with non-financial stakeholders
Highly organised and able to manage recurring monthly deadlines
Proactive, commercially minded and committed to excellent client service
The ability to understand clients' businesses and turn financial information into useful commercial insight is particularly important.
The salary on offer isup to £50,000 per annum, depending on experience. This is a full-time, permanent role, initially office-based with hybrid working available once established in the role.
If you're an experiencedPractice Accountant, Accountant, Management Accountant, Accounts Senior, Client Accountant, Senior Accountant or similar, we'd like to hear from you.
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