Current Vacancies

Accounts Technician - AAT qualified
Salary: £18,000 - £22,000, with benefits
Location: Shepton Mallet

This is an excellent opportunity for a AAT Qualified individual with a background in Accountancy Practice to join a leading firm. Our client is looking for an individual with a background or interest within Rural services or Farming.

Our client has an immediate position available for a qualified AAT, with relevant practice experience. This is an interesting and varied role, where you will take on the main responsibility for providing first class services and accounting support for our diverse portfolio of clients.

You will be hard pushed to find a better opportunity to further your career within accountancy. In return for your commitment and talent they will provide you with a highly competitive remuneration and benefits package, job security and excellent career prospects that reflect your high performance and aspirations.

Qualifications and skills:

AAT qualified with practice experience
Genuine interest in farming and rural communities
Good interpersonal skills
Self motivation and discipline
A good team player
Ability to meet deadlines
A passion for providing exceptional client care
Knowledge and competent in Sage, SAPA, Quick books and Excel

Assistant Manager
Location: Bristol
Salary: £35,000 - £55,000

This is a great opportunity to join a leading company within the tax team in the Private Client Group, which has a wide range of clients, from both the UK and overseas

Duties and Responsibilities:

Providing tax compliance and planning services for high net worth clients the candidate will be involved with offshore tax issues, corporate transactions, succession planning, trusts and landed estates
There is also an opportunity to get involved in marketing the department and business development

Skills:

Experience of working in a personal tax environment dealing with high net worth clients is essential for this role
CTA qualified, or must be able to demonstrate a strong technical knowledge
All round personal tax knowledge is essential for this role, including knowledge of CGT, IHT, non-domiciles, and income tax
Some corporate tax experience is desirable for this role
Evidence of coaching other staff is essential for this role
Good communication skills, both written and spoken

Duties & Responsibilities

Assistant, Private Client
Location: London
Salary: £20,000 - £40,000

This is a good chance to be apart of one of the leading organisations of accounting and consulting firms providing assurance, tax and specialist advice to fast-growing, entrepreneurial people and businesses

Duties and Responsibilities:

Currently looking for a talented ATT qualified person to join our Entrepreneur and Private Client practice to work as part of the team and train to become a qualified Chartered Tax Adviser
You will learn the practical aspects of tax for entrepreneurs and private clients through, attending client meetings and developing advisory skills as well as developing a direct personal relationship with clients
Producing tax computations, preparing tax returns and undertaking technical research on complex issues
Working with a range of senior colleagues and learn from tax managers and partners
Working with other departments on tax related issues and manage a workload of a varied client portfolio

Skills:

ATT qualified with relevant experience
Relevant experience dealing with Trusts, Partnerships and High Net Worth Individuals
Demonstrates commitment to the role and attaining the CTA qualification
Experience in personal and/or business tax, international experience not essential, but the candidate should demonstrate an interest in this area
Prior experience working in a Practice environment

Duties & Responsibilities

Adviser Support
Location: Telford
Salary Indicator: £18,000 - £20,000

This is a good chance to join a leading company as an experienced Adviser Support Administrator with at least 2 years experience in the Financial Services Industry while preferably holding the FPC 1 & 2 or equivalent

Duties and Responsibilities:

Obtain information and quotations required by Financial Advisers to enable them to research the client's needs prior to recommendations, as and when required
Process new business from submission to completion
Inputting and maintaining information on the firms IT systems including the 1st software and data base
Dealing with client queries (non-advice issues)
Liaising with Financial Advisers and working with them closely to understand clients, work loads
Preparing valuations, reports and preparing renewal information
To deal with any incoming telephone calls relating to above duties
Take messages for other Team members
Liaise with Senior Adviser Support to ensure above duties are carried out
Keep Financial Advisers up to date with relevant information relating to above duties

Skills:

Computer / Keyboard skills essential and experience of data base inputting
Experience of working within a team and Show initiative and common sense
Applicant should have working knowledge of Financial Services terminology and products
Well organised, self motivated and a logical thinker
Must be able to prioritise work to ensure jobs are carried out as quickly and efficiently as possible
Must have a willingness to learn and assist in developing the processes

Duties & Responsibilities

Assistant Financial Accountant
Location: Bristol
Salary: £22000 - £27000

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-paced global company. The role will predominately be responsible for financial accounting for certain companies and divisions within UK, under the direction of the Senior Financial Accountant. The company offers brilliant benefits and Development Programs

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform monthly financial accounting for a large business unit within the company
Liaising with colleagues outside the month end process, and preparation of financial analysis as required
Month end tasks include preparation of all balance sheet account reconciliations, including more complex reconciliations such as stock or finance leases
Work outside of month end to assist with accounting issues such as coding of and authorisation of invoices
Perform half year, hard close and year end financial accounting, including preparation of audit packs, tax reporting packs, and liaison with external auditors, all to strict reporting deadlines
Assist with completion of various tax returns with the in UK, for example the preparation of data for the PSA return or assisting with VAT returns
Contribute to appropriate finance policies, procedures and internal controls within UK
Support Senior Financial Accountant with day to day tasks

Skill:

A part qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) and ideally you will be a graduate
Some commercial experience is ideally, in a large company where you have been expected to deal with the business at all levels
Strong personality with good relationship building and influencing skills
Excellent attention to detail and a desire to meet key deadlines
A flexible approach and be prepared to flex your responsibilities to meet the needs of the team and the business
Good IT skills are important and you will be expected to use the full Microsoft Office package including excel at an intermediate level

Duties & Responsibilities

Paraplanner
Location: Gloucestershire
Salary: £15,000 - £25,000

This is a good opportunity to Assisting the Partners / Consultants in a leading company

Duties and Responsibilities:

Research
Product Selection
Report Writing
The main objective of the role is to achieve and implement investment and pension planning solutions for clients

Skills:

A rounded knowledge of all areas of the financial services industry
Proven experience within the relevant sector,
Academic study and achievement of related examinations.
Familiarity with research tools such as Exweb for illustration purposes, use of Excel, and Word

Duties & Responsibilities

Assistant Director
Location: Cardiff
Salary: £50,000-£60,000

This is a brilliant opportunity to work for a leading organisation as an Assistant Director. This role offers excellent career prospects, including broad sector experience, both corporate and private equity deals, Cross border experience, including international travel, Delivering the firm by working alongside CF Advisory, and Reorganisation Services on a daily basis and Hands on experience of marketing to corporate and VCs in the regions

Duties Responsibilities:

Managing a small team reporting directly to a Partner or be managing one of a number of teams working on a large project reporting to a Director
Managing financial due diligence assignments and other transaction support services including corporate acquisitions, private equity deals and listed company transactions
Reviewing, Drafting reports and information memoranda
Liaising with target senior management
Reporting to financial institutions and corporate clients
Assisting with proposals and marketing activities

Skills:

In order to apply for this role you should have strong A' levels and a degree (2.1 or above), or equivalent experience
Qualified ACA or equivalent experience, ideally up to 4 years PQE
Up-to-date knowledge of UK accounting standards and practice
Knowledge of listing and prospectus directive rules
Significant experience in transaction services work, preferably with a broad base of private equity, M&A and public document work
Broad sector experience is advantageous and some knowledge of the implications of IFRS on transactions
Well presented and able to command respect, with the confidence to deal with and influence clients at all levels
Strong analytical and investigative skills, able to think clearly under pressure and challenge clients and targets appropriately
Flexible and able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams striving for team success and dealing with involvement in presentations and written proposals
Strong communication and networking skills, be able to present findings clearly and concisely, both in writing and orally
A willingness to participate and contribute to the teams selling activities

Duties & Responsibilities