Current Vacancies

Accounts Assistant - Outsourcing
Salary: £16,000 - £18,000
Location: Yeovil

This is a good opportunity to join a leading and fast growing company as an Accounts Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

This is an interesting and varied role for a self motivated individual wishing to add value for our diverse portfolio of clients
This is a dual role whereby you can also expect to allocate a proportion of your time undertaking some outsourcing work for clients, in addition to the specialised work of Outsourcing
Either way you will enjoy a broad range of accountancy, tax and outsourcing work, and client contact

Skills:

Previous Practice experience
AAT qualified
Some experience of outsourcing services would be an advantage
Experience and knowledge of Sage Line 50 and Quickbooks
Good interpersonal skills, Self motivation and discipline

Accounting Technician/Accounts Controller
Salary: circa £18,000
Location: North Bristol

Our Client, an established outsourcing and Accountancy Practice is looking for an Accounts Technician/Controller to join their thriving North Bristol office.

This is a great opportunity for a Part Qualified Bookkeeper/Accounts Assistant to establish or develop a career within a Practice/Consultancy environment. Training and support will be provided to develop your career.

Responsibilities:

Collating information from purpose designed "Control Sheets" and miscellaneous receipts
Inputting the data into Sage Line 50
Reconciling bank and other control accounts
Completing accruals
Prepayments and inputting payroll and other journals
Produce Management Accounts and related reports for the directors of those Clients

Skills:

Thorough understanding of basic accounting principles
Fast and accurate at inputting data into Sage preferred
Good telephone and interpersonal skills are essential, as we would envisage a high degree of autonomy in supporting Clients

Account's Manager
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000
Location: Bristol

This Accountancy Practice is looking to employ an Accounts Manager to help with the development of the Practices services and provide the experience needed in order to drive the company forwards and deal with the increased level of business the firm is currently experiencing

Responsibilities:

Your role will involve:
Accounts and VAT, Tax knowledge and experience is not essential but beneficial
The ability to complete a job from start to finish with minimal review from the Accounts Director
Responsible for meeting the clients and finalising each job
The review and finalisation preparation work carried out by other workers in the office
Responsible for a varied portfolio of clients and their various needs
The majority of our work is carried out manually, but experience of SAGE is essential

Skills:

Qualified by experience ACCA/ACA part qualified or equivalent
Previous experience in a similar role preferred
Strong communication skills both verbal and written

Legal & Technical Support - Fund Administration
Salary: £18,000 - £25,000 (DOE)
Location: London

Regulatory Compliance is the key to the ongoing success of a company and this industry leading Accountancy Practice is looking to recruit a Legal & Technical Support Fund Administrator to ensure that regulatory standards are met. This is a good opportunity for an individual from a Legal background to work for one of the countries most well respected Accountancy Practices.

Duties:

The role exists to ensure that all processes and documents are in accordance with both legal and regulatory requirements
To establish collective investment schemes through liaison with external lawyers, compliance department and depositaries
Maintain the library of scheme prospectuses and carry out regular review
Assist in the introduction of legal and regulatory changes to processes and documents
Oversee the issue of regulatory documents to holders and to arrange for holder meetings

Experience / Qualifications:

A good knowledge of the FSA regulations relating to collective investment schemes
A legal background

Senior Administrator
Location: Cheltenham
Salary: £25,000

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a reputable company and assist with the administration for their Financial Planning Team

Duties and Responsibilities:

Supporting the partner's responsibilities will include meeting preparation, diary management, preparation of valuations, compliance documents and application packs
Additional responsibilities will include assisting with research, processing of business as well as liaising with the investment management team

Skills:

Investments experience in desirable
The successful candidate will be a team player able to work in a fast paced and busy environment to strict deadlines
A -level educated
Ideally FPC coupled with previous experience in an administration role with in the IFA environment

Agricultural and Landed Estates Solicitor
Location: Exeter
Salary: £50,000 - £80,000

Our client has an excellent reputation within the region and would now like to expand the already well established Agricultural Sector Group by the recruitment of a practitioner with substantial expertise in agricultural and landed estates law.

This is a unique opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing and successful UK law practices and significantly contribute to the growth and success of the firm and this work sector
You will be project managing the growth of the sector and working with colleagues and clients to build the profile of the firm in this area

We are looking to recruit a practitioner with substantial experience in this field and ideally, a national or regional profile to help successfully grow the sector
As this is an expanding area of the firm's practice, the ability to build and sustain strong relationships with clients and colleagues is paramount, as is the ability to demonstrate evidence of successful business development
Strong project management skills are also required as the successful candidate will need to be organised, with lateral thinking skills and an eye for detail to be able to drive this new initiative to success

It is expected that the successful candidate will steer the Agriculture Sector Group in the future which will require the successful candidate to be highly capable of motivating and encouraging a team to provide excellent client service and be a strategic thinker to develop the sector further

Assistant Reporting Accountant
Salary: £20,000 - £30,000
Location: Leeds

My Client is a leading food manufacturer and retailer based in the hub of Yorkshire's business community

This is your opportunity to develop a career within a friendly and welcoming environment and play an influential role in the development of the company's Financial Reporting System

Responsibilities:

Participate in achieving team objectives and improving processes and ways of working. Liaising with business units to consolidate weekly and monthly information
Reviewing and presenting weekly and monthly reports
Publishing Monthly Accounts to the agreed deadlines and ensuring controls and reconciliations are in place for the monthly database
Assist in the continual improvement of weekly processes and have day-to-day supervisory responsibility of our finance graduate

Skills

CIMA/ACCA finalist or equivalent
Experience in reporting and presentations with excellent communication skills
Experience in financial/business analysis, financial control and finance applications Knowledge of SAP, Business Warehouse, SQL Database/ Microsoft Access and Adobe would all be beneficial

Senior Finance Clerk
Salary Indicator: £19,000 - £22,500 PA
Location: Leeds

My Client is a leading educational body based in the centre of Leeds. They are actively seeking a Senior Finance Clerk to join them and assist with the maintenance and development of the Finance Department.

This is a great opportunity to build a career within an established environment and contribute towards the efficiency of the businesses Accounts function.

Responsibilities:

You will be expected to assist the Management Accountant and work as an effective team member within the Finance Offices
Responsibility for maintenance budgeting and planning of Development and Endowment accounts
Staff costs reviewing and updating for forecasting & planning
Month end reporting and journal transfers

Skills:

Part ACA/CIMA/ACCA would be beneficial
Strong Analytical skills and an eye for accuracy
Entrepreneurial attitude and a willingness to provide and initiate new ideas

Assistant Management Accountant
Location: Bristol
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a market-leading manufacturing company based in South Bristol.

The Assistant Management Accountant will report directly into the International Finance Controller, and will play a key role within the elite finance team.

Responsibilities:

Preparation and distribution of monthly management accounts
Preparation and booking of monthly accruals and pre-payments
Maintaining the fixed assets register
Ledger processing and reconciliations
Monthly VAT returns
Administering the Company tax pack

Skills:

AAT/CIMA studier preferred
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills
Good working knowledge of Finance computer applications (ideally IFS) beneficial
Enthusiastic team player
Prior experience working within a manufacturing environment preferred

Assistant Underwriter - Property & Liability
Location: Bristol
Salary: Up to £30,000 plus benefits

There is an excellent opportunity to work with a successful Underwriting Team handling Liability business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Underwriting and negotiating small to medium sized risks as well as assisting in the underwriting of large/multinational risks

Developing a profitable book of business through a selection of brokers/agents in conjunction with the Lead Development Underwriter

Skills

A thorough understanding of the technicalities of Property/Liability underwriting

Good understanding of contract law and capable of drafting non standard wordings.