Accounts and Audit Manager/Senior Manager

Description

As an Accounts and Audit Manager at our Eastbourne office, you will work as part of the Accounts and Audit team assisting on client accounting, tax compliance tasks and auditing tasks. The job role is likely to be 70% audit and 30% accounts and tax compliance work. The candidate must be ACA or ACCA qualified or AAT qualified with appropriate experience The candidate must have a minimum of 4 years practice experience, including 3 years in an audit role.

Responsibilities

As an Accounts and Audit Manager your main responsibilities will include:

• Liaising with partners on client management, practice development, and business strategy.
• Managing a varied portfolio of clients including group assignments, corporate clients, not for profit entities, CASS 5 and Solicitor Accounts Rules assignments.
• Leading engagements ensuring timely and efficient completion, in compliance with ethical and professional standards.
• Reviewing accounts preparation and corporate tax computations
• Maintaining a high technical and professional standard and supporting junior staff members in these goals.
• Thinking strategically about clients’ needs by understanding their business and key risks and delivering a high-quality audit service.
• Completing file reviews on a range of audit clients, utilising your existing technical knowledge and experience whilst developing your skills still further and ensuring quality standards are met.
• Being instrumental in implementing compliance with regulatory standards and internal firm quality policies.
• Developing the team and be a role model, whilst supervising and mentoring junior staff, assisting with the structuring of their training.

Skills required

• ACA/ACCA qualified or AAT qualified with appropriate experience.
• A minimum of three years recent practical audit experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of Companies Act, FRC Ethical Standard, UK GAAP FRS102, LLP SORP and applicable audit standards.
• Awareness of changes in current accounts and audit legislation.
• IT proficiency and knowledge of standard accountancy packages such as CCH, Xero, Sage and Quickbooks.
• Excellent personal organisational, communication and time management skills.
• Analytical and enquiring mindset, including an acute attention to detail and professional approach to correspondence with clients.
• Ability to work independently, including technical research, and as part of a team with others
• Experience at managing teams including setting workflow and training, and reviewing work the of others.

Hours: Full time (38.75 hours per week)

Based: Eastbourne

Salary: Dependent on experience and qualification

Closing date: TBC

Please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@humph.co.uk

Tax Assistant / Manager

We are looking to fulfil a new role within our growing tax department. Ideally we would be looking for a candidate with tax experience that is ATT or CTA qualified, but for the right person we would consider someone with accounting experience and a keen interest in specialising in tax work.

Responsibilities / duties

• Supporting the Tax Partner with technical research and preparing tax advice direct to clients in all areas of taxation
• Supporting the Tax Partner in dealing with internal technical tax queries for Partners and Managers, encompassing all areas of taxation
• Working with the Tax Partner to develop tax planning ideas and provide proactive advice, including technical updates to both partners/staff and clients
• Assisting with the preparation of Self Assessment Tax Returns for a portfolio of clients
• Assisting the Tax Partner with the preparation of US Federal Tax Returns

Requirements

• Experience in working in mixed UK taxation (private client and corporate clients) is preferred, but candidates with a private client bias who are willing to develop corporate tax experience will be considered
• Tax advisory experience is desirable but not essential as training can be provided in this area
• It is experience that is important, so although CTA qualified candidates will be preferred, candidates with other tax or accounting qualification as well as those qualified by experience will be considered
• Must be willing (and able) to undertake detailed technical research, work to deadlines and get involved in wide ranging issues
• Experience in US tax is desirable but not essential

What’s on offer?

• The opportunity to progress your career in taxation at this supportive and friendly firm
• The opportunity to get involved with varied and interesting tax advisory work
• The rare opportunity to develop broad UK tax expertise and gain US tax experience (full training and support will be provided for the latter)

Learning and Development is an integral part of Humphrey & Co. We aim to provide the best support to our people to ensure that their development and knowledge is at the best level possible through professional qualifications, in-house training and self-development.

Hours: Full time (38.75 hours per week)

Based: Eastbourne office

Salary: Dependent on experience and qualification

Closing date: TBC

Please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@humph.co.uk

Accounting Technician/Chartered Accountant - Non-Manager

Description

As an Accounting Technician, you will work as part of the Accounts team assisting on client accounting and tax compliance tasks. We are looking for a candidate that is AAT or ACA/ACCA qualified.

Responsibilities

• The role will involve all areas of practice work for a range of personal tax and business clients
• Assisting in the management of a portfolio of clients to deliver a high quality service
• Preparing and reviewing sole trader accounts, personal tax returns, company accounts and corporation tax returns
• VAT advice and compliance services
• Maintaining a high technical and professional standard. This would be facilitated through ongoing training and access to CPD programmes within the firm
• Coach, train and develop junior staff to improve and further their knowledge 
• Opportunity to develop skills in key areas such as Xero and other Cloud based systems
• Undertake wider practice activities, as required
• Communicate with the team on any issues or findings
• Maintain a professional working relationship with both clients and colleagues

Skills required

• AAT qualified or ACA/ACCA qualified
• Experience of accounts preparation in an accountancy practice 
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to manage own workload and prioritise to meet deadlines
• Problem solver with investigative nature
• IT Literate able to use MS Excel and Word

Learning and Development is an integral part of Humphrey & Co. We aim to provide the best support to our people to ensure that their development and knowledge is at the best level possible through professional qualifications, in-house training and self-development.

Hours: Full time (38.75 hours per week)

Based: Eastbourne & Hove positions available

Salary: Dependent on experience and qualification

Closing date: TBC

Please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@humph.co.uk