Job Purpose

You will be part of a dynamic and evolving business advisory team that provides an outstanding quality of service to clients. The role provides year end accounting work including accounts for audit and business advisory services to clients.

The Accounts and Business Advisory team offers great opportunities to liaise directly with clients, and to be part of a rapidly expanding team.

You will have the opportunity to both contribute to and share in the success of this team. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of clients across a variety of sectors and liaise with our colleagues in other teams to provide a high quality service to our clients.

Mazars is committed to helping you develop your career. We provide both support and training for you which is identified through our regular appraisal and feedback process, enabling us to set achievable objectives for you to work towards.

Mazars promote agile working.

Job Role

Technical


• Preparation of year-end limited company, partnership and sole trader accounts including accounts for consolidated groups.


• Work within a budget and identify opportunities to make efficiencies.


• Strong accounting skills and technical knowledge of FRS102 and FRS102(1A)


• Preparation of corporation tax computations.


• Other ad-hoc advisory assignments.

Client


• Liaise directly with clients in preparation of their statutory accounts and contribute to building client relationships as their business advisor.


• Communicate with the clients in a professional and confident manner.


• Liaise with audit teams in preparation of statutory accounts for mutual clients.


• To report in a timely and accurate manner to client queries.


• To keep manager informed of case progress and any issues arising.


• To raise profile of the firm by ensuring clients are fully satisfied by the service they receive.

Staff


• Support supervisor/manager in the training and development of junior staff.


• On-job support and training to junior staff.

Person Specification


• Qualified accountant with broad practical accounting experience and strong technical skills.


• Significant experience of preparation of statutory accounts for limited companies under FRS 102.


• Experience of preparation of statutory accounts for limited companies for audit.


• Corporation tax knowledge preferred but not essential.


• Knowledge of consolidations desirable.


• Strong organisational skills.


• Strong attention to detail.


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.


• Strong business acumen and capacity to influence and convince.


• Strong interpersonal and client handling skills.


• Good written and verbal communication skills.


• To be able to take ownership of their own work and have good time management skills.


• Strong numerical and IT skills.


• Experience with Caseware or other computerized accounting packages desirable but not essential.


• Experience of Xero and other cloud based solutions desirable but not essential.


• Full UK driving license desirable but not essential.