Senior Cloud Accountant

Senior Cloud Accountant

Blackburn

Up to £38,000

Butler Rose are pleased to be working with a vibrant, dynamic and award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisers, covering East Lancashire, Greater Manchester and beyond. This is a friendly firm who pride themselves on their quality service to clients and the way they treat their employees, as shown by the strong benefits package below.

Benefits:

• 5 days' holiday per annum + bank holidays
• Weekly flexi time
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Office closedown over Winter Break
• Flexible Easter Break, to account for other religious festivals
• Employer pension contribution of 8%,
• On site free parking
• Death in service life cover of 4 x salary
• Income protection scheme
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay
• Flexible benefits (salary sacrifice) scheme including a range of benefits such as extra holidays, electric car scheme etc
• Full technical and soft skills training and support
• Recruitment incentive scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee well-being portal
• Access to the WeCare app that offers health, well-being, financial and legal support
• Dress for your day policy and dress down Fridays
• Paid sick leave
• Extensive learning & development opportunities and study support
• Firm wide success bonus based on the achievement of certain financial metric(s).
• Fee-free service to whole of market mortgage and insurance advice

Ideal Candidate

• Someone who has a approx. 5 years practice experience and an active interest in cloud-based software (especially Xero).
• The role would be great for someone looking to excel their skills and career by being part of a progressive team.
• Someone who works well as part of a team and enjoys mentoring and supporting junior team members.

What the role involves:

• Supervising and reviewing outsourcing tasks carried out by team members, including bookkeeping and payment runs, using a variety of cloud-based software and applications
• Preparation, review and submission of VAT returns
• Preparation of management information and advisory reporting, such as forecasting, budgets and cashflows, in-house and at client's premises
• Preparation and review of year-end accounts
• Preparation and review of corporate tax returns, including analysis of tax-sensitive nominals
• Leading and assisting with cloud accounting projects, such as system conversions and healthchecks
• Training clients in the use of cloud accounting software in-house and at client's premises
• Completing and assisting with the completion of ad hoc tasks and duties typical to cloud accounting services
• Researching and investigating cloud accounting solutions for use in client service delivery, including attending relevant external events where appropriate
• Consideration of income and other personal tax implications
• Being a trusted adviser to our clients, forming excellent relationships
• Being responsible for service delivery, seeking opportunities to add value, suggest and implement efficiencies and improvements
• Assisting with client onboarding tasks and service proposals
• Assisting with internal projects, such as implementation and delivery of software and systems used by the team
• Supervising, mentoring and buddying of less experienced team members, taking an active role in their work and development
• Recognising opportunities for cross-referral to other departments within PM+M * Reporting to and communicating with client managers
• Maintain training and development needs in line with cloud accounting services and skills relevant to the role

If you would be interested in discussing the role and firm in more detail, apply with your CV or get in touch with Sam Coupe at Butler Rose on

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.