Job Title: Assistant Manager – Accounts and Corporation Tax
Location: Flexible with 2 – 3 days in Central London office
Salary: £48k to £52k
Benefits: Discretionary bonus +7% matched pension + health insurance
Job type: Full-time
About us:
Finerva is an accountancy practice on a mission to help hungry Founders grow their businesses quickly.
We provide bookkeeping and accounting services to our client base. In addition, we also provide virtual Finance Manager and CFO support, EIS & SEIS Advance Assurance, claiming R&D Tax Credits and setting up EMI share options schemes.
To do this, the team at Finerva needs to think and act differently. They are unique among traditional accountancy firms, (including the Big 4) because they are CFOs with experience growing and exiting businesses.
Finerva’s 3 most important core values are excellence, integrity, and hunger (to do things better and differently to their competitors).
More information about the company can be found on our website.
This is an exciting role with an opportunity for progression. Looking for a candidate able to join as soon as possible.
The primary responsibility for this role is the preparation of corporation financial statements under FRS 105 and FRS 102 and the preparation of the annual corporation tax returns.
The person who takes on this role should be either ACA or ACCA qualified with at least 2 years post qualification experience in a relevant role. The individual will be expected to be self-managing and complete the work assigned to them in line with the practice’s procedures and objectives.
Delivering a fantastic client experience and building strong client relationships is essential. Of equal importance is ensuring that a standardised financial statement and tax preparation process is followed, and that technical accounting advice and guidance is provided during the year to our clients or internal team where required.
We are a young and dynamic firm so there are very few constraints in changing how we work to develop a better service or process. The individual who takes on this role will have good communication skills and a desire to work with our team and clients to deliver a great service.
As with all fast-growing companies the role is “hands-on” and may also require the person to support other areas of the client facing or operational parts of the business. This will allow the individual to be actively involved in the growth of the business using new technology to improve the way we work.
Responsibilities include:
- Preparation of the financial statement and corporation tax return process for our clients.
- Good understanding of bookkeeping is essential in order to support our bookkeeping team or clients where required.
- Provide technical accounting advice, supported by senior team.
- Help manage the workflow and deadlines for the accounts and tax returns, including keeping clients informed of the progress of these and managing their expectations.
Experience required:
- Fully qualified chartered accountant with at least 2 years post qualification relevant experience.
- Good knowledge of FRS 102 and FRS 105 and applicable reporting standards.
- Good knowledge of corporation tax returns and compliance.
Personal attributes that are important:
- Responsive – an excellent communicator over video (particularly), phone and email.
- A self-starter – proactive and prepared to ask questions where unsure.
- Collaborative – enjoys working in a collegiate environment, supporting others, and seeking help where required.
- Looking for progression – a hunger to learn and develop.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Tax Accountant, Accountant, Experienced Accountant, Chartered Accountant, AAT Qualified Accountant, Management Accountant, ACA, ACCA, VAT returns, Business Accountant, Accounts Advisor, Company Tax Accountant, Company Accounts Controller will be considered.
