SME Practice Accountant
Our client, a well-established accountancy practice in Galway City Centre, seeks a qualified accountant to join their team. The ideal candidate will be fully qualified with audit experience. You will work within a small team, managing a portfolio of large, well-known businesses in Galway. This is a permanent role, 5 days a week onsite, with flexibility to work from home as needed. We offer a normal work-life balance and competitive compensation package.
Key Responsibilities:
Portfolio Management:
* Liaise with clients to manage workflow and coordinate jobs.
* Aware of upcoming cases and schedule appointments with clients.
* Work with various types of clients, including hotels, charities, construction, schools, and retail professional services.
Audit:
* Conduct audits on SME cases, planning, materiality, field work, and final reporting.
* Liaise with clients' bookkeepers to improve accounting processes and assist with journal adjustments.
* Provide recommendations for improvement in accounting processes.
Accounts Preparation:
* Prepare accounts from client records with supporting files and schedules.
* Fully referenced accounts file with supporting schedules is the baseline for each set of financial statements.
* Adjust client records and provide recommendations for changes where necessary.
Taxation:
* Prepare corporation tax computation and return for ROS filing.
* Understand tax addbacks and close company surcharge.
Payroll and Financial Statements:
* Make manual payroll changes on ROS/Thesaurus as required.
* Be comfortable with disclosures for FRS financial statements using Sage.
CRO:
* Be comfortable with CORE and routine CRO filings.
Requirements:
* Fully or Part Qualified Accountant with Audit Experience.
* Small Practice Trained (desired but not essential).
* Strong MS Suite Skills - Essential.
* Comfortable using various client software booking keeping systems (TAS, Xero, Quickbooks, and Sage).
* Excellent prioritisation skills to understand various client deadlines.