The role

The Rural Client Finance team at Strutt and Parker provide a wide range of bookkeeping and accountancy services to clients of the firm.

We are looking for an accounts assistant with responsibility for the production of management accounts, VAT returns and financial reporting.   Your portfolio contains approximately 50 clients ranging in size, type and complexity operating in the land, property or agricultural sector.

Responsibilities

•    Preparation and submission of VAT returns including partial exemption calculation and monitor of De Minimis level

•    Preparation of monthly/quarterly cash reports or rental statements

•    Preparation of accruals based management accounts

•    Main point of agent contact for resolution of bookkeeping and accounting queries

•    Preparation of annual financial accounts for sole traders, partnerships, LLP, LTD and trusts to agreed timetable

•    Preparation of accounts working file and analytical review

•    Respond to agent / bookkeeper queries regarding GL and VAT coding and assist with entries required to correct queries.

•    Preparation of report pack for external accountant/tax advisor to complete year end prep.

•    Liaise with and respond to queries from external advisors 

Relationships

•    Work closely with the Accounting Team Manager and with fellow accounting team members.

•    Substantial verbal and written (email) correspondence with Directors and Employees of the S&P office network who have functional responsibilities for client management.

•    External contacts with a wide range of third parties such as: clients, auditors and advisors, banks, HMRC etc.

Person specification

Qualifications/Experience:

•    Bachelors degree standard or equivalent or higher – relevant Finance degree preferred or AAT qualified. 

Essential Skills

•    PC/IT literate including MS Office skills.

•    Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping preferred as role will require some maintenance of nominal, sales and purchase ledgers.