Senior Accounts Associate Job in L1, Liverpool, Merseyside

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Senior Accounts Associate Job in L1, Liverpool, Merseyside

Job Description
My client a global SSC Accounts Services provider is recruiting for a Senior Associate within their Accounts team in Central Liverpool.

Extensive Benefits package and Agile Home/Office working available.

Whilst being supported by senior members of the team you will manage junior members of the team themselves. This is a great opportunity to work in a growing department which is integral to the long-term strategy of the firm.

The Role:

This will be a challenging and rewarding role where you will:

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* Support national audit teams with review and quality assurance of statutory accounts prepared under UK reporting standards.

* Provide cover for Accounts Hub Supervisor during holidays and absences.

* Monitor throughput, productivity, and accuracy of team members’ output.

* Embed a continuous improvement ethic through effective monitoring and route cause analysis of errors and omissions.

* Deliver quality assurance outputs to agreed timescale, quality and volume.

* Deal with internal queries with colleagues and teams across the UK.

* Formally train junior colleagues.

* Act as a people manager for junior team members, setting and reviewing goals.

* Provide support to other colleague teams in the SSC dependent upon seasonality of core work.

Technical requirements and professional skills:

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* Ideally ACA or ACCA qualified, but qualified by experience will be considered

* Significant experience of preparing statutory accounts.

* Experience of preparing management accounts is advantageous.

* Experience of training junior members of staff and reviewing their outputs.

* IT skills – strong working knowledge of MS Excel, other MS Office products and similar desktop applications.

* Knowledge of using accounts production packages is required. Full training on CaseWare will be provided.

* Well presented with a professional level of communication – both verbal and written.

* Good time management, organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and complete tasks with limited supervision.

* Willingness to get involved in ad hoc activities from time to time.

* Viewed by others as a trusted advisor and advocate.

* Energised, enthusiastic and results orientated.

* Ability to work well in a team environment.

* Ability to use own initiative and take a flexible approach.

* Supervisory experience beneficial but not essential

An extensive benefits package and agile home / office working is provided with this role

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: L1, Liverpool, Merseyside
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Liverpool
County: Merseyside
Country: United Kingdom
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