Job title: Accountant / Assistant Accountant (no agencies)
Company: Irwin Mitchell
Job description: We are currently looking for a Qualified Accountant to support our Tax, Trusts and Compliance team. Whilst the team are based in Sheffield, we are open to this role being remote working after a short period of initial training.
We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We are always looking to support our colleagues in working in a way that best works for them. Please do speak to one of our Talent Acquisition Team to find out more information about our flexible working policies, including working from home.
Your Role and What You’ll Be Doing
As an Assistant Accountant / Accountant, you’ll be a part of the team responsible for supporting the client facing Tax, Trusts and Compliance team. Your role will be to prepare and deliver annual trust accounts for a portfolio combining a mixture of the firm’s Court of Protection Personal Injury Trust clients and family trust clients. You will be required to manage the work process from initial collation of information through to billing.
About You
- Qualified Accountant (either AAT or ACCA) or equivalent experience
- Proven customer facing experience
- Experience of delivery to deadlines
- Excellent organisational and process management skills
- Excellent working knowledge of Excel
- Knowledge of CCH Accounts software an advantage
- Proven accuracy and attention to detail
- Be comfortable communicating with all colleagues throughout the organisation
- Work without close supervision but able to understand when to escalate to a line manager
If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.
Our Benefits – What We Can Offer You
- Flexible working options – Make work fit around your life, not the other way round
- 25 days holidays as standard – You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
- Generous and flexible pension schemes
- Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
- Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported to work in a way that best suits you. We have recently been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2023!
Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture.
Additional Information
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.
Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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Location
Sheffield
Riverside East, 2 Millsands, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, S3 8DT
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We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them
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Sub-Department:
Tax, Trusts & Compliance
Sub-Division:
Private Client Services
Company:
IM LLP
Working Hours:
Full Time
Vacancy Type:
Permanent
:
Sheffield
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Location: Sheffield
Job date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:41:27 GMT
