Job description

Job Title: Charity Auditor and Accounts Senior

Responsible to: The Directors

Duties:

1. Shared management of the firms audit work.
2. Review and finalisation of charity accounts and related work.
3. Oversight and completion of statutory accounts for limited companies and adjusting of corporation tax returns.
4. Assisting the directors in answering correspondence emails and complex accounts issues.
5. Proactive support to clients.

Selection criteria:

The criteria belowindicate the qualities that are needed to do the job well.

Candidates will be selectedaccording to the extent to which they satisfy these criteria.

Evidence of potential will also be considered. Most of the criteria must normally be met in order to qualify for selection.

Essential:

• Good understanding of auditing standards
• Accurate and good working knowledge of accounting software packages
• Good IT skills able to deal with in-house problems of clients’ needs
• Driving licence and access to car 
• Qualified ACA/ACCA with minimum 3 years practice experience
• Ability to prepare financial statements for small and medium sized enterprises, to include the not-for-profit sector – Charities

Communication:

• Clear, concise, timely and appropriate oral and written communication; can communicate information in an understandable way orally and in writing, as suitable to the situation

Self-motivation:

• Meets objectives and standards on own initiative

Teamwork:

• Flexible; co-operative; helpful; self-aware; collaborates well

Organisation:

• Systematic; efficient; meets agreed priorities and deadlines on own initiative

Response to change

• Investigative; adaptable

Ethos:

• Sympathetic to the Christian/charitable ethos of the firm

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Job type: Full time, permanent

Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (remote working considered for one or two days a week)

Salary: £35,000-£45,000 per annum