Buzzacott is a passionately independent and growing professional services firm. We are based in the City of London, with a satellite office in Hong Kong. We are partner led and focused on people – our team and our clients. We combine market leading sector expertise and excellent service capability to provide exceptional service in our chosen markets.

Team Overview

The Business Services team is one of Buzzacott’s largest teams providing business support to a range of businesses and charities. The team provide the full complement of outsourced services including management accounting, VAT, payroll, company secretarial, HR consulting and regulatory reporting.

Role Overview

To provide quality accounting services to clients within the Outsourcing Team.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Carry out all accounting work for a wide range of corporate and charity organisations in compliance with the firm’s and statutory procedures. This will include planning, executing, completing and producing client-ready product independently and with minimum supervision.
• Prepare management accounts and statutory financial reports, including consolidated accounts, from manual and computerised accounting records.
• Prepare / review VAT Returns, including an understanding of partial exemption rules.
• Delegate, supervise and review the work of junior members of the team, providing constructive feedback and support as necessary.
• Provide general accounting services and assistance to clients in the preparation of accounts and VAT returns, for example preparing working papers for management or statutory accounts.
• Recommend improvements to clients’ accounting systems and controls and assist clients whenever needed.
• Be able to take ownership of an assignment and see it through to completion with the willingness to solve issues as and when they arise.
• Take ownership of communicating with clients, developing and building strong client relationships.
• Keep costs within budget wherever possible and report to the Manager / Partner as soon as agreed time / budget appears to be compromised.

Skills and Experience :

The successful candidate will be able to take on responsibility for own workload, as well as be a personable and conscientious individual, who is willing to work as part of a team.