Outsourcing Assistant (Accountancy Placement)
by Saffery LLP
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Outsourcing Assistant (Accountancy Placement)
We are seeking 2 Outsourcing Assistants to work in our London office. This will be within the Business Services Group, a team who deal predominantly with clients in the sports, media and entertainment industries. The role is a fixed term contract of 13 months starting in July / August 2020, and would suit a placement student seeking experience within a firm of accountants.
The candidate would be responsible for providing support to the team, and working on a variety of clients’ bookkeeping, accounting and VAT affairs.
The role will entail processing accounting transactions onto Xero, Sage 50 and various other accounting software packages, performing bank reconciliations, preparing payment runs on behalf of clients, and assisting with the preparation of VAT returns and management accounts.
The role reports to the Outsourcing and Accounts Director.
The individuals
Candidates will have strong numeracy and accuracy skills, along with the ability to learn quickly. A good knowledge of Excel would be preferable, and any knowledge of Xero, Sage 50 or other accounting software packages would be helpful, although training will be provided.
The ideal candidates should be hard working, show initiative and be self-motivated, with the ability to organise their own workload. They should also demonstrate the ability to cope with repetitive tasks. They will display a flexible, professional approach and have the confidence and ability to communicate effectively with managers, partners and clients. They will also be natural team players with a positive and enthusiastic attitude and an excellent eye for detail.
*** For the time being we cannot accept applications from candidates who require a visa to work in the UK after graduating.
Education and experience
The candidates should be educated to A level standard, with a minimum of 120 UCAS points. As the positions are ideally for placement students, we would expect that the candidate should have completed at least 2 years of a relevant university degree course.
Salary/benefits
- Annual salary (market rate) depending upon experience.
- Paid overtime or time off in lieu.
- Group Personal Pension Scheme: under the requirements of pension auto-enrolment you will be automatically enrolled into the Group Personal Pension scheme (4% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution) from your date of joining.
- 20 days annual leave. In addition, under the Reward Centre flexible benefits programme, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to five days holiday a year, subject to partner approval.
- Life assurance cover of three times salary, which you may increase to four times salary under the Reward Centre flexible benefits programme.
- Eligibility for the firm’s Profit Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year. The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm.
- Interest free season ticket loan on completion of probationary period.
- Access to a number of other benefits with preferential rates under the Reward Centre flexible benefits programme, which include; health screening/GP support, child care vouchers, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, computing scheme and private medical insurance.
About Saffery Champness
Saffery Champness is one of the UK’s top 20 accountancy practices with a network of nine offices in the UK plus offices in Dubai, Dublin, Guernsey, Geneva, Ireland and Zurich. The firm is independent, but maintains a network of affiliate firms in over 100 countries across the globe via membership of Nexia International.
With over 80 partners and over 700 staff, we are recognised as one of the UK’s leading firms of private client advisers, specialising in providing advice to a broad range of individuals, their families, businesses and wider interests. The sectors in which we operate include: private wealth; owner-managed businesses; landed estates and rural businesses; sports and entertainment; not-for-profit organisations; corporate finance and professional firms and consulting businesses.
Our style is personal and we value our strong client relationships and genuinely partner-led service. Staff and partners alike demonstrate our shared values of Excellence and Integrity in all that we do and being Enthusiastic and Collegiate in the way that we do it. Providing excellent training and development opportunities for staff is an important part of what we do, as our long-standing Investors in People accreditation demonstrates. We are very proud to have been awarded Investors in People silver accreditation in 2018 and named as one of ‘Britain’s Top Employers’ for every consecutive year since 2004.
How to apply
To apply for this role please send your CV and Cover Letter to Paige.Savill@saffery.com.
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