Outsourcing Assistant
by Saffery LLP
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Outsourcing Assistant
The role
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 2022, 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 and occasionally 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
For the time being we cannot accept applications from candidates who require a visa to work in the UK after graduating.
Candidates will have strong numeracy and accuracy skills, along with the ability to learn quickly. A good knowledge of Excel would be preferable, and knowledge of Xero is essential. Understanding of other accounting systems, including cloud-based systems such as Hubdoc, Dext Prepare and QuickBooks Online would be helpful, but is not an essential requirement as 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.
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 and their final year to be completed after the placement.
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 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.
- 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 a firm of chartered accountants and business advisers. We have over 80 partners and over 700 staff that work from nine offices in the UK, plus offices in Ireland, Guernsey, Switzerland and the UAE.
We are bound by our shared values: ensuring excellence and integrity in the work we undertake, and being enthusiastic and collegiate in working together to achieve the very best outcomes for our clients. We value our strong client relationships and genuinely partner-led approach and we place great importance on providing exemplary client service.
We are a member of Nexia International, a leading global network of independent accounting and consulting firms. This network connects us to over 250 other member firms in 120 countries across the globe, so we are able connect our clients to the very best advisers no matter what country their affairs take them to.
Our experts advise a broad range of individuals, their families, businesses and wider interests. The sectors in which we operate include: private wealth; owner-managed businesses; real estate; landed estates and rural businesses; sports and entertainment; not-for-profit organisations; and professional firms and consulting businesses.
How to apply
To apply for this programme and to find out more, please send your CV to Paige.Savill@saffery.com.
As part of the recruitment process candidates will be required to complete a basic accounting/bookkeeping test which is an hour long.
Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.
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