Accounts Executive

Are you based in South Wales seeking your next role in practice? Are you interested to join an evolving Accounts team where you can develop? Does the prospect of joining a growing Top 13 firm excite you? If so, we have a great opportunity for you!

We are looking for a fully qualified Accountant to join our team in Cardiff. You will mainly be undertaking preparation of statutory financial statements, outsourcing functions at clients and preparation of statutory accounts, ensuring deadlines and proper accounting standards are met.

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements in accordance with relevant financial reporting standards from books and records maintained by MHA or the client.
• Prepare accounting schedules to support the balances and transactions included in the financial statements.
• Check the work completed, produce review points for junior staff, monitor clearance of queries to ensure it is presentational and technically correct.
• Calculate more complex areas for sets of accounts completed by junior members of staff.
• Prepare accounts from records and produce set of financial statements.
• Produce a short summary on key client issues and the contents of the accounts before passing to the Partner/Director/Senior Manager/Manage
• Adhere to proper accounting standards.
• Meet deadlines and time budgets.
• To assist clients to process financial information.

Qualification and Skills required

• Fully ACCA or ACA qualified.
• Experience in an accounting practice is essential.
• Experience with demonstrable knowledge of producing year-end financial statements, management accounts and completing VAT returns.
• Strong IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel, to an intermediate level, for the production of letters and spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of cloud-based accounting systems such as Xero preferred but not essential.

What we can offer you

• Genuine work life balance.
• Accredited Investor in People.
• New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential.
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays, plus the opportunity to buy up to 5 days.
• Competitive salary.
• Managers bonus scheme available.
• Amazing employee referral scheme, paying up to £4000 for a successful referral.
• Paid CSR time.
• And more!