General Compliance and Outsourcing Services Executive, Grant Thornton, Reading

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In this role you will assist in the provision of a full range of accounting services to clients of the fast growing General Compliance and Outsourcing Services (GCOS) department. GCOS accounting team provides outsourced accounting services to a wide variety of international and UK based clients. The role of the applicant is to provide accounting support within the GCOS accounting team including the assisting and preparing of monthly management accounts, quarterly VAT returns and annual statutory financial statements.
Job Description:

Markets

Is aware of the wide range of Grant Thornton services and spots opportunities to educate clients of those services.
Is actively involved in office marketing events when appropriate and is an 'ambassador' of the firm.

Clients

Client Delivery

Builds good rapport with the client, with a clear understanding of client expectations and achieving high levels of client service.
Preparation of monthly management accounts including preparing bank reconciliations, identifying and posting accruals and prepayments, reconciling control account balances and posting journals.
Day to day running of client's accounts including dealing with client queries and organizing supplier payments.
Preparation of annual accounts for partnerships and sole traders of various sizes.
Preparation of limited company statutory financial statements (including cash flow statements) to final stage under UK GAAP and IFRS.
Dealing with queries from external auditors.
Completion of quarterly VAT returns (including partial exemption calculations), EC Sales Lists and Intrastat returns.
Supervision of more junior team members and review of their work
Providing general support to clients including dealing with queries promptly
Supporting managers on client delivery and other ad hoc projects.

Client take-on / risk management

Has an awareness of the firm's risk management procedure and adheres to this.
Mitigates risks by involvement of senior people and ensures appropriate advice is sought.
Takes steps to minimise professional risk, including the appropriate documentation of services provided.

Technical competence

Demonstrates sufficient technical knowledge to undertake relevant area of work.
Seeks solutions to technical issues and demonstrates a willingness to understand and recognise the breadth of possible technical issues.
Can produce a well-supported piece of technical research