Audit and Accounts Executive

at  Baker Tilly International

WHO WE ARE

Here at MHA, we take the time to create great relationships with our clients to become not just their trusted advisers, but valued partners that face the future together.
As a Top 13 firm of chartered accountants, tax and business advisers, we work in partnership with clients ranging from entrepreneurs and individuals to multi-national corporations. We work together to navigate an ever-changing business world and proactively identify the opportunities that tomorrow presents.
Leveraging our national network of offices, we offer a comprehensive range of financial and business strategy services to clients across the UK, enabling them to achieve profitable growth and build sustainable long-term success.
As a member of Baker Tilly International, we have a global reach that allows us to offer our insight and expertise wherever our clients need us to be. We believe this makes us a national and international partner of choice for entrepreneurs and multi-national enterprises across the world.
Our agile and responsive approach means we are always on hand to have the right conversations about with clients at the right time, allowing us to identify their goals and business needs both now, and in the future.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• ACA or ACCA, fully qualified with practice experience
• Auditing experience
• Excellent accounts preparation skills
• Competent planning and completion skills
• Computer experience – Sage, Excel, Word and ideally CaseWare (accounts and audit) and tax software
• Experience of the Academies Sector would be an advantage
• Previous experience of supervising junior members of staff
• Good up-to-date technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting standards
• Communication – oral and written, ability to deal with variety of people in different environments
• Organised – ability to deal with a variety of tasks
• Client focused
• Commercial approach to audits
• Team building skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Be positive and committed to MHA in dealings with both clients and staff

PURPOSE OF ROLE

Conducting audit and accounts prep jobs, ensuring deadlines are met and compliance with necessary regulations. Completing the job before passing to the Manager for review.

Completion of a job – tasks would include:

• filling in required documentation
• preparation of Key Issues Memorandum including commentary on accounts
• summary of outstanding points to managers
• final analytical review
• cast accounts, check referencing
• ensure lead schedules agree to accounts
• pass file to Manager for review
• clear all review points
• make any amendments necessary
• Draft letters to clients in relation to the audit/account