Business Advisory Senior Join a growing team as a senior to help support clients' accounting functions both onsite and in our office. The role is about both controlling a portfolio of clients and assisting in the planning and execution of the work, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met and the supervision and development of less experienced team members The successful candidate should have the ability and experience to take an accounts file to completion and will be responsible for, but not limited to: Ensuring that allocated Business Advisory work is handled effectively and correctly from start to finish and is done in accordance with the Firm's policies and processes Preparation of draft accounts for review from client records, clearance of review points and finalising of accounts Preparation of accurate management accounts and client financial information within the time frames agreed, ready for review, with meaningful commentary and variance analysis Initial preparation of corporation tax computations ensuring: Standards are met Alongside the manager ensuring any work to be done by the client or by our team is scheduled and a realistic budget is prepared Opportunities to further assist the client are flagged up for the Manager Arrange the timing of the tax and other business line work with the manager responsible for the client Engage with the relationship manager and staff from other business lines, when required to gain a good understanding of the business. Manage client relationships, be comfortable being onsite and main contact with clients. Assist in taking on new clients, getting new clients set up / processes established. Monitor budgeted versus actual time spent, flagging up issues and overruns to the manager on a timely basis Keep the Manager informed of issues which will affect the budget and the fee Complete the accounts file and all required documentation The successful candidate will have a background within public practice and be either part qualified or qualified CA, ACCA or equivalent qualification, consideration will also be made of applications from individuals with strong experience but no professional qualification. Applicants should also have strong IT skills and experience in using accounts packages and excel. Tax experience would be an advantage, particularly Alphatax, as would a good working knowledge of clients' accounting systems such as Sage and Xero.