Accountant with Payroll experience required for a permanent, full time position in High Wycombe

My client is an award winning, forward thinking Accountancy Firm who are looking for a senior professional who has both management accounts and payroll experience for their finance team in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

The ideal candidate would be qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA or are nearly qualified with a few papers remaining to sit.
You should have a minimum of 4 years’ experience working primarily in payroll services, with experience of managing a portfolio.

My client requires good verbal and written communication skills and are looking for someone who keeps client service in the heart of what they do.

Experience using Sage payroll or IRIS payroll professional is advantageous although not essential.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Manage and review Junior team members’ work assigned to payroll clients
• All round managment accounts, bank reconciliation, VAT returns
• Have experience of auto enrolment and pension uploads
• Preparation and assisting the month end accounts with the Director

You need to be IT literate (e.g.
Microsoft Outlook, Excel - intermediate to advanced and Word) plus have excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to develop good working relationships with members of both our team and our clients.

We are looking for someone who is a good team player and the successful candidate should be dedicated to a career in practice.

The position comes with full CPD training and we are an approved training practice for ICAEW and ACCA.

Benefits include:

• Ultra-competitive salary plus pension contributions

• Great career development within a supportive training centre practice

• Flexi-time

• Modern open-plan offices with free refreshments