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Accounting & Business Services Placement

Role overview

• Deliver an external audit service to a range of clients in a range of sectors.
• Assist the managers in the planning and completion of work for a variety of clients.

Typical daily duties

• Checking a client’s financial information, purchase and sales invoices;
• Checking bank balances and bank statements;
• Reviewing client payroll records for accuracy;
• Ensure sound knowledge of a client and its industry by researching background information and useful publications;
• Develop communication skills and build relationships with key stakeholders;
• Attend client meetings and social activities;
• Develop and apply technical knowledge gained from studies and on the job experience;
• Attend in‑house technical training as required;
• Ensure timesheets are completed on a weekly basis.

Benefits

• TOIL (Time off in Lieu) (TOIL up to AM)
• 31 days holiday (including bank holidays & Compulsory Christmas shutdown counted as part of holiday entitlement)
• The ability to ‘purchase’ extra days leave in salary sacrifice
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Season ticket loan (for travel)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
• Pension Scheme arrangements
• Employee discount platform – UHY Plus
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our wellbeing portal

Person specifications – Desirable experience and skills

Academic Requirements

• Minimum A-levels, B, B, C grades (or equivalent and excluding general studies)
• Grade B/6 or above in GCSE Maths and English Language (GCSE or equivalent).

Persistence

• Ability to work hard to complete near term tasks;
• Enthusiasm and persistence in achieving longer‑term objectives.

Reliability

• Conscientious and properly completes tasks
• Willing to put the needs and interests of others (including “work”) before personal needs
• Maintains standards and completes tasks in difficult circumstances
• Remains stable and self‑controlled under stress

Initiative and Adaptability

• Willingness to adapt to and change in new circumstances
• Ability to identify new or different ways of doing things
• Active in taking steps to make sure things happen

Learning

• Consistent or improving record of academic attainment over time
• Application to “weak” or “disliked” subjects and courses
• High levels of achievement over a diverse range of subjects
• Learning well in a difficult or challenging environment

Leadership

• Success when in a position of responsibility, ensuring that a team or group works together and achieves its purpose; or contributing to a group in a similar way
• Organising a group, allocating tasks
• Setting, monitoring and achieving aims
• Resolving disputes and difficulties
• Ability to influence and persuade others

Understanding of the Profession and the Job

• the work and role of an accountant
• the challenges of the exams
• UHY
• Successful involvement with customers; putting the customer first
• Successful working relationships with colleagues
• Applying or improving procedures
• Measuring or improving performance
• An appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of businesses or organisations that they have been involved with

Business Development

• An understanding of what it takes for a business (or other organisation) to be grow, and an ability to put that understanding into practice
• A successful involvement in sales or marketing
• Successful self‑promotion (e.g. in obtaining elected office)

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