Accountant
Job description
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Our client is currently seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Accountant to join their growing team. This role involves ensuring accurate financial management and full compliance with accounting principles and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have previous experience within the construction industry and possess strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities- Prepare monthly management accounts for two companies
- Prepare year-end statutory accounts for two companies and liaise with external auditors
- Complete and submit monthly and quarterly VAT returns to HMRC for three companies
- Process monthly CIS submissions to HMRC
- Carry out bookkeeping duties as required, including purchase and sales invoice processing
- Prepare sales and rental invoices
- Process weekly CIS payments for operatives when required
- Manage monthly payroll submissions to HMRC, including PAYE, NIC, and CIS payments
- Raise purchase orders, obtain pricing, and source products when requested
- Supervise and support the Accounts Assistant
- Manage purchase ledger, expense claims, and petty cash payments
- Handle ad hoc administrative tasks as required
- Maintain accurate records of rental income and expenditure
- Use the Evolution M accounting system effectively
- Attend monthly CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation) meetings
- Monitor and manage plant repair and maintenance schedules
- Liaise with third-party IT and telecom support providers regarding system, telephone, or internet issues
- Support the Managing Director, Project Manager, and Quantity Surveyor with additional tasks as required
- Proven experience working as an Accountant within the construction industry
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial regulations
- Good knowledge of VAT regulations, including Reverse VAT procedures
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong organisational and time management abilities
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please get in touch.
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⭐ Highlight your construction industry accounting experience prominently as this is explicitly required
📊 Quantify your management accounts experience: 'Prepared monthly management accounts for 8 construction entities, ensuring 99% accuracy'
🔧 Emphasise your Evolution M system proficiency or similar construction accounting software experience
💼 Showcase your CIS and VAT expertise with specific examples of compliance achievements
🤝 Demonstrate supervisory experience as you'll be managing an Accounts Assistant
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- •Prepared monthly management accounts for 5 construction companies, ensuring 100% compliance with statutory deadlines and reducing month-end close time by 3 days
- •Managed CIS submissions for 120+ operatives across 3 entities, maintaining zero HMRC penalties and achieving 99.8% accuracy rate
- •Supervised 2 Accounts Assistants while processing £2.4M annual turnover through Evolution M system, improving invoice processing efficiency by 25%
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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am writing to apply for the Accountant position with your construction industry client. My proven experience in construction accounting, particularly with CIS submissions and VAT compliance, aligns perfectly with your requirement for managing financial operations across multiple companies.
My background in construction industry accounting has equipped me with the specialised knowledge needed to excel in this role, from preparing management accounts to handling complex VAT procedures.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you handle CIS submissions for multiple construction operatives?
- ›Explain the Reverse VAT procedure in construction accounting
- ›What's your approach to preparing Cost Value Reconciliation reports?
- ›How do you ensure VAT compliance across multiple companies?
- ›Describe your experience with Evolution M or similar construction accounting systems
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage competing deadlines across multiple companies
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a significant accounting error and how you resolved it
- ›How do you approach training and supervising junior team members?
- ›Give an example of when you had to liaise with external auditors during a challenging audit
- ›Tell me about a time you had to explain complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to manage competing deadlines across multiple companies
Describe a situation where you identified a significant accounting error and how you resolved it