Trust Accountant, Leatherhead, £35,000 - £45,000
A thriving international firm of Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisers has a great opportunity for a Trust Accountant to join their Leatherhead team. The business has offices in London and Surrey and specialises in providing personal and corporate taxation and financial advice to international groups and private individuals.
The successful candidate will ideally be ACA, ACCA, CTA or STEP qualified, or qualified by experience, and will work in the Trust and Wealth Services Department.
The day-to-day work of the Trust Accountant will involve a wide range of accounting skills including:
- Preparation of trust accounts and trust tax returns for UK and non UK trusts and estates
- The administration of these trusts, including liaison with trustees and other advisors
- Preparation of accounts and tax returns for UK and offshore trusts, charities, estates and high net worth individuals
- Preparation of tax pool computations for offshore trusts
- Administration of trusts, charities and estates
- Preparation of trust and individual inheritance tax returns
Skills and Experience:
- You will possess a combination of strong trust accounting skills and sound onshore and offshore trust tax knowledge
- You will be able to demonstrate that they have worked in an environment where it is necessary to deliver accurate information on a timely basis
- Extensive experience in trust accounting and all aspects of trust taxation
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to delegate to and supervise junior staff
- Ability to work under pressure and in a deadline environment.
- Good IT skills and receptive to technological changes
The Package:
- Salary £35,000 - £45,000 dependent on qualifications and experience
- Excellent corporate benefits package
- Based in stunning offices, close to mainline stations
Location:
The role is based in Leatherhead, Surrey and is commutable from Guildford, Woking, Epsom, Kingston, Dorking and the surrounding areas.
Next Steps:
Please do apply for this role and we will assess your suitability and be prompt to make contact where relevant. Sometimes we may consider your application suited to other roles we have registered and we may also consider your application for more than one role.
Fletcher George is a Leatherhead based accountancy and finance recruitment agency, acting as an employment agency.. We specialise in placing candidates resident and wishing to work in Surrey, London and the surrounding areas.
Our team have over 50 years of experience recruiting Accounting and Tax professionals in the local area. We aim to offer all registered candidates a first class service based on our local knowledge and specialist relations We aim to reply to all successful applicants within a 48 hour time scale.
Referrals are welcome – you can receive up to £500 of Amazon or John Lewis vouchers when we successfully place your referral, just make sure they mention you when they register.