Company Description
For over 180 years,
Evelyn Partners has been a leading force in UK wealth management and professional services. Our legacy is built on a commitment to helping individuals and businesses achieve their financial aspirations. We believe that expert financial guidance should be accessible to all, and we’re dedicated to making that a reality.
Our success hinges on our people and that’s our secret for longevity. We are a team of passionate professionals united by a shared purpose: to deliver good advice and exceptional service. Through strong partnerships and seamless collaboration, we have become a trusted advisor to countless clients.
Job Description
What will you be doing ?
We are seeking a talented Associate to join our Business Outsourcing Services team in Bristol. In your role, you will be working with clients and their finance teams or bookkeepers, helping them with their year-end accounts, management accounts, bookkeeping, VAT returns and cloud accounting software support. This means providing services, advice and solutions that really make a difference. We work with high growth businesses and entrepreneurs and our specialist sectors in Bristol include fintech, property, AI, gaming, product development and experience tech. You will also have exposure to working with partners gaining invaluable experience with senior members of staff.
Progression within this team is fast, with responsibility from an early stage. Once studying for your chartered qualifications, you will be taking on a more senior role and helping to supervise the new intake of trainees. As your experience grows, you may have opportunities to experience other ad hoc assignments that our clients request our help with such as: one-off software implementation projects, cloud accounting software ‘health-checks’ or client secondments to assist their finance function. You will also receive internal training from the professional services learning and development team.
As an Associate - Business Outsourcing Services, you responsibilities will include among others
- Working as part of a team to provide clients with a range of services including statutory accounts, bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT returns, software implementation and ‘health-checks’ of their systems
- Developing an understanding of our clients and their businesses
- Keeping your manager fully informed of any issues and problems, ensuring the work is completed to a level agreed with the manager and recording clearly and concisely the work carried out
- Becoming familiar with our internal accounting software as well as other cloud accounting technologies
- Providing advice and solutions to clients in response to their accounting queries
- Using automation to improve efficiencies for our clients’ finance function
- Prioritising tasks for your own portfolio of clients, whilst monitoring time against budget
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should:
- Hold the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification, or equivalent
- Have demonstrable experience working in professional practice
- Experience working on statutory accounts preparation, VAT returns, accounts management
- Be committed to completing the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification (or ACA where study has already commenced)
Experience Of The Following Software Is Desirable
- Xero
- Sage
- Quickbooks
- Excel
- Silverfin
Additional Information
As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners you will have access to benefits that include:
- Competitive salary
- Private medical insurance
- Online GP service
- Life assurance
- Pension contribution
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount scheme
- Two volunteer days per year
- Charity contribution match
- Holiday package
- Option to purchase additional holiday
We value all the benefits that a diverse team brings. When you join Evelyn Partners, you’ll have access to a wide range of active employee resource groups and multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. As a colleague, we want to work with
you, regardless of your identity, background, or circumstance, to achieve your full potential in a supportive and inclusive environment.
For us to make the process as easy as possible for you, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need on your application form.