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Business Recovery Assistant

Posted 26 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 2 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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PKF Francis Clark is about much more than just accountancy. We’re trusted business advisors, working in partnership with our clients to enhance their performance. Their goals are our goals, and through close working relationships (and because we love what we do) when they succeed, so do we.

We are currently looking for a Business Recovery Assistant to join our team.

We would especially welcome applications from anyone interested in flexible working / part time hours.

Overview of the role

To provide accounting and other support in the Business Recovery and Insolvency department which does both solvent and insolvent company liquidations and other types of insolvency advice and appointments.

The role will include cashiering, case administration and liaison with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting and supporting the Insolvency Practitioners in the department in a range of administrative tasks
  • Providing bookkeeping services, including the recording of income and expenditure, matching transactions to bank statements, summarising expenditure types
  • Preparing reports and returns, including recording information for VAT and business tax returns and assistance with the preparation of annual reports to shareholders and creditors
  • Using computer software to record financial transactions, including Excel, Word, Sage accounting software and other financial packages (training will be provided)
  • Answering telephone enquiries from shareholders, creditors and others
  • Any other duties as may be required to ensure the efficient running of the office

Knowledge, skills and attributes

  • Applicants will ideally be fully AAT (or similar) qualified but part-qualified candidates will be considered
  • Applicants must be confident at speaking on the telephone
  • Able to multitask, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Confident, professional and team orientated in approach
  • Able to work independently and demonstrate initiative in delivering an excellent service to stakeholders
  • Proficient in MS Office 2007 (ie. Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Some work experience in business or an accountancy practice is desirable, but an aptitude to the work and an enthusiasm for knowledge is more important

Training

On the job training in the early stages, but with the opportunity of further training for qualifications in insolvency and accounting (e.g. ICAEW Certificate in Insolvency) as well as ongoing support through our annual development and performance review process

We are an award-winning accountancy firm with local knowledge and global reach.
Founded nearly 100 years ago, PKF Francis Clark is an independent firm, currently ranked 19th in the Accountancy Age top 50 firms.
We have 58 partners and over 600 staff based in eight offices across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Whether it's family business, private client, corporate business, professional practices or not for profit, we have some of the leading specialists in the South and South West of England.

Accounting
Exeter
700 employees