Background to the Opportunity

The opportunity has arisen for a Practice Support Specialist to join our client’s Support Team. It is a permanent role working with a fantastic organisation in the city centre of Edinburgh.

Our client is based in Edinburgh and a extremely well know business in the UK.

The Role

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

The Practice Support Specialist will provide support to the practice community through the effective delivery of practice services and support. This role will have a particular focus on supporting firms meet the challenges of the future, forming a key function in helping to deliver the ICAS strategic pillar of Connect and Help to succeed in the context of practice.

Working as part of a small team, the Practice Support Specialist will form a key role in delivering the strategic outcomes for the ICAS practice community. The practice team provides support to a community of over 900 firms and c1700 members who are principals in those firms.

The role contributes to the key strategic deliverables of:

• Working hand in hand to support our firms and help them to navigate the future of the profession
• Serving the practice community
• Being relevant to the practice community
• Building relationships with and within the practice community

Candidate Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of a wide range of general practice areas
• Awareness of practice management issues
• Strong interest and experience in new technology
• Strong project management skills
• Knowledge of secondary operations within accountancy practice, for example AML and data protection
• Proficient in the use of Office 365 products, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Strong commercial acumen
• Preferable to hold Chartered Accountant or equivalent qualification with a number of years post qualifying experience in practice

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