Job Description

You will be working in a socially distanced office that will have a maximum of 4 people in at any one time currently and you will be reporting into the client manager/ Director. This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week and will pay circa £30,000- £40,000 dependent on experience. 

My client is looking for a Newly Qualified Senior, QBE, part qualified ACA/ACCA (self- supporting) or stopped studier Semi-Senior, looking to further develop their skills in a well-established and ambitious practice assisting their busy professional team with delivering a full range of services to a diverse client base.

Main Responsibilities

• Recent and relevant Iris knowledge (Accounts production, Business tax and Personal tax)
• Working knowledge of Xero and Sage Line 50
• Experience of electronic working files (ProAudit a bonus, but not essential. Need to have an understanding of the concept and process)
• Minimum 4+ years experience in general practice roles
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience preparing financial accounts from a trial balance or incomplete records for sole traders, limited companies and partnerships (able to complete bank reconciliations, accruals/prepayments, control accounts and posting journals)
• Experience preparing VAT returns and completing monthly/quarterly bookkeeping
• Experience within a UK-based accountancy practice

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ideally qualified ACA/ACCA Senior part qualified (ACA/ACCA) or experienced QBE may be considered • Strong literacy and numerical skills • Proven double entry bookkeeping skills • Basic tax knowledge – how to do personal and corporate tax computations, PAYE, VAT • Computer experience – Sage, Excel, Word and ideally Iris • Currently working within a practice environment (4+ years’ experience) • Good up-to-date technical knowledge including recent developments in accounting standards • Communication – oral and written, ability to deal with variety of people in different environments • Organised – ability to deal with a variety of tasks and managing a varied workload • Client focused • Commercially aware