Job Description

JHE & Partners are delighted to be working exclusively with a successful local firm which offers bookkeeping and accountancy services to a range of clients in the local area. Due to continued growth, they are looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their busy office, just outside Halifax. Applicants will ideally hold AAT or part ACCA qualifications.

You will be working with a wide range of clients from different sectors dealing with the preparation of their accounts including:

• Purchase ledger.
• Sales ledger.
• Bank reconciliation.
• Credit card reconciliation.
• Month end journals.
• VAT Returns.
• CIS and payroll including payroll year end and reconciliation to trial balance.
• Assist in preparing Year End Accounts for Limited Companies and Sole Traders.

Part-time hours: 37.5 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful applicant will need to be able to work quickly and accurately, have excellent organizational skills and be a good communicator. They will also need to be able to maintain good relationships with several clients whilst working to tight deadlines. Ideally they are looking for someone that can help them to continue to develop their business, working under their own initiative and taking full responsibility of the client’s requirements working from our offices or on site at our client’s premises within the Halifax and surrounding areas. Use of Sage Line 50, Sage Payroll and Excel together with excellent IT skills are a must as is experience with MS Office Software. Knowledge of Xero, QuickBooks, Sage One and Payroll Manager and experience within a practice environment would be advantageous. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic Practice Accounts Assistant looking to develop their skills within a small but busy working environment.