Job Description

Duties will include:
Bookkeeping and VAT:

• Learning System such as Receipt bank and Xero, for purchase ledger and sales ledger of clients
• Bookkeeping including bank reconciliation and matching invoices
• Petty cash reconciliation
• Preparing VAT returns for submission to HMRC and for review of senior accountant

Year-end Business Accounts objectives:

• Preparing accounts to trial balance for different structures such as sole traders and limited companies including the working files for review of senior accountant
• Understanding of tax-deductible expenses and how to treat costs
• Understanding accounting treatment of sales and costs including assets
• Understanding how director loan account’s work for limited companies

Personal tax objectives:

• Understanding of how personal tax work
• Self-assessments preparations for review of senior accountant

Other office duties:

• Making sure we have milk, coffee, sugar, tea bags and toilet roll and bottled water (paid through petty cash) - If you need to go and buy these always make sure you get a receipt
• Keeping the office tidy
• Filing
• Answering the phone
• Chatting to clients when they arrive and offering a drink
• There may be other tasks which may be required to support the business
• Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

• Excellent numeracy skills
• Communication
• Logical and creative thinking skills
• Ability to work independently and to take responsibility
• Can use own initiative
• Organised
• Personal qualities
• An interest Accounting and Finance
• Enthusiastic to learn
• Approachable
• Can do attitude
• Attention to detail
• Desired qualifications
• GCSE maths and English at A-C/ 7-4 or equivalents
• Level 2 AAT or Level 2 Booking keeping (desirable, but not essential)
• Future prospects
• Progression opportunities available for the right applicant on successful completion of the apprenticeship
   

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities