Job Description

Our client is keen to welcome a Junior Accountant to the team who will gain hands on training and support. Study support will also be provided for anyone looking to start or complete their AAT or ACCA.

To be suitable for this role you will have some professional accounts experience with a keen desire to gain further experience within an accountancy practice. You will have excellent customer service skills as this role will include client facing duties.

Duties will include:

• Looking after a portfolio of your own client accounts
• Preparing journal entries
• Completing sales and purchase ledger tasks
• VAT returns and Tax returns
• Preparing FCA compliance reports
• Preparing and finalizing monthly financial statements
• Reconciling balance sheet accounts
• Preparing financial reports
• Analyzing of accounts
• Running year end closings
• Budgeting and cash flow forecasts
• Bank reconciliations
• Processing expenses reports
• Learning and managing audit processes
• Liaising closely with all clients to support their needs
• Maintaining timesheet records
• Assisting with administrative tasks as and when required
• Diary management

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Previous accountancy experience
• Part qualified or looking to qualify an AAT or ACCA qualification
• Ability to communicate effectively with the team and clients
• Professional and polite mannered
• Excellent IT skills – Word, Excel and Xero, Sage, CaseWare, TaxCalc are desirable
• Willingness to learn and progress
• Able to work well within a team and independently
• Flexible and adaptable attitude
• Driven and ambitious