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Accounts Assistant
Package: £30,000-£40,000 (dependant on experience), study support, 20 days holiday
Working hours: Monday - Friday (9am-5pm)
Location: Caterham
An award winning accountancy practice based in Caterham, are recruiting for an experienced accounts assistant/semi senior accountant, to join their growing team. Offering a competitive salary range from £(phone number removed), option to work from home 1 day a week, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, study support, and more.
In this role you will provide a high standard of technical service to clients, ensuring accurate and timely delivery. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious accountant, looking to become chartered, and to progress within a reputable practice, that value their contribution
Accounts Assistant Job Overview
Working from client provided and in-house done bookkeeping to prepare and complete corporate and small limited company and self-employed accounts
Preparing corporation tax returns (CT600) with appropriate calculations
Completing self-assessment tax returns for individuals and self-employed traders
Assisting in-house bookkeepers with their accounting and software queries especially when needed to correct errors and updating and reconciling ledgers
Liaising with clients to obtain information to complete above tasks
Complying with financial laws, regulations and standards alongside in-house policies
Reporting discrepancies and issues (including potential fraud) to senior management
Software used includes Xero, Sage (Cloud and 50), Freeagent and QuickBooks. You should also be proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel).
You should be able to demonstrate good communication skills and be able to manage time effectively and efficiently ensuring deadlines are met with excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
Keeping personal accounting qualifications up to date
Accounts Assistant Job Requirements
Part ACA or ACCA qualified is advantageous. Also AAT qualified is suitable
Experience of dealing with company and self-employed accounts and tax returns including dealing with HMRC
Good working knowledge of one or more cloud accounting software packages and be able to demonstrate complete understanding of general bookkeeping tasks.
Good Microsoft office (especially Excel) skills
Polite telephone manner and good interpersonal skills
Strong attention to detail
Accountancy practice background preferred
Accounts Assistant Salary & Benefits
Competitive salary range dependant on experience ranging from £30,000-£40,000
Full time role - Monday - Friday - 9am-5pm
20 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas & New Year closure
Workplace pension
10% commission payable on introduction of new clients
Holidays are not required for exam days
Study support. Salary sacrifice study support is an option
Medicash (medical cashback scheme)
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Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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