AAT Accountant – Payroll & Accounts (Practice)

Reed; Hertford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Paid parking

Holiday entitlement increases with 2+2

Friendly culture

Long-serving Partners with staff focus

Job summary

Reed is recruiting an Accountant with payroll experience for its Hertford office. The role involves supporting accounts and payroll across a broad client portfolio, working closely with Partners and the wider team.

The ideal candidate will have practice accountancy and payroll experience, be AAT qualified or part qualified, and proficient in Sage, Xero and QuickBooks. A proactive, team-focused approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Practice accountancy experience is required.
• Payroll processing experience is essential.
• AAT qualification or part qualification preferred.
• Bookkeeping and VAT experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Accounts preparation
• Processing payroll for a variety of clients
• VAT Returns and MTD submissions
• Bookkeeping and ledger maintenance
• Bank reconciliations
• Journal postings, accruals and prepayments
• Processing records using Xero, Sage and QuickBooks
• Supporting client queries and day-to-day accounting matters
• Working to multiple deadlines across a varied client portfolio

Skills

Payroll processing

Practice accountancy experience

Excellent communication

Organisation and time management

Team-focused approach

Education

AAT qualified or part qualified

Tools

Sage

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

Reed is recruiting an Accountant with payroll experience for its Hertford office. The role involves supporting accounts and payroll across a broad client portfolio, working closely with Partners and the wider team.

The ideal candidate will have practice accountancy and payroll experience, be AAT qualified or part qualified, and proficient in Sage, Xero and QuickBooks. A proactive, team-focused approach is essential.